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    How much is a chicken worth?

    I bought RIR for $15 recently and saw a post on Craigs List the other day for $25 for specialty breeds. I would add in the lost profits from egg sales, say about $3-4 a 12 pack. If you have numbers and some research to back up your claim you have a lot better chance. Also, you will not get...
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    Squawking Chicken - Git rid off?

    We have 4 RIRs and one of them, Anne Bolynne (she had no neck feathers when we got her) squawks constantly. Not the quiet clucking of the other chickens, loud obnoxious squawks. Every morning at 6 AM she starts and doesn't let up until she goes to bed for the night. This wouldn't be a problem...
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    Wierd egg? (Pic Included)

    When I collected the eggs from my 4 RIRs this morning and this is what I found: What is with the egg on the right? I have never seen an egg like this! I have had the girls for about 4 months now and this is the first wierd egg. I would appreciate if anyone could tell me what this is. I...
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    Boiled Eggs...what am I doing wrong???

    I can't wait for the eggs to get old enough either so after I hard boil them I just chop them up and mix with the mayo/mustard/salt, whatever you want, and serve with crackers. I told everyone it was a "Deviled Egg Dip". Sprinkle paprika on top to make it pretty. FYI, the older an egg is the...
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    For those who's spouses don't play along....

    When I first got my chickens they were just "Jen's project". Now that we have had them for awhile I think my husband loves them more than me. I grew up on a farm so I am used to them but he was a city boy so they are amazing to him. I got home the other day and he was sitting out there with a...
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    I think my hens hate Me :(

    I got 4 full grown chickens too that were scared of me until I discovered meal worms. They are like crack to my chickens. You can get them at a feed store or at Petsmart for $0.11 each, we buy them 50 at a time in a small container with their food in it so they last awhile, costs about $5...
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    bedding ideas

    We have a similar setup. I turned an old gardening shed into their coop and fenced in a section of the yard for their run. The bottom of the coop is wood and I usually leave a layer of straw or shavings on the bottom because it is easier to clean up the poop that way. Poop tends to solidify...
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    Skittish Chickens - I need advice

    I just bought my first four chickens, 1 1/2 year old red sex links. I got them from an organic free range growing company and it seems that they are not used to humans that much because everytime I go near the pen they run away and hide. Is there anything I can do to make them more sociable...
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