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    Hidden eggs

    Thank you so much! This is very interesting and useful information. Hope you get some rest tonight!
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    Hidden eggs

    Great idea. Will try that! Any ideas on how I can tell if the recovered "hidden" eggs are still safe for consumption? Any rules about that I should be aware of? Like I said....newbie!
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    Hidden eggs

    Hi there! Another newbie question from me :) We have had our 3 chickens for about 2 weeks now and only had a couple soft eggs in the first few days then nothing. We were starting to get worried (the girls are apparently about ~170 days old), but today I found 2 hidden eggs in the bamboo mess in...
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    Beginner Maintenance Help

    Success!
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    Beginner Maintenance Help

    Here it is!
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    Beginner Maintenance Help

    You just broke my heart!! Friends with chickens and even the seller of the coop ensured me it was fine for 3 chickens. We're definitely not changing it so I'll see what we can do. What is the risk of keeping this coop for 3 chickens? They only really sleep in there anyways. So frustrating they...
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    Beginner Maintenance Help

    I've been using a mix of hemp and pine shavings + a few bamboo leaves.
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    Beginner Maintenance Help

    Unfortunately I'm struggling to upload a video! I'm only able to upload pictures. I'll keep trying.
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    Beginner Maintenance Help

    Hi all! I'm a major beginner (we got our 3 ~150 day old chickens 1 week ago) and have taken 100% of my guidance from my brother/sister in law. We have a small prefab coop with 2 nesting boxes and a pull out drawer to collect poop under the roost. I had planned to apply the deep litter method as...
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    Ciao from Italy!

    Wonderful, thank you! My beginner post with my first questions will be coming soon :)
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    Ciao from Italy!

    Thanks so much for the sweet reply! :)
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    Ciao from Italy!

    It seems like a fabulous resource full of information! I see you're in California - my home state! While I do love Italy, I have not been able to get back to California nearly enough and have to say I really miss it. Also, it seems so rare to have backyard chickens here in Italy so it's been a...
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    Ciao from Italy!

    Hi everyone! I'm Terry, an American living in Italy and I'm looking forward to starting this backyard Chicken adventure! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Absolutely new, we just got our 3 girls about 1 week ago. They should be around 150 days old. (2) How many...
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