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    Chickendummys Member Page

    Work in progress. 4x8 run w/coop at end. 3'x3'x2'8" (mini)coop w/nest box 12"sq. My nearly finished (mini)coop. My new chickens rooting for bare earth. In case you've never seen a soft shelled egg. Well, here's the shell.
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    Modesto Milling feed in SF East Bay area

    I stand corrected. I apologize, and mis-understood the use of SF East Bay area. Please forgive me. Now that you understand my username in context. I hope that your strategy works out for you. You are correct. This is a useful place for exchange of information. Occassionally you get a...
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    Modesto Milling feed in SF East Bay area

    I live in Modesto. Modesto Milling is in Empire, CA much closer to me than you. It's right next to the M.E.T. rail yard, actually east of Modesto. You're going to drive an 1-1/2 hrs for chicken feed? Maybe there's a closer feed store in Livermore? I use J.S. West layers crumble supplemented...
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    Chicken allergy??? Hands breaking out!

    Thanks for the reply. :-) No, he hasn't had any clinical testing. I think that will be the next step since he has a follow-up in a week. We'll see what happens then. I have been re-searching chicken allergy online and some of the symptoms others have had sound similar to my son's reactions...
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    Chicken allergy??? Hands breaking out!

    My son's Dr. has diagnosed him (guessed I say) with a chicken allergy. Has anyone ever experienced, or heard of, this? His hands have this breakout that, to me, looks like psoriasis. My son is 8 years old and loves caring for our girls. He likes to hold them, but it's not like he's carrying...
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    Soft Eggs Even with Oyster Shells??

    Hi, I'm new to keeping chickens myself. Much to my surprise they do lay soft-shelled eggs. Mine even layed one with no shell, which really worried me. I have 4NH reds. I just guessed that the soft shells had something to do with their physical maturity. Give them time and their little...
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    Just getting started in Lion's Head, Ontario

    Hello Pilgie, Welcome to BYC from California! I just started keeping chickens this year! I wanted to start with 4-6, but ended up with 3. Folks on BYC advised me well that my coop/run was too small, unless I wanted to keep Bantams. I had 3 Std NH reds, and just introduce a 4th. It's really...
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    Please help asap! Mites or Lice???? One dead chicken and 4 to go.....

    Okay, you're getting a great deal of good advice here. I too am new to back yard chickens. I had my chickens for about a month (this May) when I noticed crawlies on their eggs. Didn't want to face it, so I kept a close eye on the girls (3 NH reds) instead. A couple of days after I looked at...
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    New chicken is not assimilating ... very aggressive

    Okay, ella, I'll relax. Thanks for the wisdom and insight. CD.
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    how to discourage sleeping in nest box

    I am a first time chicken owner too. I researched this issue on BYC before I bought my girls, 3 NH reds. Before they go in at night, I place a board in front of the nest boxes. Two of the girls back right up to it to sleep. If I forget to put it there, they sleep (and poop) in the nest box...
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    New chicken is not assimilating ... very aggressive

    Thanks for the reply. A month?? Okay. I was inclined to just let them work it out. I've been checking, but no bloodshed yet. That was my worst fear. Can you tell me, since you have experience with mixed breeds. My three sweeties, I believe are NH Reds. They have that typical brown...
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    New chicken is not assimilating ... very aggressive

    In an attempt to increase egg production ... I bought another hen, a Rhode Island Red. I had three New Hampshire Reds who are very gentle, real sweeties. I was worried that they would not accept a newcomer because I had heard horror stories about how introducing a new chicken into an...
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    Need feedback (trouble shoot) on my new coop

    UPDATE! Thanks for all of the good advice. I decided to go with only 3 hens. After only a week they're laying with mixed results. I think that there is enough room for 4 hens, but I wanted to avoid problems with overcrowding. I cut a window into one side wall for additional ventilation...
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    Fart egg

    I think it looks like a malted milk egg. Fart egg?? Fairy egg sounds more palatable. What's it look like inside?? CD.
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    Soft shelled eggs???

    In case you've never seen one ... I certainly had not ... here is my side-by-side of a normal egg and a soft shelled egg. Sorry all I could retrieve was the shell. This was actually the second one, my girls are just coming into laying and I understand that this is not uncommon. It really...
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    Need feedback (trouble shoot) on my new coop

    I finished! Here it is fully occupied. The girls are busy clearing away the grass. Go figure.
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    Is this strange behavoir??

    This photo shows two of my girls lying side-by-side, intermittently grinding up the sod. I don't have any mulch, so I guess they're creating that bare dirt that they need. Thanks for the feedback. CD.
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    Is this strange behavoir??

    So ... I just got my chickens today. They're crawling and scratching at the ground, almost to a point of rolling over in the grass. Is this strange behavior? I'm going to post a picture of them soon. I know that chickens take dust baths ... could that be what they're doing? Or is it just so...
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    My all most maintainence free coop.

    That's a sweet set-up. Where do your birds roost? Is that a necessity? How tall is your coop? CD.
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    Need feedback (trouble shoot) on my new coop

    Thanks for the sincere feedback. (Teeter-totter? lol) · I will cover the run with just std 1" hex mesh. · I was shooting for 4x4, but I couldn't fit a sheet of plywood that big into my car. I think I can expand the house. · My plan is to hinge the roof so it tilts up like the hood of a car...
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