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  1. Lucy4

    Playhouse Style Coop for Sale in Putnam County NY

    For sale: 4 year old custom designed and built chicken coop and covered run. It was built with both function, appearance, and most importantly, SAFETY, in mind. We call it the Fort Knox of chicken coops, because no predators can get in there! The coop/run is 10 feet long, 4 foot wide, approx 8...
  2. Lucy4

    Lav Ameraucana -- please tell me this one is a pullet

    So after the verdict on my buff chick, I would appreciate you all looking at the other ameraucana. Hoping at least this one is a gal. She hatched 4/17, but was in a pen with a lot of others before i got her, and was getting bullied over food. Hence the small size for her age.
  3. Lucy4

    Buff Ameraucana - roo or no?

    This is the sweetest thing, so I'm hoping for hen. Got mixed opinions thus far though! What do you think? Around 3 months old.
  4. Lucy4

    Chick sneezing and running at throat

    Last night was the first night my 10 week girls were integrated into the coop. I found them both hiding from the others in a minuscule space in the morning -- didn't go well. I have them separated again for the moment because my chantecler chick is sneezing and rubbing at her neck. A cold...
  5. Lucy4

    How to feed when adults are mixed with chicks?

    So my two month old girls are about to move from my house into the coop with my other three girls (2 are 4 years old, 1 is a year.). I'm very confused about feeding. Technically my young ones should be on grower, and my older girls on layer, but there's no way to insure they'll eat that way...
  6. Lucy4

    Blue Andalusian added to NY winters?

    So we've always had hearty cold-weather breeds due to being in NYS. My older son, who is special needs, wanted a new chicken for his birthday. When we went to the breeder, she was so touched by him that she offered him any pullet in the coop, free as a gift. It was the sweetest thing. As...
  7. Lucy4

    Chicken repeatedly scraping beak on stone patio?

    Back and forth, back and forth she's scraping it on the stones. Any idea why? This poor hen, Rosie, has had a tough time lately. Not one of her eggs hatched (why she's out in the yard in stead of the coop/pen; we're trying to break her broodiness.) I tried to reintegrate her into the flock...
  8. Lucy4

    Eggs didn't hatch; will mama grieve? :(

    My three year old BO is constantly going broody, so we finally have in and got some fertile eggs from a friend's farm for her to set on. We candled them at day 12; all looked well with 5 eggs, so we hoped for some babies Friday. Nothing. :( I am going to give it til tomorrow morning and then...
  9. Lucy4

    Broody purposefully break an egg?

    So my broody Rosie has been setting in the coop/run, separated from my other hens. This morning, one of the eggs had been pushed out of the coop and was broken on the floor of the run. The playhouse coop has a pretty high lip -- she'd have to work to push it up and out out. Most of the...
  10. Lucy4

    First time broody hen sitting on eggs. Nervous!

    So we bought 4 chicks a few years ago, and have a variance for exactly four. Last year, a coon got one of them. The boys have been begging for a chick. Well, our favorite girl Rosie is consistently broody. We usually break her of it, but my farmer friend wanted some new layers and said to...
  11. Lucy4

    How to re-introduce hen to the cold?

    Yesterday morning, my favorite hen seemed to be coming down with something... poopy butt, sounded funny respiratory-wise. Took her inside and crated her. Wormed her, just in case. She seems fine this morning. I'm happy to let her hang out here another day or so to make sure she's ok, but...
  12. Lucy4

    Hen sounds strangled, balance is off?

    I'm so worried about her. I went into the coop this morning and she was obviously agitated. She kept repeatedly clucking, but the sound is strangled, like she has something in her throat. I made some oatmeal and brought it to her (she wasn't particularly interested) but she always fell over...
  13. Lucy4

    Can missing feathers be genetically linked?

    So one of my Easter eggers has not had butt feathers for 6 months. (I'm not referring to her tail feathers -- literally her butt is naked. About a 2 by 3 inch perfectly rectangular area.) Nothing has grown back since she lost them half a year ago. None of my other hens have this problem, and...
  14. Lucy4

    Bringing hen into nursery school class?

    Any words of wisdom? I'm bringing my friendliest hen, and figured I'd hold her for the kids to pet. I was considering putting down a blanket and having the kids sit in a circle while we gave her some treats too... too overwhelming, you think? Rosie is an outgoing sort of bird and is wonderful...
  15. Lucy4

    How do hens tolerate their chicks being taken away?

    When you have a hen sit on eggs and then the babies are taken elsewhere to be raised, does she get upset? I may be anthropomorphizing here. But the thought bothers me. I have a BO who is consistently broody every other month. My friend asked if she could hatch some eggs for her. Timing...
  16. Lucy4

    Are there any dog breeds that AREN'T going to want to kill chickens?

    Just curious. I know the prey drive exists in all dogs... but is it less strong in certain breeds? Thanks.
  17. Lucy4

    Variance Approved :)

    After a long battle with our neighbors... much stress, fees, and paperwork... the zoning board of our town approved our variance on Thursday. They also agreed that our hens were indeed therapy animals for our son with mood disorder. We don't even have to move the coop away from the neighbor's...
  18. Lucy4

    Girls stopped laying after hubby closed nesting box

    So we have one girl who goes broody every other month or so. I just kick her out of the coop for a couple days (bringing her in at night and covering the nesting box til the morning.) Within 48 hours, she's over it. But my charming husband decided that rather than having to put additional food...
  19. Lucy4

    Can't keep our coop, and could use some tractor ideas. :(

    Long story short: we have evil neighbors who reported us two weeks ago. Our chickens are illegal (though I didn't know that when we got them. Our town allows chickens, but we don't have the correct acreage.) We are applying for a variance, and the town is encouraging us... sounds like we...
  20. Lucy4

    How to write a "support letter" for neighbors to sign before hearing

    So outside of the evil neighbors who reported us, the neighbors on the other sides of me said they would be happy to sign something saying they didn't mind the chickens. I could submit the letters with my variance paperwork. So I wrote up a letter for each of them... but it sounds...
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