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    GLW at 13 weeks????? PICS -What tipped you off?

    Ok, I was going to patiently wait for an egg or a crow, but this morning I noticed the start of spurs on the back of this gal/guy's legs. It's the only one of my birds who has started to develop anything looking like spurs. Sorry no pics of this, they are very small and she/he very much hates...
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    What's up with the 'TRILLING'

    Ok,c my 6 1/2 week old BA's and BR's have cheeped, chirped, 'crooned' over treats and 'squawked' about being rounded up. Today, the BA that I suspect will turn out to be a Roo, started (I can find no better description) TRILLING. Within a minute or so, all the older ones joined in and were...
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    My Integration Scheme.....Hmmmm?

    OK, so I have 4 now 5 week olds (2 BA's, 2 BR's), along with 2 now two week olds (Wellies) who were integrated 2 weeks ago. They are loose in the coop (they are the only ones in there. I had no trouble integrating them. I have just brought home 2 day old GL Wyandottes. I built a brooder...
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    OK, I Integrated them, now some "After the Fact" questions.

    I added some just arrived at the feedstore (3 days old?) Welsummer chicks to my brooder with 4 - 3 Week olds (2 Barred Rocks, 2 Black Aussies) today. I sat and watched them for 3 hours, and except for some explorative pecks and a coupla reminders that the babies shouldn't be trying to actually...
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    GATES - The Final Project - a little info please

    All I have left is the gates. (Well, and a coupla questions). ' 1. I think they should open inward, so I could have a better chance of controlling the hens as I go in. Is this even an issue worth talking about? 2. I'm building a 2 X 4 frame, hardware cloth covered gate...6' by approx 3'...
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    Circular Chicken Tractor - Just a Thought

    I have spent quite a while researching coops and actually I've already built mine. Most of the tractors I've seen with attached runs have a fixed position run that then required moving both the coop and the run in order to get to new 'foraging' areas. Would a circular coop, with a run...
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    Slant Roof for Dummies - HELP

    OK, I'm an old (ish) woman constructing my coop by myself. My tools consist of a skill saw, drill, driver, and one darn big hammer (turns out I don't have the skill (strength) to screw it together even when I predrill the holes. My coop is a pole barn style construction 8 X 10, slant roof...
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