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    Chickens won't eat scraps

    When I was growing up, in addition to feed our chickens ate table scraps, stale bread, and most vegetable/fruit trimmings (pretty much anything that hit the ground), but MY chickens won't touch anything except layer, cracked corn, grains, and what they scratch up in the woods. What's up with...
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    The golf ball trick worked!

    I cleaned out the coop yesterday, changed the nest material from shavings to wheat straw, and put 2 golf balls in each nest. This morning I found they had layed in the nests rather than the corners of the coop (although one hen "was" setting in the corner at the time).
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    Received 5 silkie chicks today

    I found five 2wk old silkies on craigslist this morning (plus feeders/waterers and food) for free and picked them up when I got off work this evening. As I was completely unprepared for their arrival, here is a little snapshot of my evening... 1) Left work at 4:00PM. Drove 30 miles (one way)...
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    Help with size of new coop...

    Hi gang... We were all ready to jump in and get started on a coop a couple of months ago, but after reading a LOT of posts, we decided to "re-educate" ourselves before proceeding. We want to build a coop for 2dz hens (yet to be purchased). I've read that each hen needs, at minimum, 4sf of...
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    Hi from Alabama!

    Hello all! Just a short intro... Married for 28 years next January, no kids except for 2 dogs (Izzy and Sophie) and 3 cats (Pearle, Sweetie, and Spot). I was raised on a farm until I was 10, but that was MANY years ago, so I'm having to basically re-learn everything I "thought" I...
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