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    question on new run

    We presently have our chickens in a 12' x 24' chain link dog run. We are in the PNW and get alot of rain and the run gets muddy. We also are in a constant fight with rats digging holes into the run. I saw a great idea for a way to roof the run in another thread and got the supplies for that...
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    Moving a Broody?

    i've got a couple broody hens and although I would like nothing better than raising more chickens, my husband is not so enthusiastic about the prospect. I do have a friend who lost her hens last year and I asked if she'd like these chicks. last year I let two of my hens raise some babies and...
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    Best footing for enclosure?

    Some of my flock is in an enclosure which is just dirt, but starting to get muddy. Wondering what would be the best footing. I was thinking wood chips, but wondered if there are some that aren't healthy for chickens. For example black walnut is toxic for horses. Is there anything like that...
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    Watery Egg Whites

    Most of my chickens are BOs but I have one EE and her daughter who is EE/BO. I have noticed that even with the freshest of eggs the whites from the eggs of those two hens are much thinner. They fan out in the pan like an old egg, and this morning I was poaching two just laid eggs and it was...
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    Rooster Culling Criteria

    Out of eleven straight run Buff Orpingtons I have 5 roosters. I need to cull down to 1 for the remaining hens, but I'm having trouble deciding on who to keep. My old BO roo was such a gentleman I'd love to get one just like him. He was so kind to the hens, always let them eat first, he was...
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