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    Split a Coyote Creek order in Midland/Odessa, TX

    I plan to order some organic layer feed from Coyote Creek, since the nearest dealer is in Lubbock. They have a minimum order of 500lbs, which is more than I need to store. Anybody in the area want to split an order with me?
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    Hello From Midland, TX

    Hello, fellow person-from-Midland-raising-chickens-from-TSC. We got ours last week. Since we're inside city limits, we only get to keep 4. Once they are old enough to move outside, we're gonna have to find a home for the 5th, so we might just be giving you a call...
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    Numbering zip ties as leg bands?

    With three bands of three colors, you can count 27 chickens. Black-black-black = 0 Black-black-white = 1 Black-black-green = 2 Black-white-black = 3 Black-white-white = 4 Black-white-green = 5 etc. You don't have to map it all out, just some very simple math: Top band = 9 Middle band = 3...
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    Pullet Surprise

    They weren't labeled, but the clerk said all they had were buff Orpington, so I'm going to go with that.
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    Inactive chick

    Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, she died in our hands tonight.
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    Inactive chick

    Bought 6 pullets at Tractor Supply last night - I'm not sure how old, perhaps a few days. 5 of them are up and about and doing fine, but one of them just lays on the floor of the crate. Her legs are not splayed out like the pictures I've seen here of spraddle leg, but they are noticeably thinner...
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    Pullet Surprise

    I'm always at a loss looking for birthday presents for my wife. Last week I needed something from Tractor Supply and saw they had chicks in stock. A bit of research into the city codes revealed we're allowed 4 chickens, as long as they are kept 50' from the house. The back fence is 54' from the...
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