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    End(ish) of build!

    We are close, just have siding and trenching the permanent electric left! These are some bougie chickens. We went with sand throughout. For informational purposes, we do love the omlette door, but it DOES NOT love sand. We're going to change it when we do the siding. Those are hue lights. We...
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    Should we try to put baby chicks with a broody mama?

    We're one year into our chicken life, With 8 gals in our flock. 4 orpingtons and 4 easter eggers. My orpingtons are acting a little broody at times, but we have a roll away nesting box. We're scheduled to get black copper marans the end of May. I would like to have them in a maternity ward in...
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    A little update

    We made pvc feeding tube's for our 8 chickens. We do have apparently one gonzo who wanted to empty them onto the floor. Will update on whether we need to add extensions!
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    Looking for experience with pvc feeder

    I currently have a feeder with ports and the holes at the bottom. The problem is that they compact the feed and clog the holes and can't get food. I gave up, and now just have the top off, which is absurd. I think i want to try the 3" pvc pipe with the j at the bottom. Am I going to get the same...
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    More questions about sand

    We got a while bunch of washed construction sand to put in our new coop (pics below for tax), and now I'm second and third and fourth guessing myself about what we should put in our run. The bag says there could be silica dust, understandable because that's what sand is, and recommends humans...
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    Paint type questions- interior walls

    Hi all! We're getting so close! We know we want to paint the interior of our coop to reduce the appeal to bugs and so on, but have a couple of concerns: - it is very very cold here right now. Even with a heater, I'm worried it will take forever to dry. - will it release toxic fumes when it...
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    Progress share on our late season illinois coop!

    This is where we are today, next step is tyvek then windows and doors followed by soffit and fascia. Hope we'll move them within 2 weeks. They do have a very cozy safe space now. :) Pray for us!
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    Laying in the afternoon

    Our newly laying (like 2 weeks) chickens have not gotten the memo about laying in the morning. They lay randomly throughout the day, including when they're in their tractor outside, which led to our great (but very not good) dog eating an egg yesterday. Does this clear up on its own? Should we...
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    We are here! Predator protection design ideas pretty please!

    We're ready to add hardware cloth to the bottom of future coop and run. I've read a TON but of course going from concept to execution is the trick. Should we be wrapping the bottom, exterior of the run and coop area in hardware cloth, extending it through the ditch and then cover with rocks...
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    What egg safe ink do you use?

    Hi there! We got our first egg today!!!!! We already got a cute stamp from Etsy, looking for the ink. I'm wondering what ink you all use that's egg safe? I was thinking americolor but really want to know what you use, preferably American or EU made. Thanks for ideas!
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    Should i be worried about not laying at 20 weeks?

    Hi there, trying to read up but not finding what I'm looking for. I have 4 easter eggers and 4 lavender orpingtons. 💜 they are almost 20 weeks. We have had zero eggs and zero interest in the nesting box. They literally just started using the roost instead of cuddle puddling in the last week...
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    Pullet with weird color comb

    I have 4 lavendar orpingtons and 3/4 have pink combs at 17ish weeks. One has a mostly grey comb. I can't find on Google why this would be the case. They're all getting the same environment, diet, etc. Any thoughts?
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    Putting a recently sick chicken back with their buddies

    My 12 week hen was sick, took her to vet, got her on antibiotics for presumed coccid, been separate for 24 hours, seems like she is pretty much back to normal and also angry about her living arrangements. Should I be worried about putting her back out there after 1 day? Doctor did not think...
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    Help! Chicken closing one eye... sometimes

    Hi there! New chicken momma, girls are about 12 weeks. I have one pullet who is closing her one eye intermittently. She seems a little more tired than in the past, but she has always been our quietest and tamest girl. The eye looks a little more red than the other and is maybe a tiny bit watery...
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    Installing windows backwards in Midwest

    I did look at old threads and saw several people mentioned installing windows backwards. Is this something you can/ would be OK to do in the Midwest where we get lots of snow? Fall and spring are very capricious so we might have great weather for a week, then it snows in May! Any downside to...
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    Portable tractor question in predator heavy environment

    I'm a newbie to backyard chickens. We're moving our 5 weeks babies out to a shed run while we build the coop and run. I would like them to be able to range, but we're in an area that doesn't allow chickens to be outside and also we wouldn't in any case because we have hawks, foxes, mink, and...
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    Is it too early to go outside?

    I'm in northern Illinois, and temps are forecasted to be around 50 this week for lows. We'd like our 5 week chicks to go to an enclosed shed with a radiant heater this week. I'm not sure what fully feathered means, but they definitely have bald spots under their wings. We took the brooder and...
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    Hi!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Very new! Have week and a half old chickens in my family room in an enclosure (storage bin) because my 10 year old son successfully lobbied my husband for chickens :) I was and am not super enthusiastic because poop. (2) How many...
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    Very large flat hardware mesh roof

    Hi there! New member with week old chicks in my basement brooder, frantically building a coop and run! Here is my question for anyone who is handy and has built a really large run. We're going to build a super large run, and want a very large run off a shed turned coop. The area would be maybe...
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