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    Worried about our 10 week old pullets

    Our 10 week old chicks are dramatically smaller than what they should be. We have them on grower feed and they still run around and fly like crazy. I just don't understand why they are so small. They're acting very healthy though and are eating and drinking. Any ideas of what could be happening...
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    Deep litter method Vs. Traditional Cleaning

    I was wondering if the deep litter method really makes a huge difference in the smell of the coop. Is it a healthier environment for the hens than traditional cleaning?
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    Any tips on integrating younger chicks into my flock?

    Currently, we have four grown hens. They are two barred rocks and two rhode island reds. In the spring, we are planning on getting four or five chicks. We were planning on getting a couple easter eggers and maybe some more rhode island reds. How should i plan on integrating the younger chicks...
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    Our very first egg!

    We are so freaking excited because our Barred Rock, Heidi, just laid her first egg. This is our first chicken to lay an egg! Here she is about to lay the egg Here it is!!
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    Hen acting strange

    So I have four hens that are all healthy, active, and playful. However, one of my hens, a Barred Rock, has been acting quite strange lately. She will go into the coop and pace back and forth. She might jump onto one of the roosts for about a minute, and then jump into the nesting box like she is...
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    How to keep the waterer free from straw in the coop

    So, I have a hanging waterer in that is always getting filled with nasty straw. I'm having to go out there constantly to clean out the waterer so they will actually drink from it. Are there any ways I could keep straw out of the waterer?
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    How long will it take these chickens to lay

    We have recently purchased two Barred Rocks and two Rhode Island Reds from a local farm. They are about a year old. How long do you think it will be before we start getting eggs?
  8. averycatherwood

    So excited!!

    My mom and I have recently gotten four chickens. 2 rhode island reds and 2 barred rocks. i am so excited because they have just now acclimated enough to start eating straight from our hands. It might be a stupid thing to get excited over, but it just made me feel good. Did you feel like this...
  9. averycatherwood

    My beautiful chickens

    My girl Henrietta (Rhode Island Red) My other girls Heidi and Harriet
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    New chickens in coop help please

    My mom and I today went and picked up two Rhode Island Reds and two Plymouth Rocks. I'm a little bit worried about them because they seemed really freaked out when we first put them into the coop. They all curled up in one corner and huddle with each other. Only one of the Rhode Island Reds was...
  11. averycatherwood

    Rhode Island Reds

    Me and my dad have just brought home three rhode island reds. This will be our first time raising chickens. We're newbies!! Any tips on raising this breed? Thanks you so much!
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    New to raising chickens

    Hi you guys! My dad and I have been working on building our chicken coop for about three months now and we have finally completed everything. The coop is 6 feet by 6 feet and the run is 80 square feet. We are super proud of it. We're actually going to pick up our chickens tomorrow. We're getting...
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