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  1. CrazyPetunias

    Roast my hen.

    the before and after pics for the old Clairol commercial. Gonna wash that gray right outta my hair, I'm gonna wash that gray right outta my hair. 🎵🎵🎵
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    Topic of the Week - Adding New Chickens to the Flock

    I am going to guess its the Delaware that is getting bullied. There is no guarantee 3 more birds will stop the bullying. You may want to get 2 or 3 more Delawares. Once they are big enough to add to the flock, they might befriend the lone one. I find in my flock that no matter how...
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    Topic of the Week - Adding New Chickens to the Flock

    I get my baby chicks at TSC and Family Farm and Fleet. I don't have a broody hen. This year I have 2 australorpe and 2 barred rocks that are almost 7 weeks old. I am keeping them in a small pen in the garage so far with a heat lamp. This week I started letting them out during the day in the...
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    Topic of the Week - Coop Bedding and Waste Management; Deep Litter Method etc.

    you should ask around to your neighbors if they want the chicken poop. It is great manure to add to a garden. I am sure you will find some happy takers.
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    Comment by 'CrazyPetunias' in article 'Raising Chickens on a Shoestring'

    Glad to know I am not the only one. I have an old playhouse similar to the picture above. I have already covered the openings with hardwire fencing and plan on using it to house my cornish rock hens this summer. I also use an old dryer drum to keep my baby chicks in for the first 2 weeks...
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    Topic of the Week - Coop Bedding and Waste Management; Deep Litter Method etc.

    I currently have 3 girls and plan to add 4 more this spring. The most I have had in the coop at one time is 10 chickens. Bedding in the coop: What do you use? pine shavings in the coop, I use grass clippings and cyprus mulch in their run. I found the cyprus mulch works really well to...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Leghorn

    I have owned white leghorns for about 4 years. · What made you decide to get this breed? I like having white eggs · Do you own them for fun? Breeding? Some other purpose? I keep them for eggs and pets · What are your favorite characteristics about this breed...
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    When to move to coop????

    Try letting them mingle together during the day when you have time to watch them. You want to watch for excessive pecking by the bigger ones. If they get along during the day then you are probably ok to remove the brooder. Since they already are used to seeing each other, you will probably...
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    Ants eating chickens alive!!

    Have you tried boric acid? It comes in a powder or chalk. It is poisonous to chickens so you will want to move them out. Clean the coop and use the powder to kill the existing ants. The chalk can be used to draw barriers around windows and doorways. I used to have some of the chinese...
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    Baby Possum. What can it do?

    If you are not squeamish, hit him with a shovel and throw him out with the garbage. You do not want him hanging out with your chickens. As soon as he gets big enough to attack, he will and then you will have dead chickens. Wild animals go by instinct - can't blame them for it - its just what...
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    Yeah! we are on egg #3 it's not a fluke the chicks are laying

    I have 2 Isa Browns(IB), 1 Americana, 2 white Leg Horns (LH), and 2 New Hampshire Reds (NHR). The IB LH and Americanas are 17 wks old and the 2 NHR are 15 wks old. The 1st egg appeared 6/18 and then another 6/20 and now today. The first 2 are small brown ones - I think from the same...
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    My hens uncovered a large black ant home, they are everywhere!!! HELP!

    You can also try boiling water to get rid of them. Just pour a full pot of boiling water over the entrance to their home.
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    PVC Feeder problems

    The chickens might be getting their feet in the tray and kicking out the feed. Try encircling the feed tray with bricks or stones. Kinda give it a hole in the ground look so that they 'scratch' the bricks/stones instead of the feed.
  14. CrazyPetunias

    Muddy Coop

    Try putting a wood pallet on the floor to get them off the dirt.
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    Pullets won't dust bathe

    I have found out the hard way that my girls like the cheap top soil - the kind you can get from homedepot for $1.40 that looks like dirt and sand mixed together. I let them free range in the back yard when I can. There is a new planting bed I have been trying to get going...was hoping the...
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    Mosquitos and other pests?

    Bug zapper, citronella candles, barley bales for small ponds... there are some organic mosquito foggers that are pet safe I found at the grocery store. Not sure if they really help though.
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    The Winchester Mystery Manson of Chicken Coops/Run

    My husband went to California back in 2001 for my brother's wedding. The winchester mystery mansion was one of the few things we got to see while we were there. Will be looking forward to pictures of your additions.
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    Kicked them out...now what?

    I have 10 chicks and they have a 1 gal waterer. It has to be filled daily. Last time we went away overnight, I put a 1 gallon bucket in their run and filled their 1 gal waterer - hoping it would be enough but no go. They had tipped over the bucket and their waterer was empty when I got home...
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    Kicked them out...now what?

    You should try using a long stick or broom handle to help guide your birds where you want them to go. It is really helpful when trying to move them in a certain direction or out of a corner they keep running circles around
  20. CrazyPetunias

    Kicked them out...now what?

    You're not alone. I have to chase mine each time too. It helps to have backup. My kids and the dog help me to corner the chicks and grab them. The dog won't bite the chickens but he loves to chase them....comes in handy at times
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