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    Safe Grass Seed

    I'm planning to grow grass in small sections in the area where my birds free range. We are planning to fence off each area, but knowing our birds, they may get creative and find their way in the area and eat a little before we scoot them out. I want to buy grass seed that will not harm them in...
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    Top Soil for Dust Bath and Growing Grass?

    Hi - I'm in the Northeast and on the tail end of what's been a brutal winter. I want to grow some grass indoors for my birds as well as provide them with some dirt to bathe in. I have planted grass in the past with some dirt I had from outside (everything now is frozen and covered with lots of...
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    Reseeding Lawn - recommendations for chicken friendly products that produce a typical looking lawn

    Hi - I need to reseed my lawn and patch up a few spots. We do not use any products on our lawn and haven't for years. Now that we have birds, we're looking for grass seed that will produce grass that is fine for them to eat (not sure what kinds of chemicals etc. might be added to typical grass...
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    Possibly need a new name for my australorpe

    Hi - looking for a good name for my australorpe - we called her Cookie (as she's black and white like an oreo), but one of my children isn't a fan of the name. We've ruled out midnight, blackie, oreo, and many other black themed names (though may not though of them all). She's a quiet, not...
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    Is deepness of pitch a sign of a rooster?

    I recently acquired 6 baby chicks. One has definitely turned out to be a rooster. It may be paranoia, but I'm now worried that another one (easter egger) may be. When I pick her up she lets out a squawk that is deeper in pitch than my other birds. She has not crowed at all. Can that be a sign of...
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    Welsummer Rooster (born 3/2/14) Free to good home in MA, RI or other areas of New England

    Hi - I have a young Welsummer rooster that I am desperately looking to relocate to a good home. He was a surprise in my batch of chicks, and I cannot keep him because of zoning rules (he's starting to crow). I am willing to drive a fair distance to relocate him (VT, ME, CT, NH). He's a nice bird...
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    Suggestions for Places that would take a young rooster in Boston, MA or Providence, RI area

    Hi - received my 2nd batch of chicks this spring, and one of them (now 9 weeks old) is a Welsummer rooster. We really would like to find a new home for him (vs. giving him to someone to eat), as we have raised him as a pet, and my children would take it hard if we couldn't find him a home. We...
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    How long before first laying do chickens sing the egg song?

    We've heard at least one of our chickens, though possibly 2-3, sing the egg song in the morning over the past week or two. However, no egg yet. The girls are about 19 weeks, though the one we heard singing was not as developed in comb etc. as some of the other girls, and she's a BO which I don't...
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