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    How do I feed my chickens?

    We had flocks, chickens and ducks, growing up on a poultry farm.
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    How do I feed my chickens?

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    How do I feed my chickens?

    Thanks so much! I've never raised just laying hens before.
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    New member introduction!

    Welcome to the Backyard!
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    Coop active

    Coop active
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    How do I feed my chickens?

    I have a question. My laying hens are almost 1 year old (Bantam Americaunas). I will have had them just 1 week tomorrow & the hatchery said they were all 10-11 mons. old when I got them. I mix wheat/corn scratch, layer feed & harvest treats, etc. together, and add in powdered egg shell. My...
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    Hen turning rooster

    Growing up on the poultry farm we had one hermaphrodite hen. She really was both. She had a spur on one leg, a slightly larger crown than the other hens, and crowed about once a day. She laid regular - beautiful blue eggs. The one time we let her set on them was a mistake. 13 eggs; 13 chicks...
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    Idaho HOA

    I also have the Americauna, except they are Bantam Americauna. Only 3 of them, and pretty quiet.
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    Idaho HOA

    I live near you, next town over, but luckily not in an HOA. I have 3 hens. I can have up to 6, but no roosters (city ordinance). They have their own little house with a run that matches the shop. I think it's quite nice & adds to the home's value.
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    What Time To Let Chickens Out

    I try to get out & open the coop door at sunrise. Today I dozed off & didn't get out 'til 7. Other than staring at me through their coop door they were fine. One of my hens lays in the morning. The other 2 in the afternoon. After they finish laying it is usually getting pretty hot in there, so...
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    Suggestions for Best Dust Bath for Chicks

    Thanks for info. And I like your turtle. I have 2.
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    Recently new member

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    Recently new member

    We brought home 3 Bantam Easter Egger hens this last Thursday. So far, 3 eggs per day. Still working on the interpersonal. I don't want to rush them. I just talk to them. They are talking back now. Our other animals are 2 box turtles. The turtles are rescues. Our oldest is Raphael, an Eastern...
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    Comment by 'StarOnFire59' in article 'My coop!'

    Very nice looking coop! Mine is much smaller with only 3 hens.
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    Controlling/preventing buttercup sprouts in foraging areas?

    Very little will get rid of buttercups. Horses won't eat them, but almost everything else will & they are toxic. You practically have to dig to the core of the earth to get them out. Horrible species!
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