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    Found buried eggs!

    I found 3 buried eggs in the bedding yesterday afternoon. I really have no idea how long they've been there. My egg count for the day was 24 (I have 24 laying hens & 1 rooster). We've been averaging 16-20 eggs/day. I have the eggs in the house, not incubated (we don't want peeps). I guess my...
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    Pine Shavings Alternatives

    We recently cut down a healthy horse chestnut tree. (Reasons are many as to why we cut it down). We were thinking of putting all of the branches through a chipper and making our own coop litter. Is it ok to use chestnut tree chippings in the coop? I've only read about pine shavings being used.
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    How do you water your chickens in the winter?!

    Thanks for the info. From what I can gather, it seems that there is no one set rule for raising chickens and I will need to figure what my chickens like or dislike. I just don't want to do anything that could harm them!
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    How do you water your chickens in the winter?!

    Thanks for the tips on waterers for the winter. My hubby & I are new to raising chickens. We are getting our first peeps in a few weeks. Coop is almost finished, multiple yards will be fenced in this week and just about all of the supplies have arrived. This may seems like a silly question, but...
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