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  1. Guernica

    RIP all 3 of my chickens. :-(

    ...It was something big/strong enough to pull one of the coop doors up, ripping right THROUGH the hook-and-eye closures (two, one at each end!) that I *thought* would keep them safe, and it got 1 out of the 3 inside the coop and made off with the other 2. Neighbor and I just got done burying...
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    First night out - wish me luck!

    Thanks, I'll take a look and see if hooks and eyes would do it. Right now that requires more brain cells than I have left, I'm afraid. It was a miracle I got this far TBH!
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    First night out - wish me luck!

    Thanks! It's intended to be a chicken tractor (you can't see the wheels, but they're there, on right hand side) but I'm not using it as such. It'll be a night coop with run attached once I, umm, finish the run. (I've had viral pneumonia and am SO far behind with farm work!) I'm told this...
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    Raspberry PI semi-automatic Brooder rig

    That is FEROCIOUS!! I love it! I'm geeky enough to be familiar w/ Raspberry PIs but the circuitry is wayyyyyyyyyy beyond me. Congrats. Way to go!
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    First night out - wish me luck!

    Well, y'all, I got brave and decided to get my 6-week-old Buff Orp chicks outside to their coop for the first time. They seem REALLY glad to be out there, settled very quickly, hunted and pecked and scratched for a while, and now they seem to be digging themselves a nest in the dirt floor in...
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    Chickens going outside

    This is genius. Thanks SO much!!
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    Feed for a mixed flock?

    Similar question, except I am using medicated chick starter. At what age do I move them onto starter/grower? AND, more importantly, when I transition their feed, do I do it slowly, mixing the 2 together for a week or so like we do with horses? Thanks!
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Seconded. It absolutely should! It *really* saved my first chick-raising endeavor!
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    Pansies: what the heck am I doing wrong??

    Thanks, I'll try that too!
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    Need to rehome 3 wk old Buff Orp cockerel - TN/NW GA Local only

    Sadly I need to rehome a healthy 3-week-old Buff Orpington cockerel. My straight run of 3 ended up with 2 roos and the other one is already starting to get aggressive with him. He seems like a pretty low-key guy, 2nd in hierarchy behind the bad@$$ boss roo. Friendly, can be handled. Free to...
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    Pansies: what the heck am I doing wrong??

    Thanks! I'll give that a try!
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    Pansies: what the heck am I doing wrong??

    OK, it's official, I am a dead-flat-out failure at growing pansies. All 17 plants I planted from seed INDOORS have now died, as well as the 14 or so I planted outside. I kinda hate to give up but...!!
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    So do I have the only chicks that don't like mealworms?!

    Excellent idea, Azygous, thanks for the tip! Luckily, I do have one "herd leader" (I'm a horse trainer, MUST STAHP thinking in horse terms, LOL!) who is very brave & the "try anything once" kinda guy. He's always the one who will try the new stuff.
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    So do I have the only chicks that don't like mealworms?!

    Update: you were right, GreenLove, they were just a bit too young. They come a'runnin' for the worms now!! Thanks!
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    At what age do I need to start thinking about getting rid of one roo?

    ...age do I need to start thinking of getting rid of one? Should I just wait until they're grown and see how the land lies at that point? Sadly I *will* have to get rid of one at some point. My hutch was sold to me as big enough for 4 chickens but I don't think it really is; given the size...
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    Weird idea from a noob. Poke holes in it please!

    ...noob. I've noticed that when the chicks get a little chilly, when I pick them up, their little feeties are cold. Once their feet get warm again *they* seem to get warm again. So... I was wondering... Would it be possible to spin off Mama Heating Pad onto a ROOST? In other words, hang...
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    Instrument Players

    Anybody else have a SoundCloud? I do, but unfortunately the only thing on it is an a cappella cover I did for a John Cale tribute compilation a year or so ago. Follow if you want... https://soundcloud.com/arcadelt/chorale-john-cale-cover
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    How to Grow a Blueberry Bush

    I have 3 blueberry bushes. Two are new that I just planted this year and they survived the late freeze so I'm rather proud of them (and me!). I have a Tifblue, an Elliott and I can't remember the 3rd offhand. The Elliott is the oldest. I planted that last year and it was the only one that...
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    Anybody else grow mulberries?

    The one I planted after first starting this thread made it thru its first year and I *hope* is going to make it thru its 2nd. At my place the problem isn't birds, it's the dadgum DEER. They nearly stripped the thing about 15 times last year. It has tiny buds on it so I think it's still...
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    BigDaddy Farmer - Ohhhh MY what a pretty chick!!! I'd like to try Welsummers some time. Meanwhile, here are my 3 Buff Orpingtons at 2 weeks, 2 days. They're starting to develop separate and distinct personalities now, which is interesting. Carbo, the cockerel in front on the left, is by far...
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