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    My chickens carried their pellets to their nesting boxes

    Well, thanks for those answers. I do keep the food in a huge feeder, so I'll get a metal trashcan with a lid and keep it there. I'm not sure how to tell how much my chickens will eat each day. Is there some kind of formula for that?
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    My chickens carried their pellets to their nesting boxes

    Uh oh. My husband saw a rat the other day in the coop when he went to close it up for the night. Do I get a couple of farm cats, or... ? This is distressing. :(
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    My chickens carried their pellets to their nesting boxes

    This morning I discovered two human size handful piles of their pellet food in two nesting boxes. Is this usual? How did they get up there? I have two rows of nesting boxes and they are in two of the highest row of boxes. It's a mystery for me and I hope someone has some insight.
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    What Dogs Do You Have!! Post Dog Pics Here!!

    Here is Frank, my explosives dog in training. We moved here from the city and we love our chickens!
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    Chickens and egg nest building?

    Thanks, everyone! They do get a dish of the oyster shells and they do use the nesting boxes.. They have been using the boxes *and* beneath them! I blocked the area and I'm adding more boxes, just in case.
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    Chickens and egg nest building?

    Oh and a rooster, yes! His name is Gomez and he's in my avatar picture. He's a young but very good rooster so far, keeping his ladies in line!
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    Chickens and egg nest building?

    Okay thanks. I'm going to pitch those eggs, but I feel like I want to block that corner now. As far as the scratch goes, they are always provided with layer pellets and scraps. I've been throwing them scratch on the cold days to give them more energy and warm them up with the act of...
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    Chickens and egg nest building?

    I have only had chickens since October and by late November they stopped laying eggs. They are young and had just begun to lay eggs when I got them. I wised up about shorter days and learned here about the importance of their diet, so I added light to their house and besides the always...
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    How far do chickens roam?

    I moved to a quiet twenty acres on a mountain in Virginia in August and got chickens in October. My chickens free range. I put them into our very secure chicken barn just before sundown and let them out when I wake up. In the few months I have had them, they haven't gone further then a few...
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    City girl here, and I flew the coop!

    Thank you for the information and welcome here. I started to try and thumbs up everyone but not sure if that feature is used? If you guys love Likes on your posts, I'll like away!
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    City girl here, and I flew the coop!

    Which treats are enticing enough so they will take from my hand?
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    City girl here, and I flew the coop!

    Oh, I mean none of my chickens like to be picked up. I think my rooster is actually the friendliest. He was raised being handled but I don't think these girls were.
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    City girl here, and I flew the coop!

    Michael, wow, thank you - I DO have an Easter Egger! They look a bit more primitive, I think, than my other chickens. Also, I feel like my white chickens are the most docile, my Austrolorps seem shy and the Black Sex Links seem very clever. I'm sure their personalities were influenced by...
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    City girl here, and I flew the coop!

    Thanks! Well, it looks like I have a mixed batch. There are a few black sex links, I think they are called, a few big black Australorpes and some Amber Whites. I think there is an Americauna in there too. Something is laying green or some pastel colored egg, other eggs are light brown...
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    City girl here, and I flew the coop!

    Hi, I have been referencing this site a little here and there since I moved out of the city of Chicago to a mountain in Virginia. Calling it a farm is pretty loose, since all the buildings need to be fixed up and well, the list goes on and on. There was an old chicken coop here that we...
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