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    Comment by 'StarOnFire59' in article 'Identifying & Treating Chicken Heat Stress'

    I'm in Nampa so I get it. Irrigation comes on at 1:30: am, but I manually turn on Station 2 to water that corner of the yard during the day when it gets super hot or turn the hose on the roof of their coop and over their run. Today was nice at only 76 high. Tomorrow's supposed to be 92 &...
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    Comment by 'StarOnFire59' in article 'Keeping Chickens Without Free Ranging'

    Kind of similar to the "long tong for poo pick up"...As a senior I had a grabber in every room, so I took the one from the spare bedroom out to the coop area for the same use. I keep a bucket on either end of the pen to flip the poop into; poop removed from pen daily. On garbage day, I bag up...
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    Comment by 'StarOnFire59' in article 'Identifying & Treating Chicken Heat Stress'

    Mine were getting too hot. I only have 3 laying hens so the coop itself is small. I use a solar powered mini fan & stick it in backwards so they can't touch the blades by accident. It only comes on for 4 hours a day after fully charged. Besides the fan I put in a large ice pack wrapped in a...
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    Nice looking chicken in your profile pic.

    Nice looking chicken in your profile pic.
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    I retired end of 2022, and moved to Idaho mid-2023 with my youngest son. We like it here. Nice...

    I retired end of 2022, and moved to Idaho mid-2023 with my youngest son. We like it here. Nice fenced yard for a few hens.
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    I try to hop on every day or two. I prefer on my PC to my phone. I don't like to type on my...

    I try to hop on every day or two. I prefer on my PC to my phone. I don't like to type on my phone. Old school; used to a full keyboard.
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    Moderator Appreciation 2025

    I have much appreciated this website for current chicken info. My info was dated. Growing up on a poultry farm, 50-60 years ago. Times, technology & available info have changed drastically (no technology to speak of in 1965). I know it's the moderators that keep these sites efficient & humming...
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    Review by 'StarOnFire59' in article '"Just" a Chicken Coop'

    Beautiful :) happy coop for happy chickens! I love it!
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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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