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    Mystery breed - and any gender leanings?

    These chicks were hatched about May 1st. I got them from our local feed store after someone didn’t pick up their order. Both were supposed to be Delawares and Chick 2 (white one) definitely looks it. But Chick 1 is a mystery to me. Both have black bars developing on their wing tips. Both...
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    Am I really a Delaware?

    These two chicks are 3 weeks old. They were ordered for a customer at our local feed store. They weren’t picked up so I brought them home. They were both supposed to be Delaware chicks but the brown and white one doesn’t look like a Delaware to me. I’ve had a Delaware hen before but she was...
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    Rescuing abandoned chickens.

    Hi all, I would love some input on rescuing some abandoned chickens. We live out in the country and currently have only 3 Australorps. We have been planning to get 4-5 chicks come spring. Right now we just have a chicken coop and run that is more than adequate for our 3 hens but certainly not...
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    Black spots and pus? on head/comb.

    I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what is wrong with Wanda. We just moved from town, out to the country, a week ago Thursday. The move was relatively uneventful but moves are always stressful regardless. We moved their coop and run so the girls are in the same setup we had in town. I...
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    Why do you love chickens?

    With so much negative in the world right now, I would love to just hear happy stories of chicken love. Why are so many of us in love with chickens? I tell stories about my chickens to my co-workers as if they're my children. What do you love about chickens or caring for chickens? I love my...
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    Green gage plums??

    I'm wondering if there are any gardeners currently growing green gage plums? I would LOVE to plant a green gage tree this year. We are in zone 5b or 6a. We are building a house in the country on an old homestead and we already have a very old Italian plum and a Mirabelle tree out there. I've...
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    Coop and Composting Run

    Thought I’d post pics of the coop and run my hubby designed and built for our 3 Black Australorp hens who are about 1 1/2 yrs old. The open part of the run has a roof on hinges. We lift it up and dump all our weeds, food scraps and other chicken safe stuff. I can’t believe how much they can...
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    Garden Shed Hen House Remodel

    My hubby and I bought our house a year and a half ago. It is a huge remodel project! We rented the basement for 5 years and then bought the whole house which we are converting to a single family home again. The house was built in '66. Not sure when this shed was built. I started painting it...
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    Open or closed door at night?

    Question - I live in the suburbs and my three girls, who are about 12 weeks old, have thus far been living in a renovated, stick built garden shed with 1/4" hardware mesh over 2 windows and a wood floor. We have a creek a block and a half away that raccoons frequent. We have seen them on our...
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    To roof or not to roof...that is the question.

    Hi! My hubby and I have a quarter acre "urban farm". We live in a neighborhood in a small-medium town. We're making our lot as sustainable and as much like a farm as we can get away with! Thankfully our neighbors love it. We got 3 chicks in March and cleaned out our garden shed for them...
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    Will chickens eat slugs?

    Will chickens eat slugs and if so, how do you get them to like them? We have some little slugs each year and occasionally a couple big banana slugs. I used to have a duck that ate them when I was a kid. Hubby handpicks them off the garden plants and we want the chickens to eat them but they...
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    Hi from Idaho

    Hi everyone! I haven't had chickens in 12 years! My DH and I have been setting up new careers, moving, etc., and didn't have space for them. We bought our house here a year and a half ago and took the plunge with chicks this past month. Our sweet girls (fingers crossed) are 4 wks 3 days old...
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