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    Integrating New with Old

    I am in the process of obtaining 5 Red Sex Links to integrate in with my current flock of 8 RIR (1 being a Roo). All the Sex links have been vaccinated for Newcastle, Bronchitis, Fowl Pox, Bovine, A.E., L.T., and Marek's Disease. Would it still be wish to keep the new separate from the old for a...
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    Small and Soft eggs .......

    Yesterday one of my Rhode Island Reds laid an egg about as big and round as a quarter (a fart egg as some would call it), and today I had a normal sized soft shell egg. I have been feeding my chickens Purina Layena Pellets w/oyster shells since they were 18 weeks old (they are almost 7 months...
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    Let's see some pooper scooper pics .....................................

    I would like to see what everyone is using as pooper scoopers for their poop boards. I don't want to use kitty litter shovels, and am looking for some ideas. I am also using straight PDZ in my board. Thank you in advance.
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    Feeder & Water in both coop and run?

    Who has a feeder and waterer in both the coop and run? Should I have them in just the coop? The run? Both?
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    Garden Shed to Chicken Coop

    My wife is giving up her 8x12 garden shed so I can expand our existing flock of 8 chickens. Currently they are housed in a coop made from a wooden pallet, and a 10x10 dog lot for a run. I work a full time job during the day, so the build will take a few weeks. I will keep adding pictures as I...
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    Need help with "round" egg issue

    My 7 Rhode Islands have been doing great laying eggs until this morning. I have a small coop (4x4 pallet with 3 nesting boxes attached to the outside), yes I know it is small for that number, but when I opened it this morning I found this egg lying under the perch's. It is perfectly round, and...
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    Caitlyn Henner

    This is Caitlyn Henner, our 26 week old Rhode Island Red, the leader of our small flock of 7 hens (all RIR's). For the longest time we didn't know if we had a hen or roo, so hence the name. Only when the tail feathers came out did we know what we had.
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    Solid covering for chicken run ??

    What is everyone's thoughts on solid coverings for chicken runs? We have had rain all day here in central NC (Hurricane Matthew), and of course the run is a mud pit and the chickens are soaked through. I am in the planning stage of a bigger coop and expanding the run from 100 sq ft to 200 sq ft...
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    Need information on new waterering cup ??

    Has anyone used, or have any helpful feedback on this watering cup? I am turning my wife's old garden shed into a coop and looking for different ideas on things. I cam across this while surfing different poultry sites.
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    Hen laying egg in run!!!

    While cleaning and working around the coop and run yesterday, I noticed an egg lying on the ground in one corner of the run. I know the coop is a little small (4x4), but have 3 nesting boxes which should be enough for the 7 hens I have. The run itself is 10x10. My question is, why would one of...
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    Finally rewarded with first egg

    Finally after 21 weeks we have our first eggs. While cleaning out the coop yesterday I noticed the first egg, and today after work the second was waiting on me. Being Rhode Island Reds they are a little on the small size, but after all the research and reading I have done, they will get bigger...
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    Chickens Not Eating

    We have 8 chickens who are about 14 wks old (bought them at about 1 - 2 wks), and they are barely eating their food. I still have them on start & grow feed because of their age and put about 4 lbs (I use a 2 lb Folgers coffee can) in their feeder every afternoon after I get home from work. The...
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    12 wk old Rhode Island Reds acting odd

    My 12 wk old RI Red chicks are acting a little odd. Their 10x10 run is bare of grass, when I open the gate to step in, they rush the gate to get at the grass. Is this common, or should I do something with their feed? (they are currently on Purina Start & Grow Medicated) Or should I just toss...
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    Our 10 to 11 week old Chickens

    These are pictures of our 10 to 11 week old Rhode Island Reds. I have never seen any animal eat and poop as much as these 8 chickens have, lol. I opened the 3rd 50 pd bag of feed this past weekend. We got them all together as chicks, but I think some of them may be a week older then the others...
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    Need help in designing new Coop for next year

    A little info on what I have, and what my plans are. Currently my wife and I have 8 Rhode Island Pullets that are 4 weeks old. I have a coop and run already built for them, However, if everything goes as planned, I will be adding at least 5 new chicks every year for a steady stream of eggs. That...
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    Lexington, NC

    I am located outside of Lexington, NC in the Tyro area. My wife and I are currently located on close to 40 acres (not ours) where we just started our chicken adventure. We will only have pullets for eggs.
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    Chicks eating alot of food

    This Saturday we will have our Rhode Island Red pullets for a week (they are approximately 2 wks old). They have nearly gone through a 5 pd bag or Nature's Best Organic Chick Starter/Grower food. Is this normal? They are growing and prospering very well.
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    White or Red bulb for heat lamp

    What heat lamp bulb does everyone use in their brooder heat lamp? Red/White? Advantages/Disadvantages?
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    My Chicken Coop

    I am not an A1 carpenter, but I built this coop from a 42x48 wooden pallet, some drawings and changes on the fly.
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    Newbie Chick owners

    Hello all, after lengthy discussions my wife and I have ventured in being chicken owners. I built a hutch out of a 42x48 pallet last weekend, and we bought 8 Rhode Island pullets this weekend just a few weeks old. The chicken run is going to be a 10x10x6 dog lot. Both my wife and I have done...
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