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    Adding a rooster to a flock of 20 hens

    Is there anything I need to know about how to add an adult rooster to my flock? 10 hens are 15 weeks old and 10 hens are 18 weeks old. A friend is getting rid of hers, and I may take it.
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    Fence for Chicken yard

    I have 20 chickens in an 8x16 foot coop, and they free range all day. This means they get poo all over my porches, dig at all my landscaping, and get into my cat food if I don't guard the cats while they eat in the morning. It's been fine until I start having guests over, and I'm tired of...
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    Covered run help needed...

    I feel sorta dumb asking this, but i dont want to waste too much of my time and resources moving forward with building my covered run until i have a confident plan. If i build a covered run using frames built of 1/2" hardware cloth and 8' long 2"x4" pieces, (8' high and 16' or longer and 16'...
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    Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

    I currently have two guinea pigs that help the homestead by eating scraps and making great poo for the garden and compost. (They are my sons' pets, but noisy and stinky, and I'd feed them to the forest of they didn't contribute something valuable.) I saw rabbits for sale this morning on my way...
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    Barred Rock diary, South Central MO

    We brought them home about 3 weeks of age. I will journal here their progress, problems, solutions, ideas, and funny happenings! Enjoy, and please feel free to give feedback.
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    Non emergency, scabs from pecking/overcrowding

    I picked up 10 barred rock chick today from the feed store. They are all supposed to be pullets. I had my two school ages boys with me, and in the excitement of catching the chicks to take home, I decided not to be picky about some that had scabby spots. I figured there were about 30-40 chicks...
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    Simple, home made, natural chick starter and feed

    What is the simplest home made non medicated chick starter? I know they need about 25% protein, and I am a fan of serving what I have on hand anyway, or have easy access to, which includes: scrambled or hard boiled eggs, quick oats, instant grits (is that even ok to serve them? It's ground...
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    Newbie needs a Mentor

    Hello, My name is Bethany, and I am looking for a mentor that I can communicate with regularly (like weekly ish) about my chickens. I have been doing research to learn about animal husbandry specifically chickens for at least a year while waiting to be able to start my own flock, and this...
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