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    They ate an egg! :(

    I've been reading forever before I got my chickens and I understand this does happen --- I have 5 EE (they are about 1.5 years old) in a chicken tractor. Free range about 2 hours a day. I offer their dried crushed eggshells daily. They have four nesting boxes but of course all prefer one. (What...
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    Short Free Range Periods

    Hi all --- I have my 5 EE in a chicken tractor (It's about 4 feet wide, 6 feet tall inside coop part, and 8 feet long.) I move them to fresh grass at least once a day. (Sometimes twice a day if I can!) I've been letting them free range (supervised) in the yard in late afternoon. We've had a huge...
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    New chickens -- when can I free range and egg laying

    Hi all -- - Brand new to this chicken thing. On Saturday we picked up a 'mobile' coup (I think you need to be the hulk to move it but husband is working on getting me a system in place for that with a hitch and the mower etc) and 5 EE. These chickens are 1.5 years old. The guy's kids raised...
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    Yard infested with fleas!! :(

    I'm picking up my chickens on Saturday --- what can we treat the yard (about 3/4 acre) with this afternoon? My dog had a serious infestation --- the Seresto collar wasn't working for the poor thing. Vet wants me to call Bayer to report. She was stunned at how many fleas he had. :(Had to get him...
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