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  1. Mr BrahmaRama

    Cuckoo Maran Cockerel Dubuque/Eastern Iowa

    I have a cuckoo maran rooster in need of a new home. I’m in Dubuque, Iowa (Eastern Iowa) and can’t keep a rooster in the city. He’s a nice boy and just started crowing. 11 weeks old as of 6/29/20. I don’t butcher chickens and would prefer he goes somewhere he can live a bit. That said, I...
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    Light Brahma?

    This is a week old Hatchery Chick from Meyers. The shipping label indicates this is a light Brahma. Back is black, light wing tips, underbelly is light grey, feet are feathered, face is yellow but has a lot of black markings (see picture). I know there can be a lot of variation in Hatchery...
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    Tracking Hatchery Order

    I’m neurotically watching my tracking status from USPS. This has been the status since yesterday afternoon: Your shipment was received at 2:03 pm on May 7, 2018 in MANSFIELD, OH 44901. The acceptance of your package is pending. Is this normal? This is my first hatchery order, as you might...
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    Brooder is Ready, just add chicks

    I just finished making the lid for my brooder, a 42” x 20” Rubbermaid container. Hatch/ship day is tomorrow. I think we’re ready to go.
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    Dominant Hen Sets the Tone

    I’ve had chickens long enough to witness some shifts in the pecking order. I’ve noticed, in my all female flock, the personality of the dominant hen seems to set the tone for all the interactions down the pecking order. I keep a very mixed flock. Had as many as 10 birds, all different breeds...
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    Close Call

    About 6:30pm this evening I heard my hens making a ruckus in their coop. They had all gone in for the night but I had yet to shut the door leading out into their run. I put on my boots and made my way up to the coop. On the way there I heard a lot of movement in the coop and distress calls...
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    Coop and run, I think I'm finally finished

    I started my coop in April 2015 and finished the main construction in about 5 weeks. This spring I added a roof over the run, a railing around the path leading to the coop and an extension to the run, also with a roof. Now that all the plants have grown in for the season I wanted to post a...
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    First Time Adding Pullets to an Existing Flock

    I'm into my 2nd year of keeping chickens. Earlier in the spring I purchased four chicks to add to a mixed flock of 6 hens. The old guard consists of a Buff Orpington, Blue Andelusian, New Hampshire, Partridge Cochin, Brown Leghorn and Light Brahma. This group gets on very well, with only a few...
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    New Additions

    I learned I shouldn't go to Theisen's Farm Supply in the spring. They were just adding chicks to the brooders when I arrived. I left with 4. A Black Australorp, a Silver Laced Wyandotte, a Buff Orpington and a Barred Rock. Now I'm working on an extension to the run and reading up on...
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    Hens not using the roosts in the Coop

    My hens are 19 weeks old. I've noticed they are not using the roosts inside the coop. I have the roosts at 16". I added a lower bar set at about 10 inches thinking they needed a step up. I have a variety of birds. The brown leghorn and blue andalusian occasionally hop up onto the roosts but...
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    Coop Finished, the neighbors must think we're nuts.

    I've been working on this thing since late April. My neighbors thought it was going to be a playhouse for the kids. I think I saw eyebrows raise when I told them it was a chicken coop. Visit my coop page if you want to see more pics, the build in progress and our hens...
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