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    Hen injuring feet of other hens

    That's kind of how we feel, but the neighbor kids are really fond of her (not sure why since she's so mean) and asked me to try to find an alternative to putting her on the dinner table. Just wondered if anyone else has had this issue - none of my fellow chicken-owners in the area have ever seen...
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    Hen injuring feet of other hens

    My Plymouth Rock is agressively pecking the feet of my two EEs, to the point that bone is visible in one spot. I separated her from them while their wounds healed, only to have the situation repeat itself. Do chickens develop bloodlust? She is definitely the most dominate of the three - is there...
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    Need help winterizing coop!

    This will be our first winter with chickens, so it's a learning process, but with our coop (thank you everyone on the forum for sharing your advice!): we converted our old shed (previously the outhouse) and installed leftover fiberglass batting between the wall and ceiling joists then covered it...
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    Cedar or pine shavings/chips?

    Just looking for a bit of clarification I know pine shavings are ok to use for DLM, does that include pine chips (the ones that come out of a chipper)? I have an unlimited supply of those and it would just make my day to know they could be put to some other use besides mulching the garden.
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    trough feeder

    How do you know they aren't getting enough out of it? How old are they?
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    roost for chicks

    That's brilliant! Hope you don't mind if I borrow your idea?
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    Can I put a towel over shavings?

    Quote: Tee hee, you may be right, but we'll have to wait and see since ours just arrived yesterday. Then again, we have house guests coming today that don't know we're keeping chickens in the bathroom, eek!
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    Can I put a towel over shavings?

    I can see the gross thing, DH probably won't like me throwing that towel in with his work clothes. I'll try the shredded newspapers, the ink won't bother them?
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    Can I put a towel over shavings?

    I did a search, but didn't find an answer to my ?? The chicks are starting to eat the shavings in their brooder - I've seen in the forum to put paper towels over them, but I don't usually keep those in the house. Is there any reason I couldn't just use a bath towel?
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    EE chick to adult colors

    We received three EEs yesterday. So far so good, but this pretty one is a fav already, she seems to like being picked up and cooed at. (First time loading a picture, hope it works)
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    Chicks are here!!! NEW pictures page 2!!!

    Congratulations! They're beautiful! We just got ours yesterday too, I can't stop gushing!
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    They're here!

    Quote: Tee hee, yeah the post mistress said she was contemplating the same thing, but didn't want to go to prison for 'chicken rustling'
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    They're here!

    I was feeding the dogs when I got a phone call from the postmaster at 6:30am, chickies!!! Three EEs and three Plymouth Rocks, all eating and drinking and chirping and just generally being adorable. Yay!
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    Chinese Tallow Tree

    Sapium sebiferum is listed by the USDA as an invasive species imported from China that crowds out native species and creates a homogenous floral area. Wikipedia says that its sap and decaying leaves are known to be toxic to other plants - I might worry about having it with your chickens. Here's...
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    new chicks

    Quote: Like window screen, it lets air through and they can see through it, but won't be able to peck the little guy.
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    Our chicks will be here anytime..edited: They're here!!

    Too cute!!! Hope ours come soon too!
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    EE chick to adult colors

    I'd give it a shot. We're expecting 3 EE's tomorrow from MPC.
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    Our chicks will be here anytime..edited: They're here!!

    We're outside Tabernash, Colorado. Close to 9000'. Guess it was a reminder to enjoy summer since it could end any day.
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    Our chicks will be here anytime..edited: They're here!!

    Hi Stephanie, This is Cat. I'm expecting mine from My Pet Chicken tomorrow/Wednesday as well (!) my first ones ever, very excited! Got the brooder all set up with a heat lamp - we had 6" of snow this weekend, not the norm, but it came all the same. Good luck with your chickies!
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    Newbie ? - Coop Door in Cold Weather

    Thank you! Kind of what I thought, but want to do everything right. Would hate to come home from work and find hen-sicles
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