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    bucket nesting boxes!

    hey everyone! so i have 6 chickens that will be laying relatively soon... i just finished my new coop/tractor (which i need to post about! my brother engineered a wheel assembly that raises/lowers and steers so its drivable - it's super cool!) anyway i haven't done nesting boxes yet because i've...
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    rat control/prevention?

    I have had chickens in the past, and had a huge problem with rats. I live in Georgia and we literally and to have professionals come in and remove the rats. Part of the problem was due to our set up (the coop was right next to an additional building that lacked proper sealing) but I am very...
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    bedding for coop?

    I had chickens a few years ago and heard of people using sand as bedding in the coop. I always used straw but I am intrigued by the idea of sand. Is it okay for the chickens health-wise? Does anyone use it? What is your experience?
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    portable coop and run construction!

    Hey yall! I've had chickens in the past but that was a few years ago. I want to get back into it, and need help with designs for a coop/run. I want 6 chickens. I want to make a portable/tractor coop and run. It needs to be big enough for the chickens to be in it the vast majority of the time -...
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    looking for small incubator

    does anyone have any suggestions on where to get a small, inexpensive incubator? i want to have one so i can hatch a few eggs from time to time. i would love something along the lines of the brinsea minis but i would rather not pay that much. does anyone have any experience with this one...
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    how to build a predator proof run?

    I am downsizing my flock from 14 to 4-6. I have a coop already built but i want to make a large run that is predator proof so the chickens can stay outside at night if they want to. I don't have a problem with hawks in my current run (it is converted) but we have raccoons, coyotes, and even...
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    nine 1-year old rhode island red hens

    I have nine 1-year old rhode island red laying hens looking for a good home. They are fantastic layers - 4-6 eggs a week from each one. Metro Atlanta area - not willing to ship. 5 dollars each or 30 dollars for the whole bunch. Must go in pairs at least. Message me for photos.
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    WANTED: 4-8 week old easter egger and wyandotte

    I am looking for two 4-8 week old chickens. One wyandotte (silver laced preferred, not required) and one easter egger. In Atlanta, Georgia and I am willing to drive a few hours. I would rather not ship, but willing to ship a few states away if needed (depending on price, etc.) If you have...
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    most friendly breed?

    what is the most friendly and least skittish breed you've ever had? also, are easter eggers super friendly?
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    looking for 4-8 week old easter egger

    I'm looking for a 4-8 week old easter egger pullet. id rather not ship but can if needed. need her to be friendly, not skittish or aggressive. in atlanta, ga. thanks ps any tips on where to get one would also be appreciated
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    help with breed identification

    my silkie hen hatched three chicks a few weeks ago. i have a silkie rooster and some rir hens in the same flock. i think the silkie incubated a few rir eggs as well as her own. I'm wondering if anyone can help me to try to identify the breed of the chicks. i have attached the best pictures i...
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    rir not looking so good

    i was away last night so i had a family member put my chickens away for me. usually they put themselves away, but one rir was out this morning when i went to see them (my mom didn't to count them after she put them away) I found her huddled under the ramp this morning, almost crouching. her...
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    sexing silkies?

    is there any way to sex a silkie when its little?
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    moving chicks to brooder

    I have a silkie hen that started hatching chicks a few days ago. So far one has been born. I have a silkie rooster who is the head of the flock, and 9 rir hens. The silkie rooster sleeps with the silkie hen at night. basically my question is, should i move the chicks and hen into a brooder as...
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    let silky go broody?

    ok so i have a silkie hen who is trying to sit on eggs i think. right not its pretty cold (gotten down to 13 degrees f at night) and i don't know how much longer it will be cold/if it will snow or get warm or anything so should I let her go broody and hatch chicks even though its winter? thanks
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    how to get rid of mean rooster????

    I have an RIR rooster I desperately need gone. I had someone from 4h lined up but she stopped responding to my emails. Where do I advertise him? I want him to go to a good home but at the same time he needs to go asap
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    mean rir rooster

    hi... i have a rhode island red rooster picking inter smaller girls in my flock. i can't stand to shut them up in the coop knowing he will pick on them. i have someone who will take him soon, but it may be a couple days or a week. what can i do in the meantime?
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    making hen go broody?

    I don't know if this is the right thread to put this in, but is it possible to encourage a hen to go broody? if so, how?
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    light for incubator?

    I was told yesterday i should use a heat lamp attached to a dimmer switch for my incubator, that it would be better than a lightbulb. is this the case, or are 2 plain lightbulbs better? also, do i need a false bottom? people have told it its helpful but not mandatory but someone else said it...
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    coop/run for 4 silkies?

    im building a 4x4x4 coop for my 4 silkies, with 3 nesting boxes. how large should the run be? it will be 5 feel tall (covered) and I think 4 feet wide, but I don't know about length (I'm thinking around 10 but I'm not sure)
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