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    Safety of creek water

    Hi there, So, I just moved my coop into an area close to a creek. The creek runs through an agricultural area and may contain fertilizer or farm chemicals. Here's the thing. I have no house water to a sprinkler system or spigots anywhere near my coop, so I've been filling a 5 gallon bucket in...
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    Molting on back, base of tail only

    Hi there I have a new flock of 8 hens, all having lost feathers or only have those soft under feathers left in the same spot and nowhere else- all on their "lower back" or base of the tail feathers. I've worked on mite control, given them extra calcium, and sprayed that stuff that's supposed to...
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    Ready to move to coop? Help me age my chicks!

    I have only three Buff Orphs. Meet Gloria, Bernadette, and Pegg. I am building my coop this weekend, which is fully contained and will (hopefully) look something like this... ...At least for now, until I paint it white, gray, and red to match my house! Anyway, I live in the...
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    Brooder lessons: My first chicken experience so far

    So we just moved to rural Palisade, CO, and I decided that it was finally time to get some backyard chickens. We live right in town, so we are only allowed to have up to 6, so I decided that 3 would be good to start with, being that I am a chicken "beginner." I have learned a few lessons already...
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    Gravel in chicken run?

    I am preparing to get 3-5 chickens for the first time this spring (very excited!), and am working to prepare a run. I have the perfect space between my garage and my fence, which is just an empty gravel area. (Think, "Toy" or RV parking spot). The whole area is newly covered in your run of...
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