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    OSDad Island Flock First Eggs

    Well its been almost 7 months and we finally have some eggs!! We arrived home from vacation for 2 weeks and we had 2 eggs that day. First one was the small on, then the medium. The larger one is from the next day. Right now we have 4 hens laying the other 6 should soon follow suit I hope.
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    Community Bath Time ;)

    The whole flock found a great dirt bathing area
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    OS_Dad Island Flock

    Our current status is 2 cockerels and 10 hens. we harvested the other 8 cockerels and they currently reside in the freezer. The hens are a mix of 1 Easter egger, 2 barred rocks 2 Chanteclers nd 5 production reds, listed oldest to youngest. All are about 16-23 weeks old. Still no eggs, We...
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    Plucker Build

    Well, I've picked enough birds in my life that I decided to build a plucker. I have friends who have the skills to help make a great product so I hope my engineering skills are worth their work. This is the first post, I will be away for a week before I can get back at it. Plucker plate...
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    Winter Lighting

    I have installed a light on a timer in my coop to help with winter egg production. Once the days get shorter, what should the timing be on the light. I want to produce eggs but don't want to get their natural clocks all out of whack. Our shortest day in the winter is sunrise at 08:00...
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    Winter Chicks, Good or Bad Idea?

    Hello again. I would to start by saying thanks for all the advice to date. It has been very useful. So here is my scenario or thought process. I may be putting the egg way ahead of the chicken at this point but I wanted to ask the question so I can do some planning. In 3 months or so, my...
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    OsDads Island flock. Help sexing Please

    I will post photos in groups of the same bird. All are 5 weeks old.
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    Considering rising some turkeys. Looking for some insight

    Hi again, I am considering rising some turkeys for thanksgiving and xmas. I have a large property that has lawn to forested areas. I know we have raccoons, foxes and skunks around the area. I am considering taking on 6-10 turkeys, with the possibility of keeping a breeding pair. What...
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    Chick Integration

    Hello again, I have 4, 7 week old easter eggers and now I want to integrate my 12, 3 week old chicks into the run and coop with the older birds. I cordoned off a section of the run for both age groups and also a space inside the coop for the chicks. I haven't seen any signs of aggression...
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    Yey Skunks! :(

    I woke up yesterday morning and went to let the birds out of the coop and seen something had a spot of the yard tore up. I guessed skunks. Last night driving into town we see 3 of the fragrant little guys a few hundred meters from the house. What should I be watching for in the next while...
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    Periodic Free Ranging

    I am new to the whole chicken game, but am enjoying every minute of it. I am wondering about periodically allowing my birds to free range. By periodically I mean a few hours at a time. My biggest question is how hard will it be to get them to return to the run/coop when I want them to. I...
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    New to it all

    Hi Everyone, I am new to this whole world and am very exited about it. We recently moved back to the area I grew up and built a house on a 6 acre property my folks gave us. I made the decision we were getting into rising some chickens I started researching and built a coop and run and...
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