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    Shade plants to grow for chickens?

    I am looking for plants you can grow in 90% to 100% shade. To be clear not ones to produce shade but ones that can live in shade. What I am having trouble with is most of my backyard and a large section of my side yard is total shade. I grow stuff mainly for the chickens and to prevent...
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    Baby chicks staying small?

    Hello I have two baby chicks we got in september 10th and they are still baby'ish. This is what they looked like on november 16th. 10 weeks old. They are barred rock pullets. Seems like I should have more chicken like birds at this point? Our last two seemed to grow faster but maybe that...
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    runny nose clear, normal?

    So one of my chickens has a runny nose, I just noticed it today, and wondered if this is normal for birds in cold whether, too be fair I have a runny nose right now too, but no cold its just cold out. She seems to be fine otherwise, it gets down in the 20's at night sometimes around here but...
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    Cats, any way too keep them out of the yard?

    I just had to chase off a cat and now my chickens are freaked out. What is a good way too keep them out? I live in town, and I would guess 50% or more of the house's around have cats, that are free range too the neighborhood. I don't really want too trap and take them too the shelter, our...
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    Moving into a new house question.

    I am moving and wondering how best too do so with out disturbing the chickens too much. Like should I move them at night? morning? daytime? Should I coop them up again, or just let them run around the new yard? Stuff like that. Also they are large, should I put them in a dog carryer? or...
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    Are these ok roosting poles?

    The chicks have a new favorite roosting spot. Can't wait for these gals to produce eggs. 11 weeks old.
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    sneeze?

    So when I got my chicks, I noticed they both sneezed a bit.. So now it has been around 6-7 weeks, and one of them sneezes still. Yesterday I was letting her run around in her coop, so I was hanging out with her for awhile, and she sneezed like at least once a minute, and she was ether putting...
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    New here

    Hello, I am new here. I plan on getting some chickens for my back yard. I have been looking at some black java chicks a breeders has for sale. I want a bird that will be nice, like a pet, that will produce egg's at a good rate and will, not likly fly out of my yard. My name is eric, I have...
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