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    Our new flock has begun to lay. Hatched on 2/28/25, the first egg was laid by our Americana...

    Our new flock has begun to lay. Hatched on 2/28/25, the first egg was laid by our Americana. She is now the official Doula for Flock Syd
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    Review by 'ZenSyd' in article 'Table Scraps and Leftovers for Chickens'

    What a great article! It its just the refresher I need as my new group of chicks are growing up. I mope this prints upon nicely so I am able to keep it handy.
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    The Tao of Chickens

    Thank you for your thoughts. It was a nice comparison and a fun read
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    Neighbors Dog is Digging Into My Yard!

    Seriously this sounds like a great idea.
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    Feeling Very Guilty...Need Advice

    Give it time. Keep them separate. First work to make the dog comfortable with you. That will take a few weeks and once the dog “ gets it” and once the dog understands your routine you can take steps toward trying to supervise the chicken interactions. Always have the dog on a 6 ft leash when...
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    How do I make my chicken like me?

    Sit on the floor next to their cage at their level. Be the person who gives them food and water. Offer treats slowly. Have them check you out by just being there watching them and they will watch you. However, do not hover above them. Chickens are naturally afraid of big things above them. It...
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    Adding chicks to small flock

    Update It’s been 2 weeks and I believe they are now acclimated and integrated. We wired off the chicken house addition with a small opening for them to travel through. We gathered and placed the Chicks in the addition each night at bed time and put a barrier at the opening in the wire net then...
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    Old hens that no longer lay

    Where in Wisconsin we can bring our old hens to our Amish farmers who will prep them for the stew pot for us at a charge under 2$ per hen.
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    Adding chicks to small flock

    Also yesterday we placed the chicks in the addition. They were in there with food and water until this morning when the hens went out. It was then that we opened it up for them to leave. The chicks were. I fined when we left for a short while. They are hanging close to the coop now within the...
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    Adding chicks to small flock

    I sae We did leave the crate outside of the coop and it will stay there for a while. The chicks slept in the addition with a cardboard barricade open only an inch or 2 on the side so they could see the hens. At sunrise we opened the coop to let the hens out and opened the chick barricade...
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    Adding chicks to small flock

    The chicks had been having look don’t touch interactions with the hens when we started bringing the crate out to attach it to the mini run which is about 20 feet from the coop. Would I see signs of aggression toward the chicks before a full blown fight? Maybe I’m giving them too much credit 😳
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    Adding chicks to small flock

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    Adding chicks to small flock

    Update. I put the chicks in the new addition while I was painting the outside. I placed a barrier at the open junction so they can see out and poke their heads out if they wish. They have been staying in there since 11 am. Four of the hens came in to lay eggs and then left dining their egg...
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    Adding chicks to small flock

    I meant under the addition to the coop where I’d will be dry. Then should we attach a mini run to the crate?
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    Adding chicks to small flock

    This is extremely helpful information. I’m going to reread it and go over it with my husband. Here is a picture of their brooder/dog crate that we were planning to move out under the additional the coop site.
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