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    Review by 'ZaDoxie Chickens' in article 'A Quick and Dirty Guide to Marek's Disease: Things every chicken keeper should know.'

    Great information thank you for sharing. I especially appreciate the fact that we can prevent passing the virus on with good hygene and I will opp to have my new chicks vaccinated!
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    Comment by 'ZaDoxie Chickens' in article 'The Essential Beginners Guide to Backyard Chickens.'

    Thank you so much for your comprehensive article and beautiful pictures! The information you provided is exactly what we needed. I find practicle first hand advice so much more useful since it comes from real life experience! Our chicks won't arrive until next spring but that gives us time to...
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    What is the best time of year to get our baby chicks?

    Thank you for all the information, I certainly needed help! We want to raise our hens for eggs and at this point I didn't know that light plays a big part in the laying process. I want to have the chicks for late next spring once we are settled on our new property. We will have to brood them...
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    What is the best time of year to get our baby chicks?

    I would assume mid spring...
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    How big of a coop do I need for 12 chickens?

    I plan to bury hardware cloth to help with predators that dig like skunks, coons etc. but we also raise smooth miniature dachshunds so they would be our worst predators, because we hunt rabbits with the dogs so free ranging for our girls will be out of the question,
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    How big of a coop do I need for 12 chickens?

    My thoughts exactly, so if I want to free range my girls I will have to supervise them and even then, I wouldn't be able to save one from a hawk!
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    How big of a coop do I need for 12 chickens?

    How do you control predators while they free range?
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    How big of a coop do I need for 12 chickens?

    Thanks, it looks we should make that run wider so we can give our girls more run room!
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    How big of a coop do I need for 12 chickens?

    Wow Thank you! I hope we can keep things under control. We want eggs and plan to also feed them to our dogs. My husband and I both worked at a chicken hatchery as teenagers. Back then in Northwest Florida we had lots of chicken growers! My husband also was also a chicken catcher back in the...
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    How big of a coop do I need for 12 chickens?

    Thanks so much! we have the room and were planning on a 10 x 12 raised coop plus a 12 foot run!
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    How big of a coop do I need for 12 chickens?

    How big of a coop do I need for 12 chickens?
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    Brand new to owning chickens...

    I love my dachshunds but will keep them away from my chickens!
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    Brand new to owning chickens...

    I have always wanted to own Rhode island reds but wonder if they are suited to N. GA....
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    Brand new to owning chickens...

    What are the best laying hens for N. GA?
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