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    Anybody Else Use ChatGPT to Help Plan their Setup?

    Sure I get all that. But I hope to make it to my deathbed without using it intentionally.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I keep a pair of standard rubber boots on the stairs from the garage so I can just slip into them without having to use my hands. Perfect for the coop and also for the girls when they are being pecky. For the little bit of winter, I'll just wear wool socks.
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    Anybody Else Use ChatGPT to Help Plan their Setup?

    For the record, I'm not afraid of AI. But I have a background in research and I trust my own ability to sift through sources more than I trust AI to do it. I'm not knocking anyone for using it, it's just my policy not to use it.
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    Anybody Else Use ChatGPT to Help Plan their Setup?

    I don't know much about ChatGPT specifically, but when you get an WI generated response on Google, it pulls from a wide variety of sources. Unfortunately, not all of them are reliable - it includes things like reddit and even satirical sites like the Onion. I just don't trust the answers.
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    Chick wheezing when breathing -- something stuck in throat?

    Are all your chickens doing the wheezing/whistling?
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    Chick wheezing when breathing -- something stuck in throat?

    This is what worked for me: I fed her some mash mixed with coconut oil a couple of times a day. I just kept her separate while she was eating so the others would let her eat in peace. Took a few days, but the whistling went away. No idea if it would have resolved anyway. Also, I have no idea if...
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    Thinking about getting a barn cat

    Our cats ignore the possums entirely and mostly do the raccoons, but once in a while they will get fed up and take a swipe at a raccoon. I got those little houses on Amazon, but they sell them places like Chewy as well. Once cool weather starts, the cats spend a fair amount of time tucked into...
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    PLANTS POISONOUS TO CHICKENS

    Big Google says the seed pods of mimosa contain a neurotoxin and the leaves and flowers can also be a risk. I cut down any I see, but it has always because they are invasive where I live and crowd out the native plants I want.
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    Thinking about getting a barn cat

    Thank you! Is that a young raccoon or some other creature? We also get possums coming by for a snack.
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    Trying to get an idea of how many out there do free range vs chicken runs/enclosed.

    Now that my girls are big enough, I've been free-ranging them every day. I'm home, but sometimes working so not really where I'd know if there was a problem. We have loads of predators. The aerial ones are mostly hawks, but there are also owls and bald eagles around. So far, no issues, but the...
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    Thinking about getting a barn cat

    We have three strays who made their way to us. One is pretty feral and you are rarely allowed to pet him. As far as I can tell, only the female hunts, but I saw her nab a bird right out of the air. Mostly, she goes after rodents. I'm wildly allergic to cats, so these guys all live in little...
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    Thinking about getting a barn cat

    I agree about the fickle nature of cats and hunting and traps are a good idea. I would not do bait boxes, though - you would also be poisoning anything that feeds on mice. Including chickens, if they catch and eat one. (And I know they do, because I've seen mine do it).
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    New trio of guineas

    That's beautiful.
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    New trio of guineas

    Ah, sorry about Eda. Pepper looks so friendly.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Me too!
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    New trio of guineas

    Guineas are such cool, primitive-looking birds. I love their little horns. My son's neighborhood has a flock of feral guinea fowl and after he built a bunch of berms/brushpiles on his 2 1/2 acres, they started nesting there. At any given moment there are a couple of nests going. It always makes...
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    Would Anyone Be Interested In This?

    Welcome! Sounds like a great idea for people who like apps. I'm more old school and also a little more free-form about it - other than noted the chickens ages in my calendar (so I know when they might start laying) I don't track them in any way.
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    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    I don't think the person (WildNectarine) you're asking is still active on this site. I agree about the importance of allowing birds to forage if at all possible. They need to be able to have their feet on real ground just like we do, and are designed to be out there finding bugs, plants, etc...
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    Other Than Chickens, What Do You collect?

    I have something similar - a glass fronted attorneys bookcase that includes things like shells, nests, and bones. I have a possum skull I found when I was a kid and a wallaby skull I found in Tasmania. On my porch, there is a horseshoe crab shell, and I have a dish of sea glass in one bathroom...
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    First eggs!

    No idea! The bigger egg had two yolks. I have been feeding them chick start/grower feed because it's high in protein and they've been steadily eating the crushed oyster shell and egg shell I've been putting out. We had these over seafood risotto cakes. Definitely the most expensive breakfast...
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