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    Do chickens know their breed?

    Chickens running can be downright funny. Mine seldom use their wings for balance so they wobble as much as they run and look like Tasmanian wheelbarrows when they come when I am throwing scratch down.
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    Can chickens stand the cold weather?

    I have 6 hens and they seem to just fine in the cold. 4 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Bard Rock, and 1 Golden Sexlink. The trick is to make sure they get good ventilation yet still provide a dry coop. I leave their coop door open so they chose when to go to the run where their water and food is...
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    The Tail Feather case

    Well the chicken in question has finaly started growing her tail feathers back.
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    The Tail Feather case

    I would post a picture, but everytime I try all I get is a Loading... messagge and I can never upload the image so sorry ahead of time. Also noticed that there is no toolbar when posting a reply to add an image.
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    The Tail Feather case

    Hello all: It seems that after months of growing up together my Barred Rock has never grown her tail feathers back from when she seems to have initially lost them when they established a pecking order. The flock consists of 4 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Barred Rock, and 1 Golden Sexlink. They seem to...
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    Do chickens know their breed?

    I have a mixed flock of 4 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Bardrock, and 1 Golden sexlink. The one-offs came two weeks after the first group but they all stick together and keep a lookout for old Surly and his rake. However, I have noticed the RIRs tend to stick together. The Bardrock is often singled...
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    Chicken Run floor

    Well, my Chicken Run floor is dirt covered in large gravel. The Chickens scratch threw the rocks, and even dig in the dirt to some degree. I swear they breakout a tunnel map when we are not looking and dig in shifts. It rains a lot here, but I limit the amount of water build up in their...
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    Chicken Run floor

    The basic coop was fond in a cast-off pile. I rebuilt the door, and roof, cleaned, painted. I then built run from two old bunk beds we had in the shed. This is not a pet, or chicken palace, but it will do. It gets cold this far north, so windows on this small a coop were out, and ventalation...
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    Chicken Run floor

    Getting a large chicken waterer today. Will also paint the run wood before the end of summer. Also use a heat lamp till the smaller chicks get old enough. They were making quiet a fuss being seperated from the Reds. Once I finish the yard fence they will be in the yard a few hours each day as...
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    Chicken Run floor

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    Chicken Run floor

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    Chicken Run floor

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    Chicken Run floor

    Howdy! Thanks for the advice. We removed the floor wire so the girls can scratch and have access to the ground. Finished the coop and run last night, and it now houses 4 Rhode Island Red hens. Will be adding a Bardrock and Golden Sexlink in two weeks. They are still in brooder growing those...
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