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  1. traceyleezle

    Need 2 doz. eggs per week, how many chicks?

    We are undertaking the chicken adventure for the main purpose of receiving eggs from them. We usually go through about 2 dozen eggs per week. Sometimes more, mostly a little less. We really don't have a huge yard so we can't have a ton of chickens. I really would like a very colorful egg basket...
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    At what age do they get grit/treats?

    My wee little chicks will be two weeks old on Friday and man it just kills me how much they have changed even in the week that we have owned them! Mah babies is gettin' so big! Anywho, I noticed that we have started taking an interest in scratching the pine shavings around looking for stuff. At...
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    Bantams for eggs?

    I was just wondering if any of you folks have bantams for egg layers. They are so wonderful and sweet, I was thinking how nice it would be to have a whole coop full...but we are getting chickens for eggs/pets.
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    Good grief...

    It appears my work is never done. I thought changing baby diapers was enough, but no, I had to wipe a wee little pasty butt this morning too. *sigh*
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    Odds or Evens

    I was wondering if a flock does better if there is an odd number of birds or an even number, or if it even matters?
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    Peeps!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, we are new to chickens, we bought 6 bantams from TSC yesterday. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6 bantams (3) What breeds do you have? We definitely have at least one white or blue silkie, two red silkies, and...
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    Detachable run for coop

    We have decided to make our chicken coop stationary in front of the garden, but we want to make a detachable run so that we can move it around so the chickens can really dig up our old garden for us. I'm not really sure what the best material would be to make it out of. PVC? Wood? Has anyone had...
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    How high? (nest boxes and roosts)

    I know this is probably a silly question, but I'm a newb...how high up should the next boxes and roosts be in the coop?
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    Inexpensive, easy to build coop (for 6-8 birds)???

    The internet is just crawling with pictures and plans and kits. I am utterly and completely overwhelmed. So I thought I would go straight to the source. Can you point me in the direction of an inexpensive and easy to build coop that will hold 6-8 chickens? Does anyone here have one they have...
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    Chicken Landscaping (our plan)

    The backstory: We live in my husband's grandmother's old house, he bought it when she passed. The history of the property is that back in the early 1900's his family owned a buggy shop and then when those good old horseless carriages came along it was turned into a mechanics garage. It's a very...
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    Help me fill my chicken tractor (newbie)

    I was wondering if I could get some help with some breed selection. We are trying our hand at chickens in a couple of months. My husband is going to build us a chicken tractor. We plan on using the plans for the Catawba ConvertiCoop and adding two feet to the length to make it 4'x10'. We plan on...
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    I see chickens in my sleep!

    I have utterly and completely been bitten by the chicken bug. I can't say that I'm sorry. My name is Tracey, I am married to a marvelously understanding husband who just goes with my "crazy hippie ways". I think it's rubbing off too. I have a teenage daughter, a toddler son, and one who will...
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