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    Tough birds

    Thank you for all the detailed information and stories! Very interesting. I am going to go back and look for that thread. I haven't been on this site for a few years and need to figure out how to find things again!
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    Tough birds

    I have been raising and processing meat birds for 11 years now. When butchering, it takes each bird about 10-14 minutes (really just a guess) for the bird to travel from the pen to carcass in the ice bath cool down. They are in the ice bath max couple of hours before into the freezer. When using...
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    Discussion: Where do you put your brooder, and why?

    Hoooo boy! Not in the house! haha I usually set up a ring of cardboard (draft blocker) right in the coop that they will be in. When they are ready to be out of the 'brooder', I put wood shavings around the rest of the coop and lift the cardboard and throw that on the burnpile! Voila! Didnt...
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    Just how useful is a rooster anyway?

    My rooster is INDISPENSABLE. He keeps the bully hens in order. That is worth everything. He also alerts to threats. He is always watching. He would probably run like a banshee for cover like the rest of the hens, but at least they all had fair warning. I would never keep another flock...
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    If You Could Only Have 6 Chickens...

    I would have an EE for maybe a pretty blue egg and a great personality, a dominique for that sweet curiousity, a rose comb brown leghorn because every coop needs a little drama, a chantecler for as hardy as they get, a Silver Spangled Hamburg rooster because they are hands down the very best...
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    How to get started??

    Best way to get started? You can either enter in slowly, dipping your toes, then up to your knees, then to your belly and plug your nose and dunk your head, OR you can dive in, swan style or cannonball! This is an excellent site to learn all that you need to know. So read, read, read. Learn...
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    A Few Questions....:-)

    You probably can skip the insulation. Chickens do fine in cooler weather. The greenhouse effect may be nice in winter, but not so nice in summer. How about a few south facing windows? Covered with hardware cloth ofcourse. Have fun!
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    Major updates

    Pretty fox. Electric netting fencing does a fantastic job of deterring predators. I've had my netting for 9 years. Still working great.
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    Extending the Height of a Chainlink Fence

    How high is the current chain link fence? I trim the flight feathers on one wing and don't typically have any birds flying over my 4 ft electric netting fence. I do have a few flighty breeds and they are happy to stay put inside the fence. I would be more concerned about overhead predators...
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    First time chicken owner

    Welcome! How about Rose? Or Petunia? since you have a Daisy. Maybe Gladys (gladiolus) :D
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    Comment by 'turtlebird' in article 'Hespo-clucky Inn (pallet coop)'

    Nice coop! Great looking dog in that first pic as well! :)
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    Curious as to what I have.

    can't get the pics to load...I think it says something like, link not found???
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    Please help! Added new chicken to flock and is getting pecked enough to draw blood...

    Slowly is how I usually do it. Put them so they can see the new hen, but not reach her. I put any new addition in a large wire dog crate in the corner of the coop for a few weeks, with her own food and water. Then I will put her on the roost in the evening with the other hens. Usually goes...
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    Wastebasket/recycle bin nesting box

    You are right, too narrow. If you cut the long side off of two, you could screw them together(making sure the smooth side of the screw is on the inside) and have one that is 12x12x14 high (the height could be adjustable. Plastic would be easier to clean. The only other issue I can think of is...
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    Broody hen advice?????

    15 sounds like a few too many...I had a standard sized hen sitting on 9 eggs. I standards can sit on 10 or even a few more. I don't know if your breed are banties? I would think the number would be lower. Here's what I did on my first trial with a broody. Prepared a broody nest in a separate...
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