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    Economical/"easy" run build

    Fortunately/unfortunately I have a loooong history of half finished (or barely begun) projects, so an abandoned playground build has me drowning in lumber. But maybe the cattle panels would be easier in the long run for me? I don't know...
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    Economical/"easy" run build

    I just bought a new (to me) hen house & will need some help modifying that soon, but I'm looking for thoughts on economical semi-permanent/permanent run builds. Ideally with minimal labor/time to put in since I'll need to clean the new henhouse & modify it a bit...and my new chicks will soon be...
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    Moved chicks outside, worried...

    I just have an extra video for the Motorola monitor I have for my kids...so at night it cycles through the boys' room, my daughter's room, & the chickies' room. I started out using it when they were in the bathroom to help monitor the temperature since we have an old house & april temps...
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    Culling a long time rooster. Is there a better time of day?

    Ain't that the truth?!? I have 2 "spare" roosters from my chicks from this spring. I have a home for one when he gets a bit bigger, but the other is still homeless. If I can't home him, he will end up in the fridge. But everyone either already has a rooster, can't have a rooster, or doesn't want...
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    Here I am again/pecking order injury

    I have 3 cockerels, 1 of which I've figured would be the dominant one for a bit (he's just been a bit more assertive from the start). Today I noticed them all facing off a few times, but when I went back out there the other 2 cockerels had bloody faces. I know they all will peck at the color...
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    Moved chicks outside, worried...

    They were all enjoying the change in weather today-we've all been stuck inside with cold, rainy weather the past week. So warm & sunny was a nice change!
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    help training dog

    I just didn't know if there was a different/better way to acclimate or train them with chickens since this is a bit different than stealing food off the counters or getting a bit too loud and aggressive with our FedEx delivery driver...though I guess to her they're all snacks...so maybe not that...
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    Moved chicks outside, worried...

    It's just so stressful for me to see them all in a pile...I'm terrified im going to accidentally freeze them. :oops: I also borderline panicked when I saw them spreading out and sunning...and trying to take their first dirt baths...and breathing...lol It's like I'm a first-time-mom all over again!
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    help training dog

    This is what I was looking for. She has been trained (though we admittedly don't work with her as much as we should), but this will work well with the commands & basics she already has. The big thing I was lost on was "how much attention on the chickens is too much" & if I'm reading you...
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    Moved chicks outside, worried...

    so I moved my chicks to the coop today. We've got temps in the mid 70s during the day and about 60 at night. They are only 4 weeks old, but I also put their brooder plate in there with them. I've shown them the brooder plate and that it's nice and warm...but they're still huddled up on the...
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    3 loving ducks in need if a new home

    if you were closer, I'd be tempted...but probably for the best. We still need to fence off our pond before getting any ducks.
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    help training dog

    we have a Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix who is usually sufficiently well behaved. Unfortunately, she has a bit of a prey drive. I had hoped it wouldn't be too much of an issue between the fact that she has adapted well to our other small animals (cats & a bunny) and the confinement of the...
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    Worms?

    I would just call and ask, but from what I'm reading, it looks like she had a significant case of worms. If that's the case, you'll probably need to worm your flock.
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    Covid-panic-induced chicken keeping?

    Ours is for our rottie (mix) pup as well-i say pup, but she's 4 years old now. But her separation anxiety was really bad & her previous owners hadn't crate trained her at all (& had just used it as punishment-so we were never able to get a positive association going)...fortunately, training and...
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    Covid-panic-induced chicken keeping?

    If that doesn't work out, our dog crate has been fantastically cat & small child proof (the oldest knows better, the younger isn't able to open it). I lined the sides so the chicks can't escape & the plastic pan at the bottom makes a fantastic clean-up when i change their bedding. I did go with...
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    Covid-panic-induced chicken keeping?

    We got chickies because of COVID I ordered them probably the week everything locked down because I didn't like the way things were already heading (after stocking up on food & essentials since January because I didn't like how the "new pneumonia" in China was looking. We own about 60 acres &...
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    New-ish, kinda-sorta, but yeah, really

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Sorta-we had a few off and on when I was growing up. It was a farming community & we were known to take in stray critters, so we wound up with people's "spare" roosters, troublesome hens, bullied babies, etc. The most we ever had at...
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    (Yet) another leg injury post-not splayed leg

    It's mostly strength & dexterity...getting up & down are tricky (she usually goes to a corner of her box & leans against it to lay down), she has trouble navigating the pine shavings without stumbling. Sorry, I wasn't clear enough with that in my original novel.
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    (Yet) another leg injury post-not splayed leg

    They were hatched last Monday & shipped. 17 chicks arrived to me Wednesday. Either Wednesday night or Thursday morning this one had pulled a bunch of feathers from her flank (the day is hazy because we had 2 losses Thursday-1 lethargic, 1 seizures & ? wry neck?). Saturday morning I noticed this...
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