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    Adorable Kitten 9 weeks spayed

    Very sweet kitten. Home raised by myself and son. She is a little shy at first but warms up quickly. Very playful. She has been around chickens in our barn since she was 6 weeks old. She is spayed, has first shots, and been dewormed, 9.5 weeks old. We call her Cheesecake.
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    Cuckoo Maran Pullets Elizabeth, CO

    I have some very healthy pullets to re home. They have been raised by myself and my 3 year old son. They have been vaccinated for mareks. i have 2 marans left, . They were hatched august 12 and will be laying by spring. I am asking $25 each.They are in Elizabeth, CO
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    would you consider this a dog proof brooder

    i have 2 Jack Russells and i love my dogs but they are NOT a chicken friendly type of dog. we had an incident last spring where my male got out and got into our brooder and killed all 24 of our 4 week chicks. this can never happen again for so many reasons! we have made the dog area about as...
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    should i have a roost bar for chicks if im using brinsea ecoglow

    i am getting 15 babies mid august. I purchased a Brinsea ecoglow 20 and i was wondering if i should put a roost bar for the chicks in the brooder? or will the roost bar take them away from the ecoglow and cause them to be too chilly? thanks.
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    Hen made a strange bubbly cough noise once. not sure if i should start treating for respiratory illn

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) BO 8 months old and is the same weight and size as my other chickens 2) What is the behavior, exactly. behaving normally but made a strange bubbling cough noise. it sounded like a gurgle...
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    What happened here. help. pic included

    just went to clean coop this morning and found this. 2 eggs and tons of poo from the same chicken. is something wrong with her?? was she egg bound?? everyone was acting normally yesterday.
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    when will i know i can remove extra feeders and waterers for new chickens?

    i got 2 new pullets a while ago. after quarantine, i introduced them to my existing flock a little less than 2 weeks ago. It was a little rough at first so i added 2 more feeders and waterers so everybody got food and water. Now everyone seems to be getting along pretty well. when will i know...
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    orpington just started laying and wants to stay in nest....

    i have 4 orpingtons and 1 barred rock. One of the Orpingtons just started laying yesterday...yippie!! she gave me an egg yesterday and one today but she seems to want to hang out in the nest box for a while. I know orpingtons are very prone to being broody and i would like to do my best to keep...
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    Outside sitting in ugly chair in the middle of my lawn watching flock graze.

    Just wondered if anyone else does this. Lol. I'm feeling a tad nuts :) but I've seen hawks so I'm not taking any chances :)
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    Bald top of Body on Barred Rock pullet...any help??????

    So I recently got a barred rock pullet who is 6 weeks old. My first major mistake was sticking her in immediately in with my Orpingtons.....lesson learned and then some!!!! i noticed later that her body like under her wings but mostly on the top portion was completely void of feathers and...
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    3 BO pullets??? please!?!?!

    any thoughts? I'm concerned about 1 in particular possibly being a roo. However, i have had chicks for a total of 5 weeks and admittedly know nothing :) they were purchased from a local breeder as all pullets. they are a little over 5 weeks. The biggest one is Yzma she is in the front of the...
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    just finished coop and NOW i'm concerned it's too small!!

    am i panicking for no reason??? we are still cleaning up the area but its a 4x4 coop with 4x8 run for 3 BO pullets. We can only have a max of 4 chickens where i live.
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    Does a roost need a ramp and how far down from the celing???

    Hi All, My husband and I are building our first coop. We have 3 Buff Orpington chicks (freaking adorable) that are 1 week old. We are building a coop thats 4'x4' with an attached run thats 10'L and 4' W. We cannot seem to find information how far down from the ceiling should the roost be? and...
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