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    SO. MUCH. MUD. Thinking of putting a metal roof on run....

    I have my five bantam hens in a small 10 foot by 4-foot pen and raised 4 X 4 roosting and nesting area. I let them out every day into 30 foot by 40-foot screened-in yard. The pen has a sandy loam floor in it and they spend most of any rainy day in the pen where they are protected by the roof...
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    Researching chickens for backyard flock-any suggestions?

    I have Bantam Barred Rocks and would not have any others when these are gone. They have strong personalities and so much funs to set and watch.
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    Review by '' on item 'Plymouth Rock'

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    RoundUp (Glyphosate) toxicity

    Have used Roundup for many years for weed control and have never seen any indication that it is harmful to anything other than some weeds, there are a lot of green things it does not harm besides animals.
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    Chickens don't seem to like the roosts and sleep in egg boxes

    Any ideas on how old before they take to the roost?
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    Young chickens will not roost.

    I have 6 Bantam chick, 4 barred rocks, and 2 Seabright's. They are close to 2 months old and about 90% feathered out. I have them in my 4 foot by 4 Foot coupe on a plywood floor with about 2 plus inches of Pine shavings. When it gets dark they will bunch up on the floor in a corner of the...
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    Straw or wood shavings?

    Well losing track of where I am on a thread is what I do all the time so don't' feel bad.
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    Straw or wood shavings?

    If you are strictly speaking of grown chickens it most likely was not an issue here. We were discussing the effects of long straw on little chicks and how long straw can be a cause of poopy bum.
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    Chicken Feathers

    More pictures of Barred Rock.
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    Straw or wood shavings?

    Well with a little looking around and asking a few questions I think I have found out why there is a difference. Below is a picture of my dumped out bedding. The straw on top is the bottom when it is in the house, the fines have fallen through, You can see the length of the stems at 12 to 14...
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    Straw or wood shavings?

    I have no idea, might be the brand of straw, texture, or luck. I can tell you that after catching them and cutting the feces loose from the feathers because the "moisten it" method did not work from the struggling little chicks I certainly wish I had you straw.
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    Straw or wood shavings?

    A clarification, I am talking about 5 chicks and not a great flock, my coop is 4' X 4' so it is not a big deal to clean it and add fresh shaving once a month or so. I know some back yard poulterers seem to prefer screen floors in their coops but I felt it would be easier on the chickens to have...
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    Re-Training Chicks to drink from a new source

    My chicks have to the age where I want to get them to drink water from the metal cup with a quart jar to a bucket with nipples (see sample) and I have encountered a problem teaching the about the nipples. I read where you can hold them up to the nipple and get a little water to their beaks...
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    Straw or wood shavings?

    Not a flood issue but I noted with my day old chicks for a week or two the straw tended to stick up such that the chicks tended to be a little below the surface of the straw and their little bums were rubbing in the straw which would cause their excrement to be held against their bums causing...
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    Chicken Feathers

    Thanks for the response Il keep an eye on it until I am sure of its sex.
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