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    My 6 momth old Barred Rock just stared to crow. It's creepy! LOL

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    New Chicken "likes" for the new Facebook upgrade.. ;)

    (Not sure who made it just randomly sent to me from another -I did not make it)
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    You know you are smitten with your chickens when...

    You go out to shovel poop and end up cuddling with at least 20 of them for an hour instead.
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    Barred Rock Roosters hatched 9/25/15 Northern Illinois

    I have 16 of them. Take one or take them all. FREE (pickup only please) I am located near to Great America in Gurnee (easiest landmark to search by). Facebook page linked here with contact info.
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    Barred Rock Roosters Northeast Illinois

    I have 10 or more BR roosters to rehome. Hatched on September 23-ish. They haven't started crowing yet.
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    Moving to coop 10-20 Degree difference in temp

    I am trying to get my Rocks out to the barn this week as they are getting too destructive for my brooder. The room they are in is about 68 without heatlamps / lighting. It is currently 58 in the coop. (Draft free and dry) I cannot put heat lamps in the coop. If I transport them in a...
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    Frozen 2 pound slabs of boiled grains -Many available-

    Mixed roasted and boiled grains. Usually contain wheat, oats, & barley. They have been rinsed cooled and bagged and frozen same day. Two pounds each bag (usually more). My chickens LOVE this stuff! It can be thawed and heated (for the younger ones) or just left out for them to peck away...
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    Receiving roosters with a "Pullet Only" order.

    My second order of chicks (Barred Rocks) are 3 1/2 weeks old. Today when I went to the brooder to change the water and fill up the feed, I noticed that at least 6 of my "girls" are developing a red comb!! I am going to wait until the end of the week and separate them out to count them but I...
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    Got a picture of one of my hens that was not blurry and wanted to show it off!

    Most of the time I get "blurry" chicken heads and still bodies in my photos. I got a whole chicken photo'd today and she was still!
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    Chicken Costumes

    Have you seen the pictures from this blog? I nearly fell off my chair laughing and also wanting to make that costume for my hens at the same time! http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Kn7WQ7p8ZkM/T8JMNSfSNrI/AAAAAAAAGdM/hekeV1XB60s/s640/IMG_3191.JPG
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    Suggestions for insulation/weatherizing old dairy barn for chickens

    I am cleaning out this old barn for my chicks. I have cleaned things up since this photo, but I was wondering the best way to insulate the walls. The beams are 8x8's and there is just the wooden siding/covering on the outside. Lots of small gaps in the wood siding. The picture shows...
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    Hello from North-western Illinois!

    I am up in the Hanover Park area. Anyone else nearby?
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    Not sure where to start (In Illinois)

    Hi, I am a newbie and found this place whilst digging for ordinances about what I can/cannot own on my own property. My village code actually states you cannot "harbor" chickens or fowl on property in the village limits. I can possibly understand (as most houses around here are on less than...
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