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    Coop recommendations for prodigal chicken keeper who is also lazy

    Hello! I'm back getting ready keep chickens again after a 3-4 year break. We kept them for 3-4 years before rehoming what was left of our flock. This time, I want them safer, and I want more convenience for myself. Here is my wish list: Something to assemble, NOT build Coop inside a...
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    Does this look like Scaly Leg Mites?

    Another Buff's legs look similar. The first thing I noticed was that the legs look swollen and the toes sort of look like pale, fat worms. At first I thought it was her age, but then I noticed the scales. I looked up SLM photos and gout, but they all looked much more severe or advanced, so it...
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    Will she keep sitting after the first ones hatch?

    Hi! We have our first ever broody, a Silkie. When she went broody, I marked the four eggs she was sitting on. When I checked on her the other day, there were fourteen eggs! I guess the others are laying in her spot when she gets up once a day? Last night, I candled eight of the newer eggs, and...
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    meaties on the "cheap" and easy

    We have been keeping layers for 3 years now, but we just hatched 11 Cornish x chicks via an educational program, and hubby wants to try raising them. Feed cost projections are staggering, and we have no shelter for them yet. What are the best tips you veterans have for keeping it simple?
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    how many eggs should I be getting from this flock

    I have three Buff Orpingtons, two Australorps, one red something I have never bothered to identify, o one Silkie bantam, one Brahma, one EE, one Golden Laced Wyandotte, and two Silver Laved Wyandottes. So, twelve one-year old hens in all, plus a too. I am getting 8-10 eggs per day, usually 8...
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    Any ideas on my mystery chicks?

    Hi! These were hatched for a friend who could not keep them all. We were given six of them, and my friend has no idea what breed(s) they are. For all I know, thy are all mutts, but since they are not all alike, I thought I'd throw these pics out there for all you breed geniuses. I am...
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    Can I house more hens in my 8x8 coop?

    Hi! We currently have one large rooster and ten hens, one of which is a bantam. We are looking at adding a few hens with the understanding that our max capacity would be 14-16. I am wondering if we can stretch that by adding perches, to a maximum of how many? They free range over our 5 acres...
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    Overbreeding vs. Predators: Hubby vs. Wife

    Need some advice! We started fostering three roos last year, and the family had to move away and was never able to pick them up for processing. Currently, we have those 3, plus ten hens (one is a Silkie Bantam). Two of the roos are Buffs, and one is an Australorp named Shadow. They are all...
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    deep litter retrofit?

    Hi! I am wondering if it is possible to retrofit a coop that is on stilts for a deep-litter setup? Would I need to cut out the floor and mound gravel underneath, then dirt? Am I out of luck? What we have...is not working:)
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    Cold: will tetracyclene contaminate the eggs? Something safer?

    Hi. Our rooster has been having cold symptoms for a total of 5 days. He was hoarse the first day and seemed not to be crowing. After that, he did crow although maybe not quite as loud, so I thought he was recovering, but last night and this morning I heard a purring sound that seems to be...
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    Has anyone else got a Cornish in their flock of WLs?

    I bought 12 "White Leghorns" in April from TSC. 8 smaller ones from one brooder, and 4 slightly larger ones (supposedly also WLs, supposedly only a few days older) from another brooder which was unlabeled. Of the 4 larger ones, 3 turned out to be roos. We gave away 2 of the roos, and the...
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