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    "Door step" as opposed to a 'chicken ladder'?

    Mine prefer to jump down to something rather than use a ramp/ladder. I still can't get mine to use a ramp of any kind.
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    How to get chickens to use roost....

    My chickens have an inside coop that is long and narrow, about 4 x8 with an attached, totally enclosed run with a roof. They have a cat flap door that allows them free access to the run on the one narrow end of the coop. There is a 'jungle gym' of roosts (old branches that we've rigged up) in...
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    Should I keep the rooster or just have hens??

    Well, my friend has convinced me that she will process the rooster and we can have a party at her house to eat him. I feel surprisingly sad about it since I like him so much, but the reality is that come winter my coop will just be way too crowded with 9 birds and I don't really want to cull a...
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    Should I keep the rooster or just have hens??

    Thanks for the replies so far. It seems that the main reason most people are stating to keep the rooster is flock protection. Since my hens will never be free ranging and have a completely predator proof coop, that is not relevant in my case. I do like his personality and how he looks but the...
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    Should I keep the rooster or just have hens??

    I purchased 10 chicks this spring with the intention of having a nice flock of 5-7 hens.I planned on culling any that turned out to be roosters. I lost one at a few months old due to sour crop and now have 9 lovely birds, only one is a rooster! I feel lucky I got so many hens but now have a...
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    Building up?

    What about the roosts? Should I have one long roost along the whole 10' side? Or maybe stagger, 2 or 3 different roost heights along one long side? I want to do poop boards underneath. I am concerned about them getting down. If I run the roost along one long side, they only have 4' in front of...
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    Building up?

    I am eagerly looking forward to getting more chickens in the spring. My last flock were tragically taken out by a predator. I have a new horse barn where I specifically left space for a chicken coop. We were very tight on space so what I have indoors for the chickens is 4.5x9ft. It has a...
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    Is this a Light Brahma?? I hope I'm Wrong!

    Mine certainly look nothing like that!! They do have little white wing feathers peeking out. I will have to take a photo. I am going to call McMurray too and ask! I wonder how they will turn out.....
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    Is this a Light Brahma?? I hope I'm Wrong!

    Just to hijack the thread a little.....I ordered light Brahmas in my McMurray order and they look just like that photo, I thought they would be more yellow! I guess they could be buff but they aren't supposed to sex the buffs and I ordered all pullets. Anyhow, thanks for this thread, I don't...
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    Pictures of Speckled Sussex/Light Brahma chicks???

    Thank you so much for that picture of the SS baby!! I totally had them backwards, all the ones I thought were EE are the Sussex. The 'lighter' chipmunk ones!! As for the brahmas, that link is perfect!! Mine honestly look most like the buff, but they are supposed to be light. They don't really...
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    Pictures of Speckled Sussex/Light Brahma chicks???

    Thanks! What about my 'light' brahmas...they are basically grey with yellow under their faces, I thought they would be all yellow with a grey patch on their backs. The legs will be different colours? I will try that. I am supposed to sell 2 sussex to someone but I don't want to give them the...
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    Pictures of Speckled Sussex/Light Brahma chicks???

    Hi. I have just received my hatchery order. I was supposed to receive 5 of each: EE, Buff Rocks, Speckled Sussex, Light Brahmas, Salmon Favorelles. The hatchery included one free exotic and one extra Rock. I know for sure the ten birds that are the brahma/favorelles. I am concerned that the...
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    Will medicated feed hurt chicks vaccinated for Cocci?

    OMG, I just found a store in a town somewhat nearby that carries it. Of course like every other store it is open until 6 which means I cant' get there. I don't understand store hours, if you have a job you presumably have money to spend, yet you can't spend it because stores are only open when...
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    Will medicated feed hurt chicks vaccinated for Cocci?

    It does not exist. I have driven to/called every feed store in a huge radius. No one here has even heard of non-medicated.
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    Will medicated feed hurt chicks vaccinated for Cocci?

    I had my chicks vaccinated for Cocci at the hatchery. I brought them home yesterday only to find to my horror that I CAN NOT buy non-medicated feed here. Help. I gave them some %16 pullet feed for the night just to get them started but I know they need more like %20 chick starter. What can I...
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