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    HELP!! Need to change our chicken ordinance (PENDLETON,NEW YORK)

    Hello all, Need some help in change our ordinance in Pendleton NY. It reads to have chickens you must have a minimum of 2 acres of land. I was written up by our code enforcement officer, and told they must go, by Oct. 23. He is a nice guy and I did get an extension until Niovember 30. In the...
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    Chicken breaking eggs

    Hi everyone, has anyone had problems with their chickens breaking eggs? Not egg eating . they go into lay and when they make their nests they are flinging eggs. I stood by the nestiong box yesterday and (i still have golf balls in the nest) listened as one was fling the golf ball at the side of...
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    How long can baby chicks survive in the mail????

    Dont get me started on lost mail.....Went to the post office to complain 3 times in seven days for missing mail, miss delivered mail and open mail. I find it quite hard to miss deliver when the address is right in front of you and thats just letters. Live animals, no excuses!!
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    How long can baby chicks survive in the mail????

    Thats just terrible....So sorry!!
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    First Egg Countdown

    so I went out today and three more started laying ( guessing my buff orpingtons) and one of my Easter eggers. That make 5 out if twelve . Be patient people they will come.
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    First Egg Countdown

    I have 2 that just started at 23 weeks (pretty sure they are my Barred rocks)----still waiting for the others. Its been a very harsh (cold and snowy) winter here so i didnt know what to expect. My expectations for this group was the first week of April. The norm is anywhere from 18-28 weeks of...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Oh there is a big difference. Kind of taste like an egg, real flavor.
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    First Egg Countdown

    A specail thank you my chickens who made this mornings breakfast "eggsellent" !! Two eggs over easy on toast. AND not those store bought eggs. Just yummy!
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    First Egg Countdown

    . The wait is over , and I get my first 2 eggs today from my 12 . Now let's try to figure out which 2 ?? LOL. My guess is barred rock and maybe my buff Orpington. Need to due an investigation. I know what's for breakfast and it's not those store bought things!
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    Composting in the chicken run?

    I just added it to my fenced in run. My run is 30'x 50' for 12 chickens. I wouldn't add it inside the coop unless they are totally dry. Other than that the chickens do the magic
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    First Egg Countdown

    [/IMG][/IMG] they are getting closer. My guts saying first week in April.
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    Buying chicks from craigslist or my pet chicken?

    I got my chicks from EFowl.com. I would highly recommend them and will buy more from them. Free shipping ( ordered 24/25 shipped) Very heathy , all survived and I got them in October. You have to watch on CL as some chickens are older then listed. I wouldn't recommend that route unless you...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Isn't it so exciting! This is our first time owning our own chickens and I'm just so crazy about them. we just started getting eggs and it's so much fun! :weee It's never a dull moment with chickens . Always something from watching how fast they grow , to when will they lay their first eggs, to...
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    First Egg Countdown

    I am at 22 weeks and this new bunch is getting close..... i CANT WAIT to start eating real eggs again.
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    What to grow? Planning garden...

    I grow my garden next to my run.After i till my garden, i let the chickens in to do more scratching and eating bugs and weed seeds. Any of my over ripe or blemished veg gets tossed in the run. I also have apple trees so any of the drops....into the run. In my run in the spring i also put the...
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