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    Coop Training in the hotter months?

    Thanks for your input! I have an existing coop that isn't very well ventilated, but I am almost finished with a new one that I designed and built and it has a lot of ventilation. Will probably keep them in that new coop for several days to get them acclimated, when I finally move them.
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    Coop Training in the hotter months?

    I've recently introduced 2 new hens to my flock of 3. They need some help adjusting to the new coop, as each night I'm putting the new ones to bed myself. In cooler weather I'd have no issue keeping them in the coop for a few days but with daytime temps in the 80's it's not an option. Any...
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    Interpreting Rooster Calls

    I love my chickens even though im a beginner! Im a teacher so I am home during the day now for the summer. It is so fun to just spend time in my garden and watch/listen to them.
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    Interpreting Rooster Calls

    Just found this clip. It is just like this -
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    Interpreting Rooster Calls

    Yes! It is very much a noise a hen would make. "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens" http://www.amazon.com/Storeys-Guide-Raising-Chickens-Edition/dp/1603424709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371728664&sr=8-1&keywords=Guide+to+Raising+Chickens has a section on the different sounds a Rooster will...
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    Interpreting Rooster Calls

    I have a Silkie rooster that is just over a year old. He is quite friendly to humans, good to the hens, and keeps them safe at the same time. He crows in the mornings and periodically throughout the day and he crows each time I leave the coop area. Every so often he makes this loud squawking...
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    Raccoon Problem?

    Thank you for the advice. We put down large stones and some heavy logs around the fence too. My dog, husband and I peed around the coop and fence. I attached a latch onto the roof to hold it shut... if the chickens get it tonight ill at least know I did all I could.
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    Raccoon Problem?

    I dug around the whole coop and outer fence about 4-5 in deep. Placed a foot wide strip of small-holed wire around it. Used u-nails to fasten it to the coop, then buried the wire- like a skirt. I did the same to the garden fence around the coop area. The fence is 6 ft high. The coon will...
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    Raccoon Problem?

    I arrived home later than usual last night to find one of my silkie hens killed. She was dragged out of the coop and run from what the trail of feathers told me. The head was ripped off, belly open with entrails spilled out, only one foot that I could see. No sign of the head or foot...
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