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    New flock, BLRW with a few others!

    My husband never says cool things, but a few weeks ago, he says, we should do chickens again. Moments later i was pre-ordering chicks from the farm store :D He can't go back on his word now! Fast forward to yesterday, half of my chicks are in, 4 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, love 'em! I have had...
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    Duck vs. Dog incident

    I have 3 ducks, and one got too close to the dog's fence. Its the cattle panel type fencing and my dog was able to grab the duck ( a large pekin female) and drag her in and attempted to have a duckie dinner. To the ducks' advantage, he is senior and has missing and dull teeth, but he can still...
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    How to identify who laid what?

    In a smaller flock, it may be easier to identify which hen laid which egg. But what about a larger flock? If I grab an egg from under a hen, that question has obvious answer. But what about the eggs without hens on them, just sitting there for the taking? I want to know what you do or have done...
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    Let's play. ..."Name my Chicken"

    I have several chicks who are still nameless. All the others have been named from obvious things like colors, or attitudes, or behaviors. But I still have some with no name, if I post pictures, can anyone help? I'm looking for creative, funny, unusual names. Thanks Anyone else needing...
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    leaving chickens while on vacation

    I just started my first flock, they are about 4 weeks old. If we go on vacation, or even just Leave for a weekend, what Preparations should I do before I Were to leave? Obviously enough food and water, but what about eggs? Should I have someone collect them? Our let them hatch (I have a rooster...
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    needing coop design input

    So i had a "handyman", that my husband and I know, start construction on my coop. I went to check it today, (it's been almost 2 weeks....) And, let me just say.... "your fired." Project over. Random sizes, not square, no structure, not level, random nails poking out. Omg, it was a disaster! So...
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    can a chicken who eats gluten producing gluten free egg?

    So I am wondering if my chickens consume gluten, does it produce a gluten free egg? Should I specifically look for special food for them? Would any of the meat have gluten too? Is it true... "you are what you eat"?
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    New here, and already loving it!

    So, over a week into my chicks,7 pullets I received from a local feed store (all different breeds, one of each that they had), and 5 straight run blue laced red Wyandottes, really hoping to get a beautiful rooster for my girls. Excited to be here, excited to learn more. I've had chickens before...
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