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    Best to feed during Molt?

    What, if any, special diet considerations should I make when my gals are molting?
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    Are my chickens keepig me from a roommate?

    I've had a vacant room in my 3 bed/2 bath home for 4 months now. I don't know why I can't rent this room. I have 1 foster dog (heeler mix), 1 fetch-crazed heeler, 1 hyper, sweet pitbull (roommate's) and 3 chickens in the backyard, secure in an 8x3x3 run. The house is clean, my roommate and I...
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    Just bought feed...full of bugs!!

    I just bought a 50 lb bag of organic layer feed. It's filled with bugs! I noticed these guys were in my last bag of feed, but I figured they came from MY house. Looks like they're coming from the feed store! They are probably about 1/8 in long, beetle-like, reddish/brownish in color. They...
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    When to switch from Grower to Layer?

    I have 3 11 week old chicks. As I understand it, they need to move to layer food around 16 weeks? However, I somehow managed to go through 50 lbs of food between 5 weeks and 11 weeks. No, my birds are not overweight. I had: Dogs that like chicken feed (and somehow forgot they are...
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    DIY Chicken feeder?

    I'm trying to find a good way to feed my chickens. I want to hang their feeder in their coop. I have a plan to use a 9" cake pan as the bottom where they get their feed....but want to make the long tube out of that hold's their feed? Suggestions appreciated!!
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    AZ Coop pics!!

    I'm making a coop out of plans in my head. Whether or not I posted, thank you all SO MUCH for sharing your stories....they've helped me so much! Does that look crooked? Absolutely not! After putting my frame together I started to tack on my Hardware Cloth (PS - thanks to everyone who...
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    Chicken Poop

    Hello, I have 4 chickens and I'm learning as fast as I can. What consistency should poop be? My chicks go back and forth between solid and chunky liquid. They are 8 weeks old this week and are a bit cramped in their dog kennel and I'm working quickly to get the big coop up and running. They...
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    Finishing/treating the coop

    I'm sorry, I keep asking questions, but I need your wisdom!! I did not buy treated wood for my chickens - I just bought boring old 2x4's. Should I treat my wood frame? Experiences welcomed!
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    Attaching Hardware cloth to Wood Frame

    What did you use to attach your hardware cloth to your wood run frame? My coop may end up being mostly an out-door/open air coop, and I need suggestions to securely fasten the wire to the run frame. I have a 2 yo pit bull that shares the backyard with these chickens and this need to be...
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    Litter - are there any woods to avoid?

    Hello Gurus....I appreciate this site so much and thank you fanatics for being there to help :-) I can get some wood shavings from a carpenter in the area - he has alder and maple shavings. Do I need to be worried about the toxicity of any woods to my hens? I know in other small animals...
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    Chicken coop out of pallets in AZ?

    Hello, I'm new - I'm sure my greenhorns will become incredibly apparent rather quickly. I happened myself upon 5 who-knows-what-breed baby chicks about 4 weeks ago. They were hatched in an incubator and I picked them up at 2 weeks. Now they are thriving at 6 weeks old. I believe I have at...
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