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  1. Julie_in_PA

    My Backyard Chickens BLOG

    Check it out ! I just edited it and added a couple pics, etc. ! https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=10469
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    One new hen ... now I have questions !!! Need answered quickly pwease

    I posted in another post about some chickens that I was offered for FREE. Well, I just got home from going to see them. I didn't get them all. Here's why ... I talked to the people and they said they hens haven't laid eggs for MONTHS ... ?? So what's up with that ? There was one hen who's...
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    Need your opinion ~ I was offered 3 chickens for FREE

    I did ask this question in chat also ... THANKS TO ALL WHO GAVE ME YOUR OPINIONS !!! But I have further questions about, so figured while I'm posting I'd get everyone else's opinion to. Question : A lady offered 3 chickens to me for FREE. They're approx 2 - 2 1/2 years old. They're not laying...
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    Free Ranging ...

    Hey everyone - I missed this forum ! My computer crashed several weeks ago, so I haven't been on for a while. Until now. Anyway - my question is, how old should my chickens be for them to free range safely ? My chicks are 7 1/2 weeks old and growing like crazy ... their feathers are comming in...
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    Lost alot .... ugh ...

    Well, I got my first peeps. They were a day late (making them 3 days old when I received them). They were very dehydrated when I got them because of being late. I lost 22 I'm aggrevated. I hope that I'm reimburssed for the total I lost. I called the farm the morning I got them after losing 8...
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    My new peeps are here ! Now I have a question ...

    Well, my peeps arrived this morning ! They're late actually ... according to the farm, they were hatched and shipped on June 17th, I was suppose to receive them by the 18th or 19th, but didn't get them until today (the 20th). Not sure if that has anything to do with why 2 of them are dead and 3...
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    Red Sex Linked Peeps for sale in PA (near MD, WV, Ohio)

    I'm getting my peeps next week ... and we ordered an "overabundance" of them. Some will go to family, plus we're keeping 20-30, then the rest will be sold. They are "red sex linked" (so I've been told) ... a hybrid of a White Rock hen and a RIR Rooster. I will be selling them for $1 per peep...
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    Ducks vs. Guineas

    What wins (in your opinion) in keeping DUCKS vs. Keeping GUINEAS ? I can get some free ducks to take care of bugs, ticks and worms in my yard ... I know Guineas are good for this to, but can't seem to easily find any keets for sale in my area right now ... so I'm trying hard to make the right...
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    !?DUCKS!?

    WELL ... guess what ... HAHAHA ! ... I'm getting a couple of DUCKS now to ! Ducklings actually. THere's a lady who is overwhelmed with lots of ducks and wants to give me a few for Free. So I told her I guess I'd take 2 or 3. She'll have hatchlings next week. So somtime after they're hatched -...
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    Guess we're getting some lambs

    Jasmine (our 4 yr old daughter) has been asking for a lamb for a while now. We (well actually I - not really my husband, but just me) have been casually considering the idea. I found a couple of bottle baby Katahdin lambs. I guess I'm going to pick up one or two next Thursday. I researched...
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    The frame to our new chicken coop is up ...

    Well, it's gonna be pretty big. To big I think. Now I kinda wish we'd be using for something else instead of chickens ! It's such a nice pen ! Our chicken coop is 10x12 (120 square feet) and will have a fenced in area of 10x12 as well. According to advice I have been given - we need 2 square...
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    Turkey Questions

    Can I keep turkeys WITH my chickens ? In the chicken coop, nesting boxes, etc. ? I mean - will they get along ? And do they both have basically the same needs ? Just thinking that if we're getting some peeps ... and want some "broilers" ... perhaps we should get a couple (2 or 3) turkeys as...
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    Unregistered Saanen (dairy goats)bottle babies for sale ~ Southern PA

    I have some unregistered fb Saanen kids for sale (does and bucks) ! I'm located in Southern PA. Kids are all bottle babies (getting them on bottles tonight) and are anywhere 9 days old and less (various ages under 9 days old). I have a few here on my farm - and there's LOTS more at my friends...
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    Bottle Baby Fawn

    Well, I have a new "temporary" addition to my farm. A baby fawn. I'm caring for her - for my uncle. He's in the deer business. She's my first fawn - and this week I will have 4 more dropped off here to bottlefeed as well. I'll have them for approx 8 weeks. I wish I could find an active Deer...
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    Peacocks ?

    Any one know anything much about Peacocks ? What are they used for ? Just for "looks" and pets ... or is there more to them ? Do they get along with chickens ? Are they hard and/or expensive to keep ? What type of housing do they need ? What feed do you use for them ? Any info about them...
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    White Rock x Rhode Island Red ...

    I'm new to chickens all together - so I didn't know what breed would suit us best. But knew that my grandparents always liked the Rhode Island Reds. Then I found some cheap hybrids - White Rock x Rhode Island Red. Those are what I ordered and will be getting in June. Does anyone have or know...
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    BEST Brown Egg laying breed ?

    Just curious what you all consider to be the BEST Brown egg layer ?? According to quantity, egg size, etc.
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    Sexing

    HOW do you "sex" a peep ? Just curious because when we get our 78 peeps in June - alot of them will be sold to family members that want some now. But we want to keep alot of hens for laying ... so I would hate to sell them off to people, and then US only end up with a pile of roosters !!! :| So...
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    Nesting Boxes ??

    How many nesting boxes do I need ??? Do I need one nesting box per hen ? Or do they "share" ... or what ? Still working on figuring out how we need to do our chicken coop. Getting tons of ideas, and figures. So please, any help would be appreciated
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    Coop Questions ... hmmm ... where do I start ...

    Ok, well being that I'm new to having chickens ... and we're getting 75 - well actually 78 peeps on June 18th ... We need to start planning and building our chicken coop soon. We have a brooder ready for the peeps - so we do have some time to work on a coop since they will be in the brooder for...
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