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    How do you guys advertise your chicks??

    I use Nextdoor.
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    Laying Eggs on the Roost?

    @Clucker Mama I'm glad this thread helped you! I do think it's odd that it's happening that consistently. For me, it turned out that it never happened again after I created this thread. It wasn't a regular occurrence for my girl; I still don't know why it started or stopped but it was a blip...
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    Over "Breeding..." By an Alpha Hen

    Thanks for all the responses! Yes, Coffee is definitely a hen. She's a Delaware and she lays eggs regularly. No pics right now--but she's definitely female. @2 many chickens it's interesting that you mention that. This is our third flock at school but the only one that had an accidental...
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    Over "Breeding..." By an Alpha Hen

    Weird question/issue here. Our alpha hen, Coffee, has always jumped on the other hens and "mated" with them for what I assume are dominance issues. Just like a rooster, she apparently has a favorite hen that she does this to: Owl. I've never had roosters (except for an accidental cockerel...
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    No Quarantine Integration (Yes, I know I'm being bad)

    Good points from both of you. Any chance of a consensus on whether or not I should try to "inoculate" my home flock with some soil from my school flock before bringing home the new girls? I can see both points of view. I'll be bringing home two or three new members, since I heard it's easier...
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    No Quarantine Integration (Yes, I know I'm being bad)

    ...some folks. I do practice a very mild form of biosecurity in that I have a pair of dedicated shoes that I wear into my chicken area at home and I *sometimes* change clothes if I was with my school flock before I go visit my home flock. But I don't shower in between (although I do wash my...
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    No Quarantine Integration (Yes, I know I'm being bad)

    Background: I have a home flock (currently down to two) and am the caretaker for my high school's flock of 20 chickens. In April, I will buy two or three of the chickens from my school to bring to my house. I live in a suburban area and my entire backyard is about 1,200 sq. ft. The chicken...
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    Wood Ash v Biochar

    LOL! Thanks for the reply...that's sort of what I thought. I can't use permethrin because I have a barn cat that sleeps in the coop/run with the flock and it seems like it's toxic to cats. I am not a DE person, either. Hopefully I can find some wood ashes. :hmm
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    Wood Ash v Biochar

    I have a chicken with lice but don't have wood ash. Can I use biochar on her and in her dust bath instead?
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    How Much Would You Pay for a Glass Waterer?

    I do have a food grade bucket but I have my doubts about whether or not it leaches. This summer, even though my waterer is out of direct sunlight, I noticed that it gets very soft and flexible in the heat. I've been playing around with using a cooler and nipples that have the cooler adapter...
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    How Much Would You Pay for a Glass Waterer?

    I know this thread is old but I've been searching for a waterer that doesn't use plastic but isn't insanely expensive for a long time. Any progress? Ideally, I'd still like to use nipples as I think they are much cleaner. I've found one stainless steel waterer with nipples but it was insanely...
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    Laying Eggs on the Roost?

    Huh. Good to know it's possible! I thought it was crazy. She's not young, though. She's two years old. A SLW, if that means anything.
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    Laying Eggs on the Roost?

    Has anyone ever had a chicken lay an egg while roosting at night? I have three chickens and one nesting box that everyone uses. I've never found an egg anywhere else but the nesting box. In the last two weeks, one of my chicken's eggs has been next to the roost in the early morning. It...
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    what are y'all saving from the wild to deal with coming crisis?

    Amaranth greens are delicious! For some reason I struggle to grow them but my dad plants some every year and shares. It's like a more umami spinach, if that makes sense.
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    what are y'all saving from the wild to deal with coming crisis?

    I got mine as cuttings from here: http://projecttreecollard.org/ You should try them! I got cuttings in the mail and they grew like champs. Usually kale and greens aren't my favorite but wilted collards under scrambled eggs is my new favorite breakfast. It's also 100% from my backyard, which...
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    what are y'all saving from the wild to deal with coming crisis?

    I just read through this interesting thread. The discussions (that were on topic!) were intriguing, to say the least. Thanks, OP, for a great topic! I'm surprised more people didn't jump on this. I'm not sure if it's because they don't grow in every zone but I also have perennial purple...
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    Worried I have too much ventilation

    Nice! I grew up right on the Cupertino-San Jose border. You should see what they're doing to Vallco mall! :) I'm sure you'll love your first flock. I've only had chickens at my house for about a year but I've been a flock caretaker for three years now. Chickens are so fun (and watching...
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    Worried I have too much ventilation

    I think your coop is gorgeous! Not too much ventilation. Your chicks were probably just exploring their new home. I live in San Jose, CA and have a run/coop combo with only three enclosed walls around the roost bar. I put in a pic. My girls like all the airflow on hot days! I will say that...
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    11 Week old Delaware

    @Peppercorngal Thanks! He's actually been (so far) polite for a boy but he is starting to hold himself apart from the rest of the flock and watch warily when people enter the run. Even though he seems nice and is beautiful, we're not allowed to have roosters so he's gotta go. :( As each day...
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    11 Week old Delaware

    @ Gray Farms Thanks. Never had one before but that's what I thought....
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