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  1. Chickie7

    Wanting to start getting chickens, any suggestions on which?

    From our experience, our chickens all have unique personalities! I heard that silkies are super sweet... so we purchased 3. One rooster is super talkative, and friendly. The other rooster is quieter and low key. Both roosters get along amazingly. The female is skittish and lower in the pecking...
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    1st egg!! Okay to eat?

    Awesome! Thanks everyone! It was the neatest thing seeing the little egg in the morning. Now I want to make cute little nesting box curtains for them. So fun :)
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    1st egg!! Okay to eat?

    The kids were so excited today as one of the hens blessed us with the first egg! My question is.... the egg was layed not in the nesting box, but was layed in the chicken run in a tote on its side which was kinda dirty after the rain yesterday. So if we wash the egg off, will it be okay to eat...
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    What to do...

    Thanks! Do I have enough space in my run for all of them? If there are 3 roosters and we rehome them, we'd have 21 hens in the 10x24 run with the 8x10 coop. The only thing that makes me really worry is that the other day my husband said that one of the Easter Eggers went into the run with the...
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    silikies

    In the flock I have, my silkies are actually my trouble makers! There is one in my flock that will go up against our largest chicken and try to challenge when they're free ranging, doing the chest bumping thing. I guess it's like little man attitude or something. So bizarre!
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    What to do...

    This year is my first year owning chickens and it's been quite a learning experience. We purchased our first chicks in April (4 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Brahma Hen, and 1 black Astralorp). We really wanted some Americaunas after seeing them advertised but sold out, so when our...
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    Coop Questions

    I asked a similar question and have a similar number of chicks too! The general consensus was to NOT raise the coop as it would be difficult to clean if I couldn't walk in it. I was also told that if the coop were raised to make sure I could still walk in it. We ordered a storage shed last week...
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    If predator proof, what is the purpose of putting them inside at night?

    Hi everyone, Still a chicken newbie here. My husband and I have been pondering this and so I figure this is the best place to ask. If your run is predator proof, with the 1/4 inch hardware cloth, at least 3 locks on the doors, and you have the apron around your coop and hardware cloth under...
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    Please tell me this isn't a baby roo!

    Thanks for the opinions! I tried to get some more pics a few minutes ago, but it turned into the kids putting them on the kitchen floor and all of the chicks taking their turns leaving poo and then stepping in it. Ew. I might try again later. The kids love any excuse to get them out on the...
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    Your favorite inside pics of coops

    My husband actually woke up last night middle of the night not able to sleep because he was thinking about how to design the interior. LOL we'll have to figure it out soon as the building will be arriving next week.
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    Your favorite inside pics of coops

    Your coop is amazing! I've been stressing over the size too. DH says we'll probably end up with more roos than we think which means the number we keep will go down. The hens will be in our yard a lot so hopefully the space will be okay. We do have 10 acres, but most likely the chickens will be...
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    Your favorite inside pics of coops

    Thanks! I hope so!! :)
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    Your favorite inside pics of coops

    Definitely! My husband and I were talking about that the other day. We are actually running a woodshop dust collector in the area where we keep the chicks right now to keep down on the dust we're breathing inside so we need to remember that the dust will be in the coop too!
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    Please tell me this isn't a baby roo!

    My DH and I purchased 6 chicks from the local feed store that we were told were "Araucana" chicks. After researching on here though and online I've figured out that they're Easter Eggers which is okay because we just wanted some different colored egg layers and have a few other breeds we...
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    Your favorite inside pics of coops

    Hi everyone! Well this short and fun trip to the local garden and agriculture store one day to let the kids "hold baby chicks" turned into us coming home with a bunch of new members to our family. Chickens can really consume your thoughts! I had no idea LOL. DH and I finally decided on a coop...
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    how will I know ... if it's female when I buy?

    My parents bought chickens a couple of years ago and were told that they were most all going to be hens. Well 3 of the 16 ended up being roosters. At first, they kept the roosters (because my Mom loved them I guess). They told me that two of them got along (they were silkies) and the other one...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Thanks! I'm just outside Cincinnati. Normally our temps this time of the year are in the 60s/high and low in the 40/s but this spring has been 70 one day and then 30 and snowing the next. My poor flowering trees don't know what to do. I read somewhere online that as long as the temp is above 60...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Hello! Thank you for this thread! I started reading a little a few days ago (although I didn't read the whole thread) and then bought two heating pads on amazon that do not shut off on their own. We've had our smallest chicks inside for 3 weeks and their feathers are coming in, so I've turned...
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    Large Coop off Ground?

    Here is another pic
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    Large Coop off Ground?

    Maybe we should do two coops like the one in the pic above, with one on each side of the coop. Hmm. So last night, my awesome husband finished a nice box for our little hens (and did I mention we also have a few ducks? Cute but wow they are messy!) Here are some pictures of it. I was anxious...
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