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    Back from chicken haitus...Can a rooster NOT be dominant with three hens??

    I've rescued what I thought were four young hens, between 6-8 months I was told. One has turned out to be a rooster, which was not obvious until I had them for a few weeks. He crows just a bit and not before 7:00 am, his spur nubs are starting to emerge and his waddles and feathers are...
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    Broody Hen drooling!?

    My Buff Orpington goes broody about once a month. We've started calling her whack-a-doo because her behaviors seem to be a constant situation. I came home from work today, removed her from the nesting box so she would eat/drink/range for a couple hours, and noticed that she drooled! I'm sure she...
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    Will keeping the pop door open create a draft in winter?

    Hi everyone, We don't have horrible winters here in the high desert. Lows may get into the 20s but usually stay in the 30s, we may get a day or two of light snow. I have a small coop (4 x 4 x 4) which houses 4 hens and we are approaching our first winter. There are small holes at the top of the...
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    What to feed a flock if they are not all laying

    I'm about to run out of feed and need to buy SOMETHING. I only have 4 pullets, one that is 17 weeks and the others are 12 weeks old. I've read that layer feed should not be given until they actually start laying. So I guess my question is, with this size flock, and being limited to 25 pound bags...
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    Baby, it's HOT outside!

    Whew! Barely in to June and it's already 110 degrees out there! As a "newbie" I'm hoping that I'm doing everything I can to keep my chickens as cool as possible. I can't mist into the run because it's small and I don't want to get their feed wet. But this is what I've been doing (most of these...
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    Please don't jump into the dog run!

    I heard that chickens were easy. I guess having chickens AND dogs...not so much :) At 5 weeks, 4 of our 5 chicks were killed by our dogs. We now have one 14 week Delaware (sole survivor), two 9-week Barred Rocks and one 8 week Buff Orpington. We have a dog run with a 7 foot chain link fence, so...
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    Poop boards for a small coop

    We just built a small coop for 3 or 4 chickens. It's about 4x4x4(at lowest, 5 feet high at highest). This does not include nesting boxes. My question is, we put in two roosting bars but would like to add a poop board under the highest one - maybe even take the other one out. Roost is about 3...
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    Incredibly sad...

    I am so sad. I raised 5 day old chicks and today we finished the coop. They could have gone in tomorrow, safe and sound. Two Delawares, two Easter eggers, and a Barred Rock. My dogs got to them in the garage and killed all but one of the Delawares. She is lonely and I'm not sure how to replace a...
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    This newbie built a small coop! Where do I put a heat lamp?

    So, my chicks are in their second cardboard brooder box inside the house. The coop and run are almost done. The coop is about 4x4 (minus the nesting boxes) and it sports two roosting bars. There is a beam that runs through the center of the ceiling between (and above) the bars. My question is...
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    Watering very small flock

    I'm new to raising chickens. So new, I don't even have them yet! I bought a metal feeder but, after tending to a neighbor's hens a few times, want something that will keep water cleaner. There is so much information on this site that I am thankful for, but I'm having trouble with choosing a...
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    Newbie

    Hi everyone, After gleaning information from this website for the last six months, I have made the decision to start a small (3-4) flock of hens, likely from chicks, within the next couple of weeks. My wonderful hubby, who worked on farms as a teenager and has no interest in raising hens, is out...
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