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    What happens after they hatch?

    We have given our broody hen 4 fertilized eggs to sit on. She is sitting in a nesting box about 4 feet off the ground that is on a ledge with a ramp to the floor. What happens when / if the eggs hatch? Can they get down on their own or do we move them to a nesting box on the floor? If we need...
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    Feed with fish & crab meal

    Thanks for replying. As for it being better that is what I am trying to find out. In another group I belong to there is a discussion about it and they said that: ". . . the issue is just that corn and soy are more likely to be GMO contaminated (despite the organic labeling)."
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    Feed with fish & crab meal

    http://www.azurestandard.com/product.php?id=GP416 $27.25 for 50# no tax and delivery is free for orders over $50.00 to a drop point. A few dollars more than I usually pay for organic but I have to drive quite a way to get it so it would be worth it to have it deliveried
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    Feed with fish & crab meal

    I am considering ordering some Cascade Layer Poultry Feed, Organic it is corn and wheat free and contains fish meal & crab meal. I was wondering if anyone has used this feed and if they liked it. Also would like to know if it effects the taste of the eggs. Here is the complete information...
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    Do we need a ramp

    We are putting the perch 3' off the ground do we need a ramp? Our chickens are 5 months old and I have seen them get up on a 5' fence.
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    When did your EE's start laying?

    Yikes I have one that looks just like that. Please don't tell me she is a he! She is just over 19 weeks. She has always looked different than the others but we just assumed she would catch up. She is the only one that still has a droopy tail. (what does that mean?) She kind of marches to her...
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    Little Giant Automatic Water Bowl

    We are looking at ordering one of these and had a couple of questions. We live in Arizona and are concerned about the sumer heat. We have 4 chickens, what size should we get, the 2 pint (2500) or the 1 1/2 qt (2550)? Also should we get the Bowl Guard for Poultry Fount to keep the water...
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    tips on movings chicks outside

    We have four eight week old chicks. For the last couple of weeks we have been letting them outside all day and then bringing them in at night. We just finished there tractor type coop and was going to have them sleep outside tonight. After dark they were huddled on the ground by the door...
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    When do they sound like chickens

    Thanks I guess I have a while to wait then.
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    When do they sound like chickens

    I am just curious when do they stop peeping and start clucking. Mine are 8 weeks old and once in a while we hear a grown up chicken noise but rarely. I can't believe they can lay at 5 months. There must be a lot of big changes coming fast.
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    roost clearence

    Great solution!! I can't believe it didn't occur to us. That is what we did.
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    roost clearence

    We are building an A frame tractor type coop. Since it is narrow at the top we wanted to know what is the least amount of clearence between the wall and the roost that we can get away with and that will still allow the chickens to get up there. If we need to put it off center how close to the...
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    roost questions

    Just to be 100% clear they will stand on the 4" side - correct?
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    roost questions

    Thanks for the quick replies. So what is the best width for the perch 2" or 4". Maybe since there isn't a floor up high we should go with 4"? I am in Arizona so cold toes shouldn't be much of a problem. 8" to 10" per bird correct? Should we go for 10" because of the heat here?
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    roost questions

    We are building an A frame portible run / roost for our 4 chicks. They will be 8 weeks old when we put them in. The part with the roost will be 4' high and the roost will be about 2 - 2 1/2' from the ground. We are new to chickens so don't know what to expect. Right now in the brooder they...
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