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    Has anyone purchased chicks from Hilltop Farms in California? *Do not buy from Hilltop Farms! Negative experiences are in the thread!!!*

    Im hopeful they pulll through I ordered 4 chicks in March they said I would get them in May. It’s now end of June and I have had no response to my emails. I’m about to have my credit card company reverse the 50$ I spent on chicks this is absolutely ridiculous.
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    6 week old Barred rocks, temp?

    I have the same question I have 2 lavender Orpingtons and 3 barred rocks that have been outside since they were 6 weeks. Now at 8 weeks they are still outside but our temp is dropping below 50 and they are saying rain. Do I need to put them back in with a brooder plate ? I’m probably...
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    Gigantic eggs

    I just realized I put RRR instead of RIR 🤦🏻‍♀️ Glad you got it lol. I just feel bad for her she’s not that big 😂
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    Gigantic eggs

    I have an olive egger (RRR and an Ameracauna mix) that just started to lay and her eggs are gigantic. I have a full RRR and hers are large but not competed to Olives. Should I be concerned? Olive is on the left Barley (RRR) on the right.
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    Welsummers rooster looking for a good home SoCal

    My friend has a rooster that she needs to re-home. We are not able to keep roosters on our properties. He’s a beautiful bird we are located in SoCal (Chino)
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    When they are predicting 117 temps

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    What breed is this

    My husband bought me a new chicken and he says he got a RRR but I’m pretty sure she’s a Americana.
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    RIR feathers looking a bit rough

    She doesn’t look like she’s in a molt. The feathers are just less luxurious. The look a bit tattered and the tips of her tail and wings look like have broken at the ends. I check her for pests on a weekly basis and nothing.
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    RIR feathers looking a bit rough

    This is Winnies second winter. I have a gallon size feeder that they eat at their own pace. Usually I have to refill at a week to two weeks. I only have two chickens right now. One was gifted to us and then we bought Winnie because I have always loved RIRs after doing a report on them in...
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    RIR feathers looking a bit rough

    I wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations. My Rhode Island Red is looking a bit rough with her plumage. She is laying 5-6 eggs a week and gets plenty of crumble, scratch, meal worms and whatever she can catch during her outdoor time. I inspect her on a weekly basis for pests no louse or...
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    Exploding chicken!

    So I came home from a walk to find a ton of one of my chickens feathers in front of my patio door. Yesterday she had a close call with a hawk. I’m curious is this stress induced feather loss or normal molting? I checked her out and she seems as cantankerous as ever( normal for her) just loosing...
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    Comment by 'Velisabeth' in article 'Prefab vs. Hand-Built Coops.'

    Love your article! My parents bought me a coop kit last year for Mother’s Day when we were adopted by a wild chicken ( granted I was leaving out food). We had it perched on the middle of our hillside so everyone could enjoy our girl. Long story short the wild chicken didn’t do well but our...
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    Comment by 'Velisabeth' in article 'How to deal with dem bad free-range chooks!'

    I have had a pooping problem on my back patio. This buggers poop a lot! We have a huge yard for them to be free but they choose to sit on the patio. This upsets the hubs so I have an anti-chicken spray bottle filled with disgusting water! The girls hate it. They get sprayed if they are on the...
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    Comment by 'Velisabeth' in article 'How to deal with dem bad free-range chooks!'

    I have had a pooping problem on my back patio. This buggers poop a lot! We have a huge yard for them to be free but they choose to sit on the patio. This upsets the hubs so I have an anti-chicken spray bottle filled with disgusting water! The girls hate it. They get sprayed if they are on the...
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    Need to sound proof hen house!

    We close the roost at 9 pm and open it at 7. Then the roost and run are open all day. They have two water dishes changed daily one by the coop one on the patio. And they have feed/mealworms/scratch 2 times a day thrown onto the hill to encourage foraging.
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