Recent content by Sherrie H

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    Questions

    We put ours in their run permanently around 8 weeks (their coop is attached to their run and I had to throw them in one time and out one time, but after that they were happily using it themselves). If I might make a suggestion; I have bought both my runs, a chicken feeder, other chicken related...
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    Fairy egg annoying easter hunt

    My own experience is; I bought fake eggs, put them in the nesting boxes - nope, not interested. Nesting boxes period - one used it once; then one of the girls laid an egg in the safety of the roost (which is raised by using cinder blocks on either side). Now everybody loves that area and all the...
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    If you could communicate a thought to your chickens, what would it be?

    The nests are for laying your eggs. Only one of the six has figured that out - even with the fake eggs being there to teach them!
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    Right on schedule

    What breed do you have?
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    Right on schedule

    The tell with mine that they were ready, was that they squatted all the way to the floor when I petted them and they put their wings out somewhat - being very docile. Before that, most of them wouldn't let me pet their backs and were skittish.
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    Right on schedule

    They were about 2 day old when we got them and when added to the 19.7 weeks we've had them, it was exactly 20 weeks. They are Rhode Island Reds.
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    Right on schedule

    All six of the girls have now laid an egg this week. All healthy, firm shelled eggs. LOL, only one figured out what the nest was for.
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    Newby

    We live in NW GA and like being in charge of our own lives. Bought 6 (they, and my husband, told me at least 2 wouldn't survive) Rhode Island Red chick layers from TSC and brought them home - surprise, they all survived; I have a grow room (partially) 3' down below ground surface, complete with...
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