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    Lime help please

    Thank you thank you!
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    Lime help please

    Hi all. My husband expanded the chicken run. Before I open it up to our fine ladies, I want to spread lime under the substrate. We had trouble finding any. I understand the idea of caustic versus safe. We found pelletized lime at Menards. It was by the garden ferts section. The guaranteed...
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    Pecking order complete...

    They are all about 15 months old...purchased Spring of 2013. I just fed them breakfast, and Checkers has eaten plenty. I spread the food out as usual, but the pecking order rules seem to have settled down a bit with this meal. Maybe they are just too hungry to care?
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    Pecking order complete...

    Okay so it's been a week since we brought our first-ever hens home. They all came from the same farm, though were around many more hens and a couple of roosters. So, one week later, I have 5 hens...2 are bossy, 2 don't care, and Checkers, who looks skinnier than when we got her. I know she...
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    At a loss for eggs

    They were relocated because old farm was downiszing due to family health issues. They are on a mix of sand/dirt substrate. I have tried to entertain them with branches and cabbage leaves in a suet cage. They are drinking water well today. They peck around..kick dirt around...and move from roost...
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    At a loss for eggs

    So we trasferred 5 hens Thursday into our coop. Saturday..1 egg. Sunday...1 egg. Purchased feed...Dumor poultry layer pellets. We know that the hens are about 14 months old..and layed well at old coop. I wonder if they are bored. They just stand around. They eat well, and are drinking well...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    from Checkers....ate this on a sandwich that night...yummmmmm
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    Hello all, newbie here

    Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My husband and I are brand new to the chicken world (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 5 hens (3) What breeds do you have? I don't know yet. We purchased adult layers from a farm that is down-sizing. She purchased a...
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