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    Help Coop & pen design

    About a month or so ago I saw a picture of a chicken pen that was enclosed and also had raised grass beds set up for the chickens. I meant to keep the photo to show my DH, but can't seem to find it. Does anyone remember what site this picture was on? It was a fairly large pen with 2 X4' post...
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    Newbie question on golf balls

    I'm a military brat that has lived in the city more than the country and this is my first time raising chickens. So my question is; when I set up the nesting boxes I followed the advice I had read here and put in golf balls to help the hens figure out where to lay. On three different mornings...
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    one always has to be different

    So my BR's started laying last Monday 9/21 at least 1/3 of them are laying. So anyway after collecting 21 eggs since the beginning out of the nests, one had to go and lay hers in the pen in the traffic lane. Wish I knew which one it was so that she could be entered in remedial training...
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    Help for signature line

    I tried searching on how to do this, but couldn't find instructions. How do I set up my signature line so that I don't have to type it everytime I post something? Thanks so much for helping a newbie.
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    Soon ? ! ? ! GOT EGGS

    I hope I did this right. My ladies (BR) are 18 weeks old and their combs and wattles are turning very red and two days ago a couple of them started the squatting behavior. This is my first experience with layers andam sooo excited for the first egg. wife, mother of 3 young adults, 3 dogs, and...
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    Tucked tail feathers

    I'm a new chicken mama to 26 barred rocks. They are almost 3 months old. They have plenty of pen room, plus they get yard time when I'm home to keep an eye out for predators. My question is; I have one hen that seems to keep her tail feathers tucked all the time. Is this because she is the...
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