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    How long Broody?

    I'm very new to the chicken raising so forgive me if this is a repeated question.. Okay, three weeks ago my BO alpha female went broody. I take away any eggs I find under her. I've tried the water dunking to stop the broody, moved her out of the nesting area etc. But still, she puffs up like a...
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    Plucky Chicken gets Expressway Rescue-Story From our Memphis TN Paper!

    What a wonderful Story.. Plucky chicken gets expressway rescue Kindly cab driver saves farm fowl from becoming road kill By Cindy Wolff (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal Friday, May 1, 2009 Forget why it crossed the road, Yellow Cab driver Charlie Yonkers just wanted to get the...
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    Is she my weakest link.. egg layer that is.. ??

    I have 4 Buff Orpingtons. All but one has the prettiest red waddles and combs. And the 3 with the combs and waddles are laying eggs but her. All are 6 months old. She is also the oddest of the group. It's like she is in her own little world and not to mention the laziest. And she is not...
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    BO Pullet charges towards me and will kick or peck me.

    Last Thursday I noticed one of my BO pullets (approx. 4month old) pecked me as I pulled out the feed jar to refill. (I've only had these girls for about 1 month) I was thinking okay no biggie.. Then Friday I noticed this same pullet acting strangely towards me as I approached the coop. She would...
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    Recycled Counter Coop.. :-)

    Fortunately for us .. Memphis is the dumping capital for junk. When driving to a feed store to see if they had premade coops just to get an idea what they went for before we spent 100's of dollars making one.. I looked over and noticed a pile of junk laying in a parking lot.. I thought, dang...
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    Want 4 Buff Opringtons Memphis, TN

    I'm a newbee and I'm so excited to begin my new venture of chicken raising... I will have my coop completed Saturday and I'd like to start with 4-Buff Oprington hens only Preferably not chicks .. I live in Shelby County and I'm willing to travel to several counties around me...
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    What kind of coop or pen in needed for Meat Birds?

    Im wondering does a meat bird Live in a coop? What type of coop or pen should they be raised until it time to process them. Sorry.. I've never done this before and I'm about to venture into raising chickens for eggs and meat and need some expert advice.. Thanks, Michele
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    I can't believe 4.00 for a doz organic brn eggs-Kroger

    I about fainted when my husband told me that Krogers brand of Brown Organic eggs cost 4.00... We just bought 2 dozen last week from Kroger and it was only 2.98 each. I'm in the middle of building my new chicken coop and can't seem to move quick enough after seeing that huge jump in cost ...
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