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    Boys or Girls?

    Thank you, I was afraid of that :barnie
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    Boys or Girls?

    Yup, they are????? Boys, girls, one of each?
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    Boys or Girls?

    What does everyone think, are these 2 (2 on right) boys or girls? They were hatched around March 1.
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    How often to deep clean coop and how often to do regular cleaning?

    We clean out the coop twice a year, spring & fall. Pine flakes are used in there. The poopboard, filled with PDZ, get sifted out everyday or two. Hubs uses a landscape blower to blow out the dust & cobwebs. We don't wash anything down. The run gets cleaned out once a year, spring. We do Deep...
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    Dust beds

    We use a mixture of wood ashes and peat moss.
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    how to train rooster to attack strangers

    As a retired K9 police officer once told me about people having their dog trained to attack strangers, "be careful what you wis for'
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    Should I clean the coop out (Deep Litter Method)

    We have Deep Litter in the (covered) run and clean it out each spring to till into the garden. Our coop is Deep Bedding (pine shavings) and gets cleaned out spring & fall.
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    Random tiny egg from grown hen?

    We get a tiny egg from our full grown hens from time to time.
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    what do i do for winter

    In winter we use a galvanized waterer with a heated base.
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    Winter wonderland

    I live in SW Ohio, so weather is more moderate. We use a clear tarp (like the kind used on party tents) on the first 1/2 of the north side. It help break the wind and keep out blowing snow. Maybe just covering the prevailing wind side may be enough. If you have a sunny, warm day, the run may...
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    Roof of chicken coop

    We have a shingle roof on our coop. No problems. What predator issues are you concerned about?
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    How to collect Chicken poop?

    We have a poop board filled with Sweet PDZ (to absorb odor and moisture). We use a mesh paper tray to clean-out and put the poo on the compost pile to use in the garden.
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    Risk of predators getting in gap between rafters

    Any openings that large should be secured with hardware cloth. Raccoons (and other rodents) are resourceful and will find their way in.
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    Perfect nesting material

    We use Sweet Timothy Hay sold in the pet section at Meijer for small animals. It comes in small bags already cut to the perfect size for the nesting boxes.
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    Sweet PDZ inside coop

    When we first got chickens I read that vanilla repels flies and to use those christmas tree-shaped deodorizer (for cars) in the coop. I figured it would've work but thought 'what the heck' and bought a package. I hung them around the coop, freshing them from time to time with some out dated...
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    Will my hens really quit laying in winter if I don't add heat source?

    It has more to do with hours of daylight than temperature. We've never added light to our coop preferring to give them a rest over the winter. Laying resumes as daylight hours increase in the spring. With 6 hens, we would get maybe 6 eggs/week during the winter.
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    Dust Baths.

    We use an old, galvanized, oval washtub filled with wood ash and peat moss.
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    Parents getting rid of rooster?

    Does you city/town allow roosters? Even though I live on 10 acres, our township doesn't allow roosters. Have your neighbors complained? Are your roosters still young? If you have a small flock, two roosters are too many.
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    "Winterizing" Coop.

    I live in SW Ohio. Winter lows usually are in the teens with some single digit drops. There are 2 windows (north side & south side) in the coop as well as the popdoor and large vent near the roof. The only thing we close is the north side window. We also attach a thick, clear tarp on the first...
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    Roost and chicken droppings

    We have a fixed poop board filled with Sweet PDZ. It gets sifted out daily using a mesh paper tray and dumped on the compost pile. Only takes a few minutes.
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