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  1. The Chicken Gardener

    Red mites or just red spiders?

    I’m not sure how to go about reaching out to you so I’m sorry if I’m doing this wrong. I have the same little red mites in my coop. Just a few I can spot and none on my birds that I can see. But I want to eliminate them before it grows into a huge problem. I’ve been sprinting DE in the coop and...
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    Solid Surface Roof on Run? Pros and Cons?

    Wanted to share my 2 cents though looks like you’ve already received some great feedback. We live in a suburban residential area, our coop/run is located under our deck. (Walk out ranch so not a ground level deck) Even with being under the deck, we still put a full roof across the run. Plywood...
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    Hen eats it own eggs

    I had 2 chickens confirmed eating eggs. Not sure what started it but I’ve been trying everything. I’ve blown out eggs and filled them with mustard, 5 of my 6 birds were turned off but one of my egg eaters didn’t mind the mustard and ate it anyway. 😩 I started providing more “treats” for...
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    Hailey The Egg Eater Help!

    I have, I believe, 2 chickens that are eating eggs. I caught one in the act but I’m pretty confident that the other is also eating them too. Dumb question- when you “crate” them, how do you do it? Keep them completely isolated for a few days? Do you recommend putting the crate in the run so...
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    Hailey The Egg Eater Help!

    Let me know what works for you. I have, I think, 2 birds that are eating eggs. One for sure. 😩 Mine are both Aerucanas and 6 months old.
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    Ameraucana lays brown eggs?

    Same problem here. I bought, what I was told were 2 Amereucanas, but they are both laying light tan eggs. 😔
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    Heat lamp vs Heating Pad

    I’m new to the group and new to chickens. That said, all the advice I’m getting from experienced chicken owners says no heat needed (and I’m in Michigan with relatively cold winters). We use pine shavings because it does better keeping the coop nice and dry. I’m told that straw is a better...
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