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    Injured Rooster

    Hi! DS noticed that our rooster was limping severly on a leg, when we went out to check it appeared swollen and red. We have seperated him to keep him off of it and others from picking on him. DH checked his foot and we can see no apparent injury, he does not seem in pain either. Roger allows...
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    POOP/Diet

    Question ~ Is it possible to feed chickens too much fruits and vegetables? I have noticed that my chickens are having loose poo, and it seems that it happens when I give them an abundance of fruits and veggies. Their feed is ALWAYS available to them and they roam the yard all day too, I mean...
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    Does your chicken hang out @ the compost pile?

    I have only put bone meal in there but that was at the very beginning....around March maybe and I have not done anything since( as far as chemicals). Grass clippings, leaves and vegetable and fruit scraps are the only thing I put in ours. Now its mainly grass, and when we clean out the coop...
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    Does your chicken hang out @ the compost pile?

    Is it bad for the chickens to scratch around in the compost pile? Rachelle ~ Kansas
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    Free in Kansas -- need to downsize

    May I ask why your getting rid of them? Rachelle~ Kansas
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    Home Schooling and Raising Chickens

    We homeschool too! Our children are ds11, dd7 and ds2. Our hearts desire is to live the homesteading way of life, though we do live in the city. The cost of buying a home in the country is NOT in the budget right now. We use raising chickens for all reasons mentioned and as 4-H project too...
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    Life in the Coop

    Thank You for responding! Yes, they do have a short roost. It is an old staircase handle. We also have a higher one too. DH wondered if they lay near the door for the fresh air? I will try to move the portable roost bar next to the door tomorrow. DH is also adding vents and an extra window...
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    Life in the Coop

    Hi! Our chicks are approx. 9-10 weeks old. They are living life in the coop and enjoying their day in the run. The question I have is at night they all gather in one corner by the door, all huddled on top of one another. The temp outside is 81 and the temp in the coop is alittle warmer. Is...
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    Fencing

    We have moved our 12 chicks out to the coop and boy are they loving the freedom. We would like to plant some greenery around the run area for a natural fence look ( we have chainlink with chicken wire in front of it). What can I use? Would honeysuckle be okay? Or ivy? I just do not want to use...
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    NEW TO RAISING CHICKENS

    Hi! We are the Sutton5 and we are new to raising chickens. We have 12 chicks that are approx. 5 weeks. We have a variety. We finally booted them to the coop yesterday. They have almost all their feathers. Though, I was a little nervous because yesterday was such a nice day, and today is 41...
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