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    Chicken-feeding plants zone 4

    Hello! I would like recommendations for plants to grow around my chicken run. It is quite large - 12'x25' and fully enclosed with hardware cloth including the top. It is on the south side of the building that houses the chickens, so it gets too much sun and too hot. I would like to 'vine' things...
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    Fodder Question?

    Hello! I have been reading some of the fodder articles and blogs and would like to try this for my chickens. I live in Iowa and there will be no greenery for my free-range hens for several months! It seems fairly straight forward - but how much fodder should I try to grow for twenty-six...
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    "Sandy" egg shell?

    One of my EE hens is laying 'sandy' eggs. The exterior of her shell has literal grains of 'sand' that can be dusted off. The 'sand' is in the same light-green color as her shell, and dusts off when I rub it, though the shell remains coarse/rough even after I've dusted off all the loose bits...
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    How long does mamma hen need to stay with her babies?

    Hello! Short version question - after a mother hen has hatched baby chicks, how long do I keep her with the babies? Do I have to wait until the babies are large enough to integrate with the rest of the flock? I have three sets of mother/babies in a small, enclosed coop and run that is...
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    Rooster died!

    I'm still at work, but hubby called me and said when he got home and let the chickens out, the rooster was dead. No marks on him of any kind, he was fine yesterday, normal activity, and crowing his usual call this morning. We have 10 hens and him, and a small shed with a fenced in 'yard'...
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    Chicken Housing - not exactly a 'coop'!

    I am in north-central Iowa on an acreage but am not a farmer though all of our surrounding neighbors are. Several of our neighbors and my co-workers keep small flocks of chickens. Thankfully none of us were hit by the bird flu. This year my kids got the bee in their bonnet that they wanted...
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