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    Chickies

    Babies at 4 weeks my babies at 4 weeks this is about 2 weeks 2 weeks old Gettin big-Quick! AT 8 WEEKS OLD: playin with my dad :)
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    Flooring for chicken coop

    hmmmm...we had logs-mine hated them,would not go near it!what we did was, we have on old small table,about roughly 3 feet high? like a kids table...and we put a sheet of plywood (-about 3-4 feet )on it,screwed it into the top of the table...they love it.they jump up there atnight and plus it...
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    If you could give a new chick/en owner advice, what would it be?

    yes...definately as addictive as tattoos!!! advice...make sure you check their butt for pasted poop...this can be a big problem..we unfortunately lost a baby to this...definately predator proof your coop..check on here for any issues/questions-this site and everyone is fantastic,lots of...
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    Pooing when excited?

    hahaha! yes...thats all they do...until they start laying!! it's a full time job!!...yes,they poop...and they poop on their roost when they get older-mine do,and theyre 11 months..and they also poop now,when they get excited or startled...fun stuff!!they love yogurt though!!-gets fun when they...
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    Ready to go outside and now its raining!

    mine hated the rain as babies....plus,not sure how old they are-you dont want them getting cold if its going to be freezing rain.whats another few days vs risking getting them ill??..justmy thought..mine are now 11 months and they love the rain-cant get them in!!good luck!
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    Flooring for chicken coop

    jees...sorry for your loss,it's tough...question-were your chickens vaccinated/healthy from where you got them????...also-do they have a place to roost on,up off the floor?? where are they sleeping?
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    Question about Chick Feeders!!!

    Hi! ahhh,babies...mine did that all the time-they flung stuff everywhere...it's what they do..i dont know what else to tell ya-mine scratched and emptied their feed on a regular basis!!...it's a labor of love!..what we did do-when they are a little taller-we put their feeded on top of a...
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    Sand vs. Hay/straw?

    their runs...outside??...we have dirt/grass outside...mostly dirt now,which they have torn up the grass-and now have holes in the yard for their dirt baths/places to keep cool..we have about 3 good size holes now.we also have sand-under our coop where its cool,and they seem to go under there to...
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    Is Just Plain Dirt Ok for Inside Coop

    Hi...dirt floor will provide nice holes for dust baths!!! i am sure it will be fine-we have dirt areas in our coop and they have dug good size holes for their dirt baths,and to keep cool!..watch where you walk-you can snap an ankle!!
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    pests or potential predator?

    Jeezzzzzz....thats a little wierd if you ask me...def go to the police!! we have our pen padlocked at all times,unless we are out withthe chickens..we have 3 too...and we are not far from you! scary-people are getting stranger and stranger...you should get a sign at lowes,or wherever that says...
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    Will they know?????

    Hi...we ended up buying the fake ceramic eggs(which look very real!! we had to mark them with a pen-so we didnt take the wrong one in the house!haha!)...when ours started laying-we had an area set up high,like the height of a table away from their roost area...one day-we saw an egg just laying...
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    Free range or keep in coop until first egg?

    Hi! we waited for our girls to start laying before we let them out to free range....we are a little chicken crazy ourselves!!!welcome to the club! haha!...we just started letting ours out to free range a few months ago,for a few hours a day-under our watchful eyes-(since we have huge...
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    Two hens that won't lay, one that will...

    Hi....yes,this seems to be a patience thing!! we had 3-we had one start laying first...lots and lots of "noise" from the others-then about a month after,the other one,and then 2 weeks after that...our otherone started...so it's basically when they are ready!!...as long as they are running...
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    Why do chickens like to die with no forward notice?

    sorry for your loss...one of our r.i.reds was dead this morning,almost a year old...down to two now.no signs,symptoms...clean areas...i dont know,been reading all the other posts like this-so i know itsnot just us,but still sucks anyhow.. you get used to these feathered little friends...very sad...
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    8 month old hen died...

    sorry for your loss also...we just woke up this morning and lost one of our r.i.reds at 9 months...now we are down to two...very sad...she was our best layer,5 eggs a week...same as you-clean area,fresh food,fresh water..we call them spoiled!! no trauma,no bloood-nothing...was running around...
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