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    how old before I can determine hens/roosters?

    I got two chicks from my daughter - her first grade class hatched and my grandsons wanted me to raise and add them to my flock of seven. My first fall/winter/spring has gone so well with my girls. Definitely cannot keep any roosters, and not sure about integrating with flock unless they are both...
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    winter treats

    Finally we got snow in the northern woods- in a big way! My girls will not even come out of the coop - I would like to prepare a hot treat for them - any ideas? Cook up their cracked corn? Thanks!
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    poop in nest boxes

    this has been such a fun resource to use, have had my girls for about a month and been making a few adjustments. Just added a thicker roost per someone's suggestions here - seems like when I was researching specs on building my coop, I never came across a recommendation for width of the roost...
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    Good sunny cold morning

    As if we don't already have enough worries and bad news - Tigers way down in the Series, Frankenstorm Sandy threatening terrors like we have never seen, outcome of 11/6 at local, state and national levels... I already posted under health emergencies, but though I should provide an intro here...
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    lethargic bird - I am a novice laying chicken keeper

    I have seven six month old birds, moved from a small local farmer about two weeks ago. All has been going well until this morning. I have one girl who did not leave the coop - I checked on her a couple of times to she if she was busy laying, then noticed her struggling to move when I disturbed...
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