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    10 week old chicks - how tame is tame?

    I've got 4 10 week old chicks (BO, GLW, Polish, SS) and I've held them daily since 1 day old, they are now out in the coop and roaming the yard during the day. They will sort of follow me around and come to me when I lure them with kiss sounds, food, etc. They will eat out of my hands but still...
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    Gold laced Wyandotte-8 wks-sex?

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    8week old polish -sex?

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    Hardware cloth under the run - worth it to have a border?

    I was planning to put 2" hardware cloth on the whole floor of the run under/alongside my coop w/shavings/straw on top to make it predator-proof from diggers. I need a secure place for chickens when I am not home or need them contained (eventually they'll have a larger roaming area on side of...
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    Flooring inside the coop - open bars?

    I'm finishing up a coop I am building from leftover fence boards and salvaged materials - I found these wooden grate type things that fit perfectly in bottom of coop, under where the roost would be. Would it work out OK to leave just those in the bottom so the floor is rather open? The ground...
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    Gold laced Wyandotte ?? He or she and really a GLW?

    My GLW seems to be a lot darker feathered than most I see on here. Very thin gold streaks and feathers on head turning dark copper. Is this a gold lace Wyandotte, will she (?) be a darker one when older? Any thoughts on sex? 1 month old
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    Decomposed Granite under wire floor - suggestions?

    Our coop will be going on top of an area of yard w/ decomposed granite as the ground surface - due to rampant bobcats and other various creatures, I will be making the bottom of the entire coop/run area with wiring. I was planning to have a bit of a 'lip' on the edges and then putting straw over...
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    First time chickener with 4 4 week old chicks!

    Hi all! We have 4 chickies to start our venture into backyard chickens! A buff orpington, a gold laced wyandotte, a speckled sussex (my favorite one!) and a silver polish. Building our coop this week and hoping they are all hens! Here they are enjoying some grass, our dog seems to be coping well.
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    Polish- what color and what sex

    [/IMG] What coloring will this chick have and any thoughts on sex? "Tina" is 4 weeks old and was in an assorted polish group
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