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    Musical Nest Broody...

    My nine month old partridge rocks went broody on June 6. On the seventh, she switched nests, on the eighth, she switched nests, on the ninth she went back to the original nest. I had collected all eggs that she left and gave her five. She sat that well, and today should be hatch day. But she...
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    OverServiced Saddle Injury

    So, a week ago, I found my australorp pecking at a wound on her back only to discover a 3 inch gash. It was stitched up and she was disinfected and separated. With the help of a member on here, I was relieved to find she'd be ok. However, she has pulled her stitches out yet again. Bandages help...
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    Converting a shed and adding a Run

    We moved into a 220 yr old house with a bunch of outbuildings around it. One of the buildings has three rooms with separate entrances and I chose one to be the chicken house. It has an antique glass door for light, a window, and a peaked ceiling. There is an ancient armoire that the floor was...
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    Brooding in the house

    I want to get chicks, but am fearful of them getting cold at night. It is fall and has been unusually chilly. I want to keep them inside, but have been told that that is dangerous since I have an 8 month old baby. What do you think? 2 story old old farmhouse, 2 cats. drafty drafty...
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    New member

    Hi I have been reading and reading about chickens and have been working on a nice coop from an out building on our property, but I still need chickens!!! I am in love with the look of the Delaware and Welsummer breeds, but also wouldn't mind Rhode island red, buff Orpington, etc. I am just...
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