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    What do you do with all those eggs?

    Get yourself one of those silicon rubbery type ice trays and crack the egg and "pour" the egg into the cube. This is something I read a while back but have not tried yet. I was talking to the wife today about that and was wondering just what is used to cover the ice tray. Do you wrap it plastic...
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    Chicks in the Mail....

    It's been almost a year since I got my chicks. I lost a few along the way. These brown egg layers are really doing their job. We have eggs running out our ears. I am eyeballing these chicks at the local feed store. The Easter Egg Chickens !! They are called Americanas....not sure about the...
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    Chickens won't leave the coop!

    My hens are now over 7 months old. I have 15 hens I bought from Murray McMurray and all brown egg layers. Doing well I might add !! Plenty of eggs too. My RUN is about 20' or so long , 7' wide and 7' tall with chicken wire for the top so nothing can get in. They have never been allowed out of...
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    Chickens won't leave the coop!

    My hens are now over 7 months old. I have 15 hens I bought from Murray McMurray and all brown egg layers. Doing well I might add !! Plenty of eggs too. My RUN is about 20' or so long , 7' wide and 7' tall with chicken wire for the top so nothing can get in. They have never been allowed out of...
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    Two Young Roosters

    My hens are 4 months old now...no eggs yet. When the Hatchery sent my baby chicks, I thought they would be all hens but not so. Neither have been aggressive so far and I visit them almost daily. I kinda think I am their Daddy! I find a hen or rooster trying to act out,, I correct them right...
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    Chicks in the Mail....

    I have my coop and RUN made already. Gotta fill in some spaces between the flooring and the walls of the coop....don't want to get them under the flooring and can't get out. It's between 55* and 63* at night . They will be in an adjacent room next to the coop. It has a window fan and a small...
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    Chicks in the Mail....

    I'm an old senior citizen (male) down here near Galveston,Texas. Getting ready to have fun with 15 chicks coming soon. I have my brooder all set up, water, chick chow, lights, and a little thermometer. I bought my starter chicks from Murray McMurray....an assortment of Brown Egg layers. Looking...
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