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    Eglu chicken coop for sale Long Island, NY pick up only

    I have a green eglu for sale, 3 years old in very good condition. It has the standard (not expanded) wired enclosure and I have comfortably raised 5 hens in it. It is modified with strong chicken wire from the inside on the vents for added protection against raccoons and other predators...
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    New to EE's and in love with them!

    After a large raccoon wiped out my flock of RIR's last halloween, I got some EE chicks over the spring and raised them outside in the coop with a heat lamp (no more chicks in the house again...EVER!). My RIR's were consistant layers but a bit bitchy at times and the roo....well, we had a stand...
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    Please help me sex my chicks

    I will apologize for having no pics to show as my camera showed washed out colors and I didn't think it would help. I will try my best to describe my chicks. I purchased 6 chicks at my local feed store, they were advertised at Ameracuanas but I think they are probably EEs as the description...
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    The scariest halloween ever, my flock is dead or dying....

    I have had an eglu for two years...I actually have two of them. I have many racoons in the area and they are always a concern but I find with the coop door shut, it has been a fortress of safety for my girls. I often see the muddy footprints of the raccoons all over the eglu but they have...
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    Spoiling my molting girls...

    So my RIR is two years old and going through her first molt...I remember my daughter getting her first period and me allowing her to stay home from school and eat chocolate ice cream at 9 in the morning to celebrate her right of passage...lol. In keeping with that spirit I want to spoil my RIR...
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    What breed do I have?

    Lost most of my girls to the neighborhood hawk this year. When I got down to one, I went to a local farmer to get some more hens so my one RIR wouldn't get lonely. He had just received over a hundred hens and didn't know much about them. Most of them...and the ones that I chose where mostly...
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    Want a breed that will lay over the NY winter

    I'm told that GSL hens will lay even over a cold NY winter, when I went to learn more about them I see that they are a cross of RIRs which I already have. Is the breed a better choice for egg laying in winter months or am I wasting my time looking for them? Rivka
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    what is safe to mark eggs with?

    Planning on hatching a few chicks au natural, I want to keep the eggs I'm hatching from the ones I'll be harvesting for eating, what is a safe medium that I can mark the eggs with? Is permanent marker okay? thanks, Rivka
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    Planning on allowing a few eggs to hatch...questions...

    My RIRs that I have raised from a week old have started laying this week. One of the chicks turned out to be a roo but he is a really good protector and is not overly aggressive. I have a second coop that I ordered for the chicks (I had originally 4 gingernut rangers but the lawn company went...
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    When to clip the wings?

    I have 6 RIRs that are about 16-18wks and I want to clip their wings but my question is: Is it too soon? When is the appropriate time to clip the wings? Thanks, Rivka
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    I've lost my flock!

    Had the girls free ranging all day, went out tonight to put them away and found three dead and the fourth missing... I noticed the grass had been cut but the service that I hire. Not sure if they ran them over...although I didn't see feathers everywhere, or if they let in a dog who went after...
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    Using organic layer for the first time

    Hi all! I've been using organic crumble for my 24 wk hens and my 10-12 wk old chicks. I just picked up some organic layer because the crumble was not available and I have a few questions: 1. Can the chicks eat the layer safely? 2. Do they need the small stones (can't remember what they are...
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    When can the chicks go outside?

    Hi all! I've been brooding 6 RIR chicks for about a month now, all the baby fluff is gone and they look like mini chickens. They still make chick peeps but once in awhile I hear a chicken sound come from at least one of them. I live on eastern Long Island where I'm pretty sure the danger of...
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    Introducing myself

    Hi I'm Rivka, the proud new owner of 4 gingernut rangers and 6 brooding RIR chicks. This site is amazing thank you so much for all the info! Rivka
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    Do a have a Roo?

    I am brooding 6 RIR I estimate to be about 6 weeks old now. One of the largest started forming a comb much sooner than the rest (they were all about the same age when I got them) and is very dominant and assertive. I've been reading "dummies" and am trying to determine if I have a Roo, they...
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    Getting my girls in at night

    I thought I posted this in the morning but when I checked back for a response I couldn't find the post so forgive me if this is a repeat. I am new to the forum, my name is Rivka and I have just received 4 gingernut rangers about 16-20 weeks and I am brooding 6 RIR they are probably 6 weeks old...
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