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    Providing heat for pigeons in winter?

    My pijs live out in the insulated garage and so far seem to be doing just fine. But it can get brutally cold here... -50F windchills in Jan and Feb. There's no drafts in the garage and I offer them sunflower seed and peanuts as a high-fat supplement to help stay warm. They also have a nest...
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    Had to move the pigeons from house to garage and it's cold out.

    So I got my pigeons 2 weeks ago. They were living in my bedroom with me in a dog crate on the floor. Love them, but I saw a mouse today! :( It was looking at the birds so I think it was attracted by their seed. I had to move them into the garage. I feel so guilty! :( They lived outside...
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    Pigeons for beginners?

    Hi everyone! I was going to get chickens (hence the username, LOL!), but my town is now having a big fight whether they are allowed or not. So I'm just dropping the subject. I'm getting pigeons instead! :) They seem like very neat, intelligent, long-lived, hardy birds. Can I just get...
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    Looking for bantams in central IL

    Hi! I'm just getting into chickens for the first time and I'd like to get a few bantam hens. I'm in central IL (around Bloomington-Normal, Decatur, Champaign, Peoria, etc). If anyone knows of a breeder/hatchery in this area I'm all ears! :)
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    Do you have a vet for your chickens? How often do you take them?

    I've kind of read conflicting info on this. Some people don't seem to have a vet for their chickens; if they get badly sick or injured, they slaughter them. But then others seem to go to great lengths for their chickens... taking them to the vet, bringing them inside to nurse them back to...
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    Can I just get a basic rundown of proper diet, for a total newbie?

    I've been researching diets for chickens and I'm so overwhelmed! Do they need pellets or crumbles AND corn? What about "scratch", and what IS scratch exactly? Do you feed them ad lib, as much as they want? Or will they overeat, so you have to give them set portions? Do they have to be...
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    Locking chickens in coop for the night, a neccessity if they have a run?

    I'm building a run, that will be near predator-proof. Welded wire flooring that will have 4-6 inches of sand ontop of the wire. Hardware cloth sides. Padlocked door. Plywood roof with shingles. The whole shebang. I bought a very nice wooden doghouse as a coop: I'm going to elevate...
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    Using a doghouse as coop? Inexpensive coop ideas?

    I've got all the materials for my run. Yay! :) Now I'm thinking about the coop. Does anyone use a doghouse? I found this on Walmart.com and it's very cute: http://www.walmart.com/ip/ASPCA-Suncast-Deluxe-Dog-House-DH250-Dogs/10449973 Would that work? It has vinyl over the door, would...
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    Creating fencing for run that predators cannot dig under?

    So I'm brand-new to the chicken world; don't even have any hens yet. I'm hoping to start building the coop/run this weekend. I'm really kind of lost when it comes to the run and making it predator-proof, especially digging animals. I was thinking I need to dig a trench and kind of set the...
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