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    Can I paint the inside of the chicken coop?

    Hello! Just wondering if it was safe to paint the inside of the chicken coop? I was thinking the outside of the nesting boxes, and the walls. Thanks!!
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    Tips for cleaning out the coop??

    Hey everyone :). So tomorrow I have to clean out the coop... Just wondering if anyone had any tips to make it easier, faster, cleaner, etc. Thanks! :)
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    Sick Hen?? Please help!!!

    She's about a year old, she has not been sneezing or coughing, I believe she is still laying eggs, not sure if she's eating or not, but she's drinking. And I'm not sure I'd she's had diahhrea or bloody poop... Does that help? Thanks :)
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    Sick Hen?? Please help!!!

    My EE seems to be sick :( She's not acting normal - she walks suuuper slowly and just generally is SLOW. She like lets me pet her and stuff (she usually doesn't really) and doesn't run... at all. She is usually very lively and energetic... I'm really nervous about her! Any advice??
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    "Ring" around a lot of my eggs?!

    Hello :-) So, lately I've been noticing quite a few of my eggs have had "rings" around them. Like there's this one section of the egg that goes all the way around, that's fatter than the rest of the egg... does that make sense? Anyways, I was wondering if it's something wrong with their feed...
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    Silkie's "Afro"... Frozen??!

    Hello :) I have a white Silkie hen. I had noticed for a while, her "afro" (all the fuzz on her forehead/top of her head) looked kind of "dirty." But, today, when I went into the coop, it was almost all gone!!! The poor thing :( You can see her blue skin, and where the fuzz SHOULD be... My...
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    Saving Money on Chicken Feed??

    Ok, then I think I'll start by not letting them have access to feed 24/7 by filling it up once a day - with just enough feed to get through the day. Thank-you so much for your help everyone!
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    Where to Start?

    The only bantams I have are Silkies - but I love them! They seem to tend to be at the end of the pecking order, but are very sweet. (Go broody often!) One of my Silkie's actually adopted some new chicks of mine! I have a Wyandotte - they are pretty, and pretty tame. However, mine tends to be...
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    1st time chicks, advice?

    My advice, concerning your cat: I also have an indoor cat, and raised the chicks inside for the first few weeks. What I did, was put chicken wire over the top of the container I was using, and then I had a lamp/heater pointing down into the container. As long as you keep the wire over it, the...
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    Saving Money on Chicken Feed??

    I think I might try that - how will I know if I'm under-feeding them?
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    Saving Money on Chicken Feed??

    Sorry I should have been more specific - what is the ratio of feed to water that you do for fermenting your feed?
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    Saving Money on Chicken Feed??

    Ok, so that IS an excessive amount for me to buy - I thought maybe that was normal but obviously not!! MN has super cold winters (about 7 degrees currently!), so I would have to come up with a heating contraption... thank-you!! What ratio of water/feed do you do for your feed?
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    Saving Money on Chicken Feed??

    Thank-you so much, everyone, for your help! Can anyone direct me to more info about sprouting and fermenting? (still new to this! :) )
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    Saving Money on Chicken Feed??

    Nope - I have RIR, Silkies, Easter Eggers, Wyandottes, and more...
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    Saving Money on Chicken Feed??

    I think 50 lb. bags... and I could let them outside, but I live in MN so everything's dead...
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