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    winter coming

    We had a low in the mid thirties this past week. A bit further north, it was 34. I'm sure my girls won't like the winter as much as I do, this will be their first!
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    Birds eating dogs poop?!

    Mine also leave the poop alone.
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    Run roof in winter

    I used a PVC greenhouse (modified some) for my run. Being in central WI, I too needed something for the snow. It was cheap and easy. Just do a search on line for PVC greenhouse plans.
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    Used ceiling tiles for coop

    Unless they are covered, i'd be concerned that the birds may pick at them.
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    New coop build

    Nice, really nice. I might be concerned that the roost is low and too close to the wall though. Just a thought.
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    How to get a chicken's foot print??? Any ideas?

    Be sure to clean your chickens feet afterward, [wet] cement is corrosive. My run is all sand. If yours is, tou could smooth an area and let them walk through it, then make a mold. You can buy mold kits at craft stores.
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    Ramp question please!

    My ramp is a 2X6, Its about 4'long and ends on a cement block (it saves me about three feet of ramp length). From the door it drops from 30" down to 16". I also use wood strips for traction. The girls like to perch on it throughout the day, and I hang a waterer under it (easy to access and easy...
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    When can we start eating the eggs?

    I'd wait until they lay them before I'd try to eat them...
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    Help me make over my ugly coop.

    Quote: Gee. Thanks for the winter pictures. I'm still having nightmares from last winter...
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    Better? Access to eggs from outside or walk in coop?

    Quote: I also collect my eggs from the outside for many of the same reasons. My coop is smaller and I didn't want to lose the floor space. I still talk to my girls daily (actually multiple time throughout the day). I usually bring them treats and fresh water when i check for eggs, they come...
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    Feather Pulling....Eating Feathers...Any advice? Any Ideas?

    Mine also seemed bored. They have plenty of room, get a ton of protein so I attributed it to boredom. My wife is making saddles (all six peck feather off each other, only one is peck free). Anyway we also picked up a large pecking block, and it seems to be working. My wife is going ahead with...
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    five hens six eggs

    My girls have been laying since the forth of July. Now I regularly collect six eggs a day and since last Saturday, three different times I collect seven (from six hens). One one my tetras lays double yokers on a fairly regular basis also. Bonus!
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    Weird question about egg consumption

    Quote: I had an aqquaintance "who grew up around chickens" what swore the same thing about needing a rooster. Dozens of eggs later, he hasn't brought it up any more. He is quick to throw out all kinds of advice about almost any subject, most of it starts out: "I heard that..."
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    Pecking people

    Mine are funny. They don't peck me at all (unless there is a button on my shorts that gets their attention). They peck at my wife all the time. The other day she was cutting through the yard, and I heard her (Ooh! Hey! Aah! Hey!!!!) it was funny because the cadence of her voice almost sounded...
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    Happy girls! Happy me!

    I never thought raising chickens would be so addicting. I started with three day old pullets in March. It has been quite edcational, fun and relaxing all at the same time. My wife enjoys them as much as I do. My six girls have been doing really well and seem content. They have been averaging six...
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