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    Renton Washington Chicken Ordinance

    Renton Washington Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 3 per 6000 Gross square feet of lot size Roosters Allowed No Permit Required No Coop Restrictions None City/Organization Contact name Additional Information 8-7-3: A ,states...
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    Hen abandoned eggs?

    She never sat on her eggs, so I am returning her to the coop and throwing out the eggs. I hope I have more success next time
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    Hen abandoned eggs?

    She has been on the eggs since the 10th/11th.
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    Hen abandoned eggs?

    Ok put her in the cage with the eggs in a box. Hopefully she will sit on them soon, but if she isn't by tomorrow morning she will go back into the coop and I will throw the eggs away
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    Hen abandoned eggs?

    Hrm, just candled them (hadn't thought of that!) and I'm not sure if they are good or not. A few are clear all the way through with no veining, which I'm assuming meens they never developed. A few have oblong dark areas, and I could not see any veins. A few more were completely dark except...
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    Hen abandoned eggs?

    I have tried that, but she jumped right back off
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    Hen abandoned eggs?

    My broody hen abandoned all of her eggs. I know she has been off of them for awhile, because they are almost all completely cold. She was still sitting on them last night though, so it hasn't been over 24 hours yet. Is there anything I can do? I was thinking of putting her in a cage with the...
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    Hatching May 1st - Who else?

    My broody is on 8 eggs which should be hatching May 1st and 2nd.
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    First broody... have some questions

    I gave her 2 more eggs today. She rolled one under right away but hasn't yet done anything with the second one. I will have to see later if she has. Shes fairly little so I think 8 is about all she should handle... Also my nesting box is a few feet off the floor. When it comes to hatching...
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    First broody... have some questions

    My silkie finally decided to go broody, she started acting broody this week but didn't really start setting anything until last night. Hopefully she is actually going to be broody this time. Anyways, I have a few questions because this is my first broody. How many eggs do you think my banty...
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    New here, new coop, Questions....

    Sounds like a good plan to me. Good luck with it . Edited to add that if you want a really nice hen get a Silkie. Mine is so friendly but they arent the best layers.
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    Coop and run? ~help~

    Have you looked at the coop designs page? Theres tons of coops with a run that could easily house 6 chickens. Many of them have designs and would cost under 1000.
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    New here, new coop, Questions....

    From my experiance (I live in renton, so I am familiar with our weather ) the straw gets worked into the mud, rots, and smells REALLY bad. The big problem I have had with my coop is the rain getting in the open front of the coop (my coop has 3 solid walls and a welded wire fence) and making mud...
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    Just lost a rooster to a coyote

    Do you think a tractor would keep them safe? I know it would have to be heavy duty enough that the coyotes cant knock it over, but would they dig under it? How large would a tractor have to be for 8 chickens?
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    Just lost a rooster to a coyote

    I know I didn't chase it off for good, just for right then. Im wondering if maybe because my horses are in my upper pasture in the summer which is next to the chicken coop that they keep the coyotes out a bit more? My horses are known to attack my dogs unprovoked if the dogs get into the pastures.
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