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    Poop stuck on feathers

    Hello, All! One of my chickens constantly has poop stuck on her feathers. Not on the vent...she lays eggs every day. But the poop is constantly sticking to the fluffy feather just under the vent. The other chickens don't have a problem with this. I keep having to catch her (not easy) and pour...
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    We have finished building our coop!!!!

    Hello, Everyone! We've finished building the coop for our chickens. For convenience, I am placing the link to my blog post (where I wrote all about it complete with pictures) here: http://fatearth.blogspot.com/2014/05/post-100-it-is-finished-coop-that-is.html Enjoy!!!
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    I have a Kickstarter project and I need your help!

    Hello, Everyone! I wasn't really sure where to post this, so I figured it would fit under Random Ramblings. I have four baby barred rock hens that I have added to my urban backyard farm. I need to expand my infrastructure, i.e., purchase a coop for them. I began a Kickstarter project to raise...
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    New Chick On the Block

    Hello, Everyone! My name is Audra and I'm a brand new baby chick owner. Last Thursday we bought four baby Barred Rock chicks. They are getting feathers already! I don't have a farm, but the goal is to have one by the end of 2015. So for now, my backyard is my farm. A little about me: I'm...
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    When do I start feeding baby chicks calcium?

    Cluck, cluck! I have 4 baby Barred Rocks that I bought last Thursday. I bought a bag of starter food for them. I have read that they need calcium in order for their eggs to develop and read that oysters shells (I'm assuming ground) are what you feed them. I am totally new to this. I have two...
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    Good breeds to raise??

    Hello, Everyone!!! Hubby and I have decided to move to the next level in our homesteading venture and raise some chickens for eggs (we just butchered our own chicken that a friend gave to us and it really made us want to take raising chickens off of our wishlist and get moving!) My question...
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    New to chickens

    Hello, everyone. I am an aspiring farmer. I have never owned my own chickens because zoning laws won't allow that. But I want to learn all I can so that when I finally get my own farm I have plenty of knowledge to get started. I want to have Silkies because I heard they are great for first time...
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