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    So what do you do when the power goes out?

    For those of you who have to heat your coop, what do you do when the power goes out? We live in an area where it isn't uncommon and our coop is powered by an adjacent property we own so even a generator would be a pain in the butt. I've got enough extention cords but it would be a pain to hook...
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    Chickens eating shredded paper!

    So we made a bad move by filling nest boxes with shredded paper. It was something we read in a book and figured it was a great way to recycle. The paper that gets shredded at our house is usually just printer paper with sensitive info or canceled checks or stuff mailed to us with sensitive...
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    How often does pecking order change?

    Our 6 Bantam birds are coming up on 5 months of age and just moved in with us about a week and a half ago. We have two roosters (OE and a black Bearded Silkie) and four hens (two Dorkings, a black Bearded Silkie and an OE). They all sleep huddled together and forage together all day just fine...
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    New to this Board...

    I'm new to this BBS and not sure if I'm posting in the apprpriate forum, but anyway... My wife and I had been wanting to keep chickens for a few years. Several weeks ago we came across a Craigslist ad for some Bantams - the lady had gotten 25 chicks in spring to add to her couple of old hens...
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