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  1. Peavy

    Taurine/catfood for my chickens

    Hello! Two questions: First, can anyone tell me if and why Taurine in cat food is harmful to chickens? I saw it mentioned in a post and have been searching everywhere to validate the claim, but can't seem to find the answer. I was planning on adding some dry cat food to the menu for my moulting...
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    Great stuff for chickens coops and its free!

    The day after our local election here last week, I drove around and picked up several of those candidate election signs that are printed on corrugated plastic and posted all over the place before elections. They are proving to be very useful in the coop. They make great droppings boards as they...
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    Australorps

    I bought 3 (Privett) hatchery Australorps. One looks like an Australorp with the beautiful face, dark beak and eyes. Two others have lighter eyes and beaks already at 9 weeks. Bought them because I kept hearing how gentle and docile they are, but they are all very bossy and assertive. So, while...
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    now that they've been introduced...

    I am very pleased to say that after about 3 weeks of living separated but in close proximity, my 8 week old chicks and my 2 four-year old hens spent the afternoon together with very little drama! Seriously, I had been losing sleep over it and I am so glad it worked out so well. The chicks...
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    Dumb questions---sorry

    I keep seeing y'all mention DE, which I finally figured out was Diatomaceous Earth. Why and how would one use it? Also, I don't have a droppings board for my 8 hens in a 6X12 indoor coop attached to a 8x16 outdoor run. Do I need one? I live in Reno where it is EXTREMELY dry. I just have very...
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    What's the best hatchery?

    I have 4 year old Delawares that came from Privett Hatchery. I love my gals, but I am a little disappointed in their "Delaware-ness". Only one of the four is a typical Delly and I have been told that Privett is known for not having quality chickens. I wonder if anyone knows what the best quality...
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    Easier to introduce birds of same color?

    Hello everyone! Question: would my established chickens accept chickens of the same color more easily than chickens of a different color? Sounds silly but they like my black dogs better than my friends brown dogs, they are somewhat wary of new people, so would they do better if the new chickens...
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    How bad is the pecking order fighting?

    I have 4 Delawares, four years old. I really want to get 6 new chicks this year, but I honestly am terrified of the establishment of pecking order once they have been acclimated and are finally put together. My Dels are big girls and pretty bossy with each other. I plan to keep the babies in a...
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    Celebrate your chickens in art!!

    Want to do something fun and prove to the world that chickens are more than meat and eggs? I love my chickens and I love art projects, if you do, too, check out Pet Soul and contribute a tiny little celebration of your chickens! Don't think "I'm not an artist" because you do not have to be! Its...
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    "popcorn"pigeon food or wild birdseed as treat?

    Hi all---at the feedstore I picked up some pigeon food as a treat for my girls. It consists of some safflower seeds, millet, cracked corn, and small whole dried peas as well as small dried whole corn kernels like popcorn. I'm wondering if the whole dried popcorn kernels and the whole dried peas...
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    What brands of commercial food do u feed?

    HI I like to use a laying pellet as a base for my girls' diet. I usually use Layena or when I can get it I use an organic feed. Tonight, being the holiday rush and all, I stopped by a feedstore close to my house, ran in and ordered a big bag of laying pellets. They loaded it in the car wheile I...
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    Are my chickens too thin?

    Hi Everybody! I live in Reno where the nights get down to the teens often and sometimes down to higher single digits. My 4 Delawares have a rubbermaid shed with a roost in it, plenty of bedding and I stuff the door opening with straw on the cold nights to keep it warmer. I feed them layer...
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    Dumb question EEs

    What are EEs? I keep seeing this abbreviation and cannot figure it out. See, I told you it was a dumb question.
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    hens won't roost!

    Hi My 5 1/2 month old Delaware hens won't roost on their perch at night, they sleep on the floor of their Rubbermaid shed. The roosting perch has been installed for about 10 days and is about 28 inches off the floor. Should I lower it? Its a single long perch running the length of the small...
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    New member with Ancona questions

    Hi Everyone! Thanks for having me. I've been wanting chickens my whole life and now at age 44 I am finally able to get a small flock of 5 birds! I cannot tell you how excited I am. I have been trying to dig up info on the temperament of the Ancona. Does anyone know if this would be a good...
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