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    Beautiful Blue Copper Marans

    This is a nearly 2 year old Blue Copper Marans Roo that I need to rehome. I have two roos and they seemed to get along until this spring when the dynamics changed and it would be best for this guy if he had his own harem. He is not people aggressive and is a pretty big guy, free to good home...
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    To roof or not to roof? Any suggestions for roofing this run?

    This is our coop and run, the dimension's are 13' across the front and runs 16' to the back. We used some old dog run panels (adding a couples new ones) and wire across the top. We're thinking of putting on a roof which would give our birds more access to the outdoors in lousy weather. We...
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    anyone relate to this strange occurance?

    I have a crested cream legbar, Trixie, 10 months old. She came into laying beautiful blue eggs last winter. Good layer, almost egg a day with strong shells. Two months ago I looked out the window and saw her, standing still and looking down. Very still, which as you all know is weird. I...
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    Re-homing a Roo is hard

    When I first started my mixed flock last July I ordered 14 birds, including two roosters, with an eye to possibly having a broody hatch a few down the road. What I got was three roosters (surprise!) and I naively thought that maybe it'd be ok. Of the three the Welsummer is the alpha and the...
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    integrating young chickens

    I have 10 9wk old chickens and 4 6wk old chickens, all were raised from day old. The older birds have been out in their coop/run for 3.5 weeks and I'm ready to put the younger birds out to join them. Besides providing hiding places for the younger girls, should I anticipate any major trouble...
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    gelatinous feeling chick breast

    Hoping somebody can help me out with this. I got a dozen chicks 10 days ago from MPC, two of which are Dominique's. All the chicks are growing like mad, eating/drinking well and pooping well. One of the Dominique's has a weird feeling breast though! It appears to the eye to be puffy and...
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    newbie

    I've had a growing interest in having a backyard flock, my husband and I live on five acres (mostly wooded) in Chesapeake City, MD. We are working on getting a coop together and then want to begin putting our ladies together. Any suggestions/advice is welcome! I would especially like to know...
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