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    Nesting box idea!

    I have been brainstorming for nesting box ideas. While sitting in my living room the other night with the family, I looked over at our small two shelf bookcase and it hit me! I grabbed an older two shelf book case and turned it into a laying basket. I currently have 6 birds that are all laying...
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    Leg horn on the loose! Advice please...

    Two weeks ago I added two hens to the flock. The first morning the leghorn ran off. I couldn't fin her. Turns out she has been living in the woods down the hill from my house, on my neighbors property. I went down to try to coax her with chopped canteloupe, tomorrow's and crackers. She wanted...
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    Egg question

    My hens have only started laying within the last couple weeks. I noticed occasionally when rinsing brown eggs in hot water, that little brown spots would appear on the egg shell. I didnt think anything of it. Then yesterday I found a small brown egg in the grass next to the coop. I assume it was...
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    The flock is growing!

    I strted with 6 day old Black Sex Link chicks, a few days before Easter. I lost one a couple weeks ago due to a racoon. I replaced her with a brown Aracauna. I've been getting one egg almost daily from teh Aracauna and one brown egg almost daily for a week or so. A few days ago a friend of mine...
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    First eggs!

    I got my first egg the other day. It was on the floor if the coop, in front if the box. Then two days later, another in the same spot. Today I found this inside the box!
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    Got my first egg! Question...

    So yesterday afternoon I got my first egg from the flock. This is the first free range egg that I've ever cooked/eaten. I cooked it over easy with a runny yolk. When I cut into the yolk, it is a very dark orange, almost red. I know the yolk color is darker than store bought eggs, but is this...
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    Integration Question, not the usual advice needed

    Hello! Bare with me, this needs a bit of explaining. I had 6 black star hens. They are about 5 1/2 months old. Last week I lost one to a racoon. After losing one, I decided to add two to the flock. I purchased 2 18 week old hens. A white leghorn and a brown aracauna. While these birds were very...
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    Building my pallet coop

    I've been working on my coop and made pretty good progress! The chickens have been in it for two weeks now, even though it is not yet finished. Ivetried to list pics several times here but always give up ue to the frustration. I use an I phone or kindle fire for Internet and have been unable to...
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    Drainage problem....

    As previously stated, I am planning on building a decent sized coop and run using approximately 35 pallets. I was planning on digging out the dirt and filling with gravel, then covering with dirt or sand. Las weekend I dug out the area where the coop will be. During the week, we had a massaged...
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    Need advice

    We had some wicked storms roll through that left us without power. I have 6 two weeks old chicks. The temp in the brooder is 85. How low can it go without harming them? The powers been out for about 2 1/2 hours. It's us supposed to be back on within the next 4 hours. I have a fire going in the...
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    Opinions wanted for coop/run size

    Any advice, opinions, thoughts would be greatly appreciated as I am new to keeping chickens. I have 6 one week old chickens that are doing great. I am beginning to plan my coop. I plan on building my coop from pallets as well as the frame work forth drum enclosure. My coop is looking like it...
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    And so it begins!!!!

    Hello! New member here. I did a brief intro in the New Members Forum. Well in an hour or so I'm off to the farm store to pick up 6 chicks for an Easter gift for my kids. Ive wanted to keep chickens for a while now. I guess getting them for my kids is just the excuse/justification? Either way in...
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    Newbie from outside St. Louis MO.

    Hello! As the title stated, I'm a new member here. I'm also new to chickens. In fact, I haven't gotten them yet. I live in the northwest corner of Jefferson County MO. i have wanted to raise chickens and goats for a few years now. My wife is dead set Gainst gots, but finally agreed to chickens...
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