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    egg quality gone down lately

    Usually, with the exception of one of my girls, I get nice eggs. Firm yolks, good consistency, nice hard shells. Lately they are not as good. shells appear fine, if lighter in color, but are slightly more brittle. When I crack them open they seem less firm, the yolks tend to break, the "white"...
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    hoop coop ideas in MD

    I live in Southern Maryland, with my 3 hens (getting 2-3 more soon) where we get a wide range of weather. For example it was 70degrees here yesterday and 25 today, but lower if you factor wind chill! i am thinking of building a hoop coop very similar to...
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    Chicks of different ages

    I am going to get 3-5 chicks from our local farm store. They have a couple of the breeds that I want now. and will have the others in a couple weeks. Should I try as hard as possible to get them all the same age, or will a week or two make a big difference? The last batch of 4 I got were 4 weeks...
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    Open air coop??

    A while back I posted a pic of my parent's old coop behind out horse barn and was told it was an open air type coop. Most of the front of it is wire. The coop has been unused for 20 years other than for storage. I am seriously thinking of tearing all down but the bones and making it a usable...
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    Hen found dead, no apparent reason

    So I'm sure I dont have enough information to give to get any help. But at least wanted to get some ideas and share my story. I had 4 hens approx 2 yrs old. Went out to feed them one evening and noticed that my black austrolorp was not out in the run with the others. I found her laying under the...
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    Favorite chicken not laying or laying eggs with no shell

    I have had my chickens for over a year now and they have been laying for about 10 months. Was getting 4 eggs a day from 4 hens for a while, then they molted and stopped laying, then started again but it was winter so production slowed a tiny bit, still got on average 3 eggs a day. Sometimes...
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    some questions about my 5 week old chicks

    I bought some 4/5week old chicks from a local farmer who bought them from Meyer hatchery. They are going on 6 weeks old now. So far they seem healthy and happy. After being handled daily they are getting friendly..and sometimes to brave! (One decided to fly and perch on a friends head as we were...
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    The adventure begins!!!!

    Last week I got my little coop off of craigslist. We were going to fix up our 30 yr old 14x6 coop, but decided we didnt have time or $$ to spend on it and I bought a small chicken tractor with run on craigslist. Last night I picked up the chicks that I also found on CL. I got a barred rock, an...
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    Bought a coop..well almost! Disinfecting?

    I put a deposit down on a coop. Have to go pick it up with the horse trailer and pay the ballance. The coop its self is about 4x4, the attached run is almost 10'. It is in good shape, might make some minor improvements. It is technically a chicken tractor, but the hinge for the wheels is a...
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    Rusing an old coop..Possibly my new project?!

    Excuse my horrid typing. The title is Re-using, not rusing! My family used to have chickens when I was little. About all I remember is that I named them, and a weasle killed them one night. (bloody nasty mess!) After Mr. Weasle parents got out of chickens. Old coop turned into junk storage area...
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    How many standard hens in this coop?

    We were going to build a coop for the hens we will be getting, but with so many other things to do here on the farm we have to keep our priorities straight. I found this coop http://richmond.craigslist.org/grd/2876823630.html for $150. It says 5 chickens...which seems like a lot of chicken in a...
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    What fencing/netting is best?

    I am looking on http://www.southernstates.com/catalog/c-1578-fences-netting.aspx for hardware cloth and fencing for my coop and run. I know that I will use hardware cloth for my vents in my coop just not sure what gage. I am also converting a 10x10 chainlink dog run into a portable run for my...
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    New to Chickens, what kind to get?

    I am considering getting 2-4 laying hens. I live in MD and need a hardy, relatively easy maintainance chicken. Would prefer a breed that is known for being friendly. I love all animals and enjoy learning about them. We have horses, a goat, dogs and cats on our farm. Will chickens be a problem...
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