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    Rescue Chicken Escaping

    We inherited a young chicken. We cut the feathers of one wing and she could still fly over our 5-6' high fence. So since I am work the wife cut the feathers of the other wing but she can still get over the fence? Any other suggestions? I do not want to put a top on our run.
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    One rescue chicken

    We have 9 chickens. 8 are just 6 months old and just starting to lay. We have one old chicken from our first batch of chicks left but she is retired. Our friend found a young chicken in her neighborhood. She would keep it but she says it crows like a rooster and can not have that due to...
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    Chick - Missing Comb

    I have a 3-4 week old barred rock (1 of 10) which has her comb completely gone. Not sure if has always been that way or not. They are alone in the brooder and none seem to bothering her. I think it just never grew. Well she be ok? Does this happen sometimes or is she a freak? :-). I know...
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    I have a incontinent chicken

    Our chickens are about 2 yrs old. I have a long leghorn that is incontinent. I can not see any other of the chickens vents thru the fluff. This one I can see. According the glossary i guess it would be called a "blowout", maybe. What can you do?
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    my hens are starting to lay...now what?

    I have five hens, 2 RIR and 3 Wh Leghorns. ONe leghorn has been laying for about 4 days and a RIR just started today. Now what? I have given them free choice oyster shells, food and water. I let them out of the coop in the morning about 7am. they seem to go back into the coup about 11ish to...
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    Sexing RR and White leghorns

    We have two RR that look the same and 3 White leghorns that look the same but 2 are a bit larger than the third one. They are about 6 months old. We are getting eggs from one of the white ones. we get about hite 2 eggs in 3 days so i know one of the leghorns is a hen. The RR both look like...
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    Warning: Watch out for those heat lamps

    Had the chickens in the new coop. Forgot to turn the lamp off during the day and it feel to the floor and burned a hole thru the 3/8" plywood floor. Lucky it never ignited and the chickens were not locked in.
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    My new COOP just got a new poop door thanks the heat lamp

    I went out to plug in the heat lamp and the ground under my tractor was lit up. Opened up the coop and the heat lamp must have fallen down the day before. Thank goodness we did not have a chicken bonfire. Smoldered thru 3/8" plywood floor
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    We payed for buff oringtons but they look like white leghorns...

    what do you think?
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    Coop is done and almost looks like my avatar

    Very mobile tractor. 3 nesting boxes. just pick up the handles like a wheelbarrow and move it. pvc feeder an waterer also
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    1st day outside in grass will they need grit?

    I have 2wk old RIR. It is beautiful outside so we are going to let them out in the grass in their coop tractor. I am not sure what bugs they will find and eat. should i give them grit? My store only had some funky blue medicated grit. I am guessig that is for adults cuz it had oyster shells...
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    2 week old RIR and pine shavings

    We put our 2 week old chicks on pine shavings instead of paper towels. Are they really dumb enough to eat the shavings? They picked at them cuz they were new but it did not look like they were eating them. We have one that was flapping around in the shavings. It looked like it could not get...
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    New 3 day old chicks picking on 10 day olds. (NOW W/ PIX)

    We bought 2 RIRs last week and picked up 3 buff oringtons today. We thought we would have to keep the RIR's separated from the babies but the babies are beating up on the older ones. The RIRs are twice the size but they are the one getting their tail feathers pulled. LOL This wife wants to...
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    What size waterer and feeder for 5 RIR?

    Some one is always home so refilling is not an issue but do not want to constantly do it. also i do not want so much out that the water and feed goes bad. should i feed in the coop so it stays dry and water inside and out? I am thinking two 3 gal waterers and 1 11lb feeder. Does that seem...
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    A He or a She. How old till you know for sure?

    I have two RIR chicks about 6 days old. One is almost twice as big as the other. I am wondering if she is a he. I can take pictures of the two to post but what part of the bird should take pictures of?
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    A He or a She. How old till you know for sure?

    I have two RIR chicks about 6 days old. One is almost twice as big as the other. I am wondering if she is a he. I can take pictures of the two to post but what part of the bird should take pictures of?
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    Coop Tractor. 10sqft coop and 40sqft run..5 chickens?

    I built a coop tractor w/ 10sq ft coop w/ 3 nesting boxes and 40 sq of run. We will be moving this around a lot. we have a lot of land. The wife wants to add another chick. we are going to go 2 RIR, 2 BO and one EE. Do i have enough room for these breeds in this amount of space?
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    Advice: First chicks.

    We got 2 chicks today, rhode island reds, and they cute. I have read and read but I have just some questions to clear up a few things. I am using purina mills Start & grow food. Do I need to give the grit? The feed store said to use newspapaer for the first week or so then switch to pine...
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