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    Scary?? Chicken eating leaves of tomato plant

    This is the first I've heard of it, our chickens didn't get the memo. They've been eating them for months!
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    Waterers!

    This is one that we made: Visit us on Facebook :) https://www.facebook.com/chickencam3?ref=hl Bob & Heidi
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    keeping chickens cool in summer heat

    We made one of these last night, it's a great idea. It's been around 95° at night in the coop so this should help a lot. Thanks!
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    Automatic Nipple Waterer and Bulk Feed Bin

    I made this waterer that can be filled with ice if necessary.
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    Best chicken photo contest!!!

    This is Anabel and Princess. They arrived 2 days ago :)
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    Watering

    Here is a video of a waterer that we made out of PVC. Visit us on Facebook :) https://www.facebook.com/chickencam3?ref=hl Bob & Heidi, Penland's Peeps .
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    keeping chickens cool in summer heat

    We also use some of the methods posted here like watermelon, fans and the wading pool. We only put about an inch of water in the pool (I read somewhere that chickens will sometimes cool off by standing in puddles). We also made a waterer that can be filled with ice. Here is a video that shows...
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    To old?

    We had four Red Sex Links that stopped laying shortly after turning two. None of them lived to their third birthday. We couldn't and wouldn't cull one of ours when they stop laying. Each one is a pet with different personalities. We were deeply saddened by the passing of those four hens.
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    Do chickens know their breed?

    I never thought about this until I saw the question. The only pair we have are two Black Cochin roos and one is usually not far from the other. We also have a pair of Silkies, a cockerel and a pullet, and those two are so close to each other, they are almost touching all the time. Heidi says...
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    Roll away nesting box

    It's a shame he didn't answer any of the questions, I'd like to build something like this too. My hens have the taste for eggs now too.
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    Chicken Cam?

    So maybe we are taking this chicken hobby a little too far. That's what I thought when I hooked up (with my son's help) a live internet camera in the coop so I could check on our 4 girls on my phone or any computer when we weren't home. I could look at them in the middle of the night if a...
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    Is this what they mean by a "favorite nest box"? :)

    Here's our 4 girls squeezing in together. Bob & Heidi
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    Red Stars?

    Thank you! That is Sean, our chicken wrangler :) As far as a roo to breed them with, I'm not really sure since they are a hybrid cross between a White Rock egg-layer type female and a Rhode Island Red male. We just got our first male last week, a black cochin, so maybe we'll see what becomes of...
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    Comment by 'rpenland' in article 'How To Keep Your Flock Happy'

    We keep treats next to their pen and whenever they see someone coming, they come running. The grandkids love giving them sunflower seeds and other treats, and our girls love it too :)
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