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    Help! My chicken is biting me!

    Hello all - I am new to raising chickens, and I have 4 that are 20 weeks old. 2 cinnamon queens and 2 NH Reds. The other day, one of the chickens came at me and bit me in the arm when I was trying to get her back into the coop....well today, same thing, except she actually tried to jump up...
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    Wondering about oyster shells

    Hello all - I am currently using sand in my chicken coop (on the poop tray and in the run) I'm seeing all kinds of stuff about having to feed them grit and oyster shells. Do I have to give them those things if they have sand in their coop? Sand gets in their waterer all the time, so I know...
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    Waiting for Eggs!

    Hello all - this is my first time with chickens and I have 4. They are just 17 weeks so now I'm waiting for them to lay eggs. What I'm wondering is - are there any indicators (other than the obvious) that they are preparing to lay an egg? Will I just go out one morning and find an egg...
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    Very chirpy chicks!

    I got my chicks today (4 of them)....and they are chirping like crazy! Does that mean something is wrong? They are in the brooder and have been eating and drinking...and a couple are actually fighting! lol What kind of thermometer should I use to tell the temperature?
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    Brooder

    I'm totally new at this- what is a brooder "guard"? I've got everything I need, but I don't know what that means!
  6. haasle

    Waiting for chicks!!

    Hi all! I ordered 4 chicks the other day and they will be here at the end of the week! I'm so excited, I feel like a pregnant mother "nesting" (pardon the pun) getting ready for my babies to arrive! I've got a brooder and now I need the lamp, food, waterer, etc. And then I'll need a...
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    Convinced husband and getting baby chicks!!

    Hi everyone...I just joined a couple weeks ago. I don't have chicks yet, it's taken some time to get my husband on board, but he is warming up to the idea and I've got the green light to get chicks! I am in the process of gathering what I need for the brooder, and I have a few questions: 1...
  8. haasle

    Hello!

    Hi I'm Kristine and I'm a new member here. I don't have chickens (yet) but I'm dying to get some!!! I have been doing some research - I bought a few books and have spoken to some friends who have chickens, but I have a few obstacles. One being: my husband! He has NO interest in raising...
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