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    Do I need a bigger more permanent winter coop?

    My husband's vote is no.... I have a nice little chicken tractor for our 4 hens (our first flock). Honestly, they seem pretty content, and just started laying. But, winter approaches - and it's rainy, probably snowy... but generally milder in the PNW than back east. Also, I'm tired of moving...
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    Easter Egger take a guess

    Hi there, this one was sold as an Amercauna. But after reading around here, I'm sure it's an EE. Not so sure about the gender. She/he is quite friendly and gets along well with the others. In fact they were all curled up together this afternoon. Is that abnormal for chickens and a rooster? But...
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    Grit, oyster and all that stuff

    Hi there, my chicks are now 6 weeks old. They are eating "chick starter", but will be moving to "chick developer" (what my local chicken farmer recommended). They are outside in their chicken ark and hang out in their grassy run all day now. Should I be providing extra grit now that they are...
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    My husband has goat fever

    Hi there, I finally convinced my husband to let me have a flock of chickens and now he has decided we might as well get some little goats. I guess we are going all out on the hobby farm front. He's found a small local farm who has nigerian dwarf wethers for sale. The goal is to set up a cattle...
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    Rockin' the chicken ark in rainy Seattle

    After a couple of days of rain, it seems more than fitting that my family has chosen the chicken ark as a home for our very new, very small flock of 4 hens. We have 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Brown Sexlink, and 1 Amercauna. I remember my grandparents having chickens on their farm, but I'm pretty much...
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