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    The Great Debate: Free-Range vs. Coop-Raised Chickens

    I have 100 acres to free range my 5 salmon faverolle hens and 10 Guinea fowl and one coop with an automatic door that opens in the morning and closes at dark. Guinea fowl range very far as well but my chickens stay close. I have three dogs. One dog (central Asian village dog from Afghanistan)...
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    Weak Chicks—is heat plate the problem, brooder wire, or something else

    Hi, I think, despite the blaring light at night, the heat lamp helps to temperature regulate the chicks better than a heating plate. They have the options to move themselves closer or further away from the heat lamp and you as the chicken keeper can raise and lower the lamp as the temperature...
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    I have the Omlet and the only complaint I have is when I was using the Light Mode I did not have the patience to tinker with the settings to get it right so now I just use the Time mode and plug in the sunrise and sunset times. What I like about the Omlet is the elevator door safety feature and...
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    Omlet Chicken Door will be delivered when? 😳

    I have an Omlet door and I was trying to use the Light Mode but could never get the settings down so I changed it to Time mode and just plug in the approx sunrise and sunset times. It is working well now. The main reason I got an Omlet door is because it works by closing from the side and not...
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    Poor roosting choice - okay for winter?

    There are 2 x 3’s at Lowes that work well for me. I shaved two top edges off so the sharp edges won’t dig into the chicken’s feet.
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    Hello I am new to this group

    Hi, yes you are right both the roosters are pretty awesome so far. They also break up fights between Guinea hens.
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    Hello I am new to this group

    Hi, I have two roosters and 5 hens all Salmon Faverolle. I don’t plan on having chicks yet but perhaps a couple years down the road maybe. The extra rooster was a mistake (the chick turned out to be a rooster not a hen). I got a rooster to help stabilize the flock and for him to help protect the...
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    Hello I am new to this group

    Hi, I am a new momma to 7 salmon faverolle and 12 Guinea fowl. They are free ranging and doing well so far. I look forward to learning from this group.
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