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    Miracle Layer again...

    Well my Easter Egger stopped laying about a month after starting a year and a half ago....and behold i went for eggs three weeks ago and there it was. A beautiful bluish egg layed by none other that the EE..And she has laid about 5 eggs a week since for the past three weeks. I have no idea why...
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    pittsburgh area feed

    Anyone know of a mill that sells local chicken feed near pittsburgh, currently i run to tsc for $15/50 bag for my 3 hens but if i could get a 100# cheaper i would drive to get it. i have a camp in slippery rock, lots of farms up this way there has to be a local mill somewhere. would anyone...
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    Hampton PA ordinance update

    last report i heard they were gonna have a meeting in late august to discuss a urban agriculture ordinance. Anyone hear how that went? We might be moving to hampton and I have 3 hens already. I hope they changed the law or we will have to go into hiding. Anyone else currently have hens...
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    no egg, acting funny

    well ive been reading many articles here and still have some concerns on my hen who is no laying and acting funny. they were all egg laying machines and 2 weeks ago one stopped laying one day and the 3 girls have only produced 2 eggs since. i wasnt sure which one it was but tonight one seems...
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    stopped laying (why?)

    I have 3 amber sex link hens that are laying machines..they lay an egg everday since last august except for a few 2 egg days through winter. all the sudden one hen was sitting on the nest real late one night and i went out to lock the coop and she was still there sleeping later that night with...
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    rescue hens??

    ok so my co-workers got some chickens after i did however their chickens stopped laying almost immediatley and not much for about 4 months..i learned at first they were only feeding them cracked corn..i didnt want to be bossy cause im new to chicken farming myself so i hinted at chicken feed...
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    surprise eggs, what next?

    ok so the babies from tractor supply decided to lay their first eggs today at about 4 months. awesome, but should i change their food? i had them on the grower and was about to go to layer feed. they eat a ton of fresh veggies from work and they get out to free range about 3 hours a day. should...
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    Treats and wierd roosting

    when giving fruit for treats of anything, should i cut them up small so they can swallow them or just let em peck away at larger chunks? And i have notice when i put them in at night they like to cram behind the pop door in the corner and one always ends up on the bottom. however when i...
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    DE and Sweet PDZ ?

    First time chick owner and i got em in the coop and did a ton of research on here. but still got a ? i bought some sweet pdz for the coop and poop board and some DE. Should i spread them both in the coop bedding, i know the pdz is to dry out the poo and moisture and i was gonna mix it with...
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    poopboard location

    my first coop is about done and ready to install inside stuff. i have a 6 ft wide by 3 ft deep coop 3 high in front. i was gonna put poop board in front by the barn doors with water and food right under it for feeding with roost above that. nest box to far left and pop door to far right...
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    1st coop completed!

    Ok so being this is my first coop i know its not perfect, but after about 18 hours and 250 $ this is what I got. I still have to finish the inside but other than that here goes our first chicken experience. My daughter loves the coop or as she says daddys building a chicken poop. i got these...
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    coop exteriors?

    Howdy all, what are some good economic choices for exterior walls/roof on a coop. siding, plywood with exterior paint, or any other ideas? My wife demands this thing looks nice but i dont want to break the bank either. thanks
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    height ?

    as a rough estimate how high should the inside of a coop be? I'm building a 6 x 3 coop for 3 birds. is 3 ft high enough? and the run is completely underneath the coop how high should the run be? or wld it be better to keep the coop to the side and have the run higher? i was thinking more ground...
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    review my first coop plans...

    ok so i'm ready to build by first coop in the city for 3 hens. my goal is fresh eggs, friendly and quiet birds. I plan on a permanant coop 6 or 7 ft by 3ft with coop above the run. is one community nest a good idea or 3 seperate? I understand you dont want chemicals in the wood but i want it to...
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