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  1. StevenMNielson

    Letting Broody Hens Lie...

    I have a BO, Daisy, who went broody about 3 weeks ago. Instead of trying to break the brood by the cage method, I figured I would just move her to the roost by hand at night and in the morning to get some scratch and water. She takes the morning 5 minutes to dirt bath, pooh, and grab a fast...
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    Awww, RATS!

    Just got home from the night shift, went out back to perform my nightly head count (1...2...3)... Flashlight in hand I pointed it toward the chicken run to do a perimeter check and door check... there, about 3 feet up the 6 foot chicken fence was a rat staring into the flashlight... Keeping the...
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    Converting portion of shed - is 3x8 too narrow?

    I am designing my new coop based on the room available in my shed. I have been designing as I go, and have a general question regarding space and roost space. The coop is about 30 inches wide and 6 feet long (for three birds). After 6 feet I step up three feet (to give myself storage...
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    How much should I feed 2-3 chickens a day?

    I haven't found much information about how much to feed hens. I am going to be getting 2-3 hens this weekend, and as a very first timer (especially after reading about 'breast bumps' from overfeeding) I am concerned that I am going to royally screw this up. To sound absolutely new: How much...
  5. StevenMNielson

    Greetings from Silverdale, WA! Ready to get started!

    Greetings all! What a great resource this website has been thus far! I am slowly looking for ways to be more 'earth centric' in my daily live, and in that of my family's... and what better way than to create your own manure and compost, provide your own eggs, control pests and weeds, and bond...
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