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    Predator Proof Enough to Leave Door Open?

    I let mine spend the day under the house. The dirt is nice for taking dust-baths and I think is probably cool. They free-range during the day all over my acre of land, but they don't spend much time out in the sun. I thought about a plastic pool like you have, but I wondered if they would poop...
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    Predator Proof Enough to Leave Door Open?

    I have one of those cheap fans from Walmart that I run 24/7 starting about mid-Spring and stop it sometime around November. It keeps the air circulating. I have it mounted in one of the walls that is in the shade all day. If it is mounted on a wall exposed to the weather, I would build a cover...
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    Fragrant plants around Coop, safe for Chickens?

    There is a jasmine variety called a false jasmine that is toxic to chickens. it has a bitter taste to chickens, so if they do get it in their mouths, they will spit it out. Most others won't cause any harm to chickens.
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    Bloody chicken, help!

    Great suggestion on the hardware call. I will do an thorough inspection on the coop today. I should do that more often as it can shift and expose tips. I realized I had a broody chicken. Even docile chickens can get brutal when broody. I moved her to a smaller coop I use for introducing chicks...
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    Bloody head

    I have a broody hen that is doing the exact same thing. My nesting box consists of six sections. We don't have a rooster, so it isn't necessary to keep her broody. I will need to isolate the broody hen for a couple of nights to end her broodiness. She wants to attack anyone who goes into the...
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    Bloody chicken, help!

    I noticed in my flock that they seem to randomly peck at each other a lot. I came into the coop one morning (it is locked up each night) and found blood on one chicken. She was bleeding on the front of her comb and it was draining into her nose and mouth. This might have caused her to have a bit...
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    That's good to know. I will remember that.
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    Layer. No problem on the questions. I am learning so much from this conversation! I appreciate it.
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    They are pretty big, I thought starter feed was for chicks. I need to research feeds on this site. I'm not concerned, too much, about the Silkies I have, but I have to be squared away before the Barred Rock chicks start eating regular food.
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    Oh. I got that from a homesteader site before I found this site. I also have pellets -18% if I remember, but I started feeding them the mixture two days ago as I thought it would be better for them. Jeeze there is sooo much to learn.
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    A mixture of millet, whole corn, whole oats, black oil seed, and flax seed.
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    When I was a teenager, I would shoot and eat every type of bird in the area. I haven't tasted a Silkie, yet, so I think I will let them fill out a bit more and see if I like them. They are probably just about at that point, now. Actually, "Red" is kinda puny, but, hey, bigger than a redwing...
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    I told my wife what you said, and we both busted out laughing. The guy who gave them to our relatives to give to us said he was giving us two hens and one rooster. Maybe he knew what he was doing!? LOL
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    Thanks for the very informative post.
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    I have included an image of each. I've had them for a week or so. Two of them will crow like crazy, the other one I have never heard more than a cackle from. I assumed it was a hen. The first image of the "red" one was attacked by the other two before we got them. Since we have increased their...
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