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    New Local ordinance for North Huntingdon, PA

    Maybe this could help someone? TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HUNTINGDON COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ORDINANCE NO. _____ BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HUNTINGDON, RELATING TO THE RAISING OF CHICKENS AND ESTABLISHING RULES AND...
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    Put feed away while birds are free ranging?

    I have been going through feed like crazy. I free range my chickens but it seems that they are getting lazy lately. When I go out to check on them through the day, they are at the feeders instead of eating grass and bugs! What do you all think about putting the feeders away during the day...
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    Eating eggs after using Wazine 17?

    Is there a wait to eat the eggs after giving your flock Wazine 17? I'm not eating the chicken, just the eggs. Thanks!
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    Differences between raising chickens and ducks?

    I am not allowed by the wife to get a goat, but she is ok with cute little duckies. So, with that said, I don't know anything about ducks! I have a small coy fish pond but that's it for water. It's about 10' x 4' and kidney shaped. Is that good enough? Can I just build a small coop for them with...
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    What to do with feathers?

    Ok, this post does not belong in this category but I didn't get much feedback in the DIY forum. I wanted to see if anyone makes use of feathers, either after processing or just casually collecting them over time. I'm not a crafty kind of person but I thought maybe they could be used for things...
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    Any use for feathers?

    I added 6 hens to my flock today and after a short time, it occurred to me that I could start collecting and saving a lot of feathers. The question is, if I do that, what can I do with the feathers? Some quick ideas I had but am not sure if they would work is: make pillows or mattresses for...
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    Can I eat them yet?

    I have a black Australorp and 2 EE cockerels that are about 14 weeks old or so. They were hatched February 28. I need to get rid of them but I have not had any takers on here or on Craigslist. Are they old enough to butcher and eat yet? My family is opposed to us eating them but I don't...
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    Roosters and children

    I just some responses in another thread ( and put this same thing there) but I decided to make this another separate thread / question. I have 6 adult hens, and 23 younger birds from 5 weeks to 13 weeks old. A few of the 13 week olds are cockerels. I also have a 7 year old daughter and a 5...
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    Any thoughts on this runt?

    I have a couple runts in my newest flock. They are Black Copper Marans and are 4 weeks old today. The one in this picture looks like it is a week old! I got 10 chicks and everything about all of them is the same. They are all from the same hatch, same parents, are in the same brooder with...
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    A couple runts in the chick flock

    I have 14 chicks still in the brooder. 10 are about 3 weeks old and 4 are about 6 weeks old. 2 of the youngest group are so much smaller than the other 8. They look to be about a week and half younger then the others. They are all Black Copper Marans from the same hatch. They all seem...
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    I just want "vent" for a second!

    I read and research about chickens every day and I enjoy my flock very much. It's is probably the best hobby / pastime I have ever gotten into. However, in my reading, I always read about how the startup costs of a coop and run should cost maybe $200 or so and many say less than that. How the...
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    Garden where the coop and run were?

    I'm new to gardening, believe it or not and I am not sure about the soil. I recently moved my coop and attached run to the opposite end of my property (3 acres). Until recently I kept my chickens in the coop and pen. There is certainly a decent build up of natural fertilizer where the run...
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    Combining young and younger...

    I couldn't find much on this topic so I thought I would post my results. I combined two day old chicks with three week old chicks in the same brooder in my house. The 2 day old chicks seem to take to the older ones as their mothers and it seems to have worked out pretty well. The older birds...
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    Having second thoughts about putting chicks outside

    Should I go out and bring them in? I have 10 five week old chicks that have been living in my house. They stink (even though I change their pine shavings every other day), they are noisy, and there is so much dust it is all driving my wife and I crazy. Don't get me wrong, I love these birds...
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    Do I have to have a raised floor?

    I am converting an old shed / barn into a chicken coop. This thing is 40+ years old but it is pretty big and still sturdy. Probably about 10' x 20'. There will be plenty of space for what will eventually be almost 25 birds in there. I will have 8 nesting boxes and tons of perch space. I...
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    RIR seems sick

    I have a Rhode Island Red that doesn't seem to be feeling well, if that makes sense. She is about a year old, so I was told. She has a paste butt going on for a while now and I clean it up frequently. It never gets to the point where her vent is blocked but it is always messy. Lately she is...
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte, 26 weeks, no eggs yet

    I got a black Australorp and a Silver Laced Wyandotte that both hatched two days before Labor Day last year. My Australorp started laying about three weeks ago but my slw has not yet. Her comb is bright red and has been for a month at least but still no egg. She seems very healthy, active and...
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    First time hatch and it's awesome!

    I just thought I would share this. I ordered 24 fertile eggs - 12 Australorp and 12 EE from Meyer Hatchery. They sent me 26 and of course all were fertile. Today was day 20 in the incubator and so far I have 17 little beauties and all but 2 have pipped. I really just wanted to say this is...
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    Is this brooder acceptable?

    This is the first time I have ever hatched eggs or had chicks. I have read a ton of info about setting up a brooder but Friday is hatch day and I would like to get some opinions on my temporary brooder set up. I am expecting probably as many as 20 chicks to hatch this weekend. The tub is...
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    What the heck?

    So my question is probably obvious...what the heck is that?!?! It's small, brown and squishy. What causes an egg to come out like this?
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