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    Help!! New Crazy Chicken Lady!

    Congratulations on your new (well, not by now) Chicken Parenthood! I use Compost in the run (yep! I fill my pick up about every other yr and refill the run and top off my gardens). And chopped straw in the coop. I like chopped straw because of it's compostability. I used chips for a while, but...
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    What kind of bedding are using?

    I use chopped straw. it's warm in the winter and cool in the summer (depending how deep you lay it in. It's also very easy to clean up. Also, when you clean your coop, just spread it and dig it into your garden (early spring or late fall). I tried white pine chips, and they were ok, but took...
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    What’s wrong w/nest boxes?

    A better way to get in, solid bottoms and I use chopped straw for bedding.
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    Why do you have the breeds you do?

    I started with 3 silver laced Wyandotte’s. Then added 2 golden laced Wyandotte’s and 2 Buff Orpingtons to the group. All hens. All for aesthetically pleasing pets with benefits. All horribly spoiled. I grew up with chickens and always just loved them, so as an adult I had to work on my husband...
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    What killed my OEGB Rooster.

    I’m so sorry for your loss. I have only lost 1 hen in all my years of chickenry to a winged intruder. It was horrific! I heard her screams and saw the Eagle on her. I ran out to her defense swinging wildly with a rake resulting in the Eagles Retreat. My most favoritest hen, Smarty, died in my...
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    Rest In Peace Penny

    So sorry for your loss. I lost 2 elderly hens right around the holidays. Both were approximately 5+yrs, so not totally unexpected. Both went about the same way. Doing great 1 day, down the next.again, you have my sincere condolences.
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    Noisy hen!

    I have a little Buff Orpington hen who is doing this as well. She just started laying about 3 weeks ago and I too am worried about complaints from the neighbors. Do they make a "Hen Muzzle"? She is a very sweet little hen, and yes we do provide them treats, just not every day. They do charge...
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    New to chickens

    Congratulations! Chickens are wonderful and can be quite lovable as well as funny and entertaining! Treat them kindly and feed &water them well and you will be rewarded with a handsome breakfast every morning, straight from the source!
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    Breed Recommendations for a newbie

    [I have three Silver-laced Wyandotte's and not only are they docile, laying brown eggs they are very friendly. They love human contact and are quite the big babies. Good sized hens and esthetically handsome as they look like a white hen with black lace draped over them. He breed tolerates cold...
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