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    Semi-automatic coop and flock - can it exist?

    Let me start by saying that I'm a relatively experienced chicken owner. I've had a mixed flock of typically 10-20 hens for the past seven years. I'm the primary caregiver, and I've been fortunate to have my mother-in-law on site who takes care of them whenever I'm away. Unfortunately, our...
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    Looking for camera for coop

    Can anyone recommend a camera (preferably wireless) that I can install in my coop to monitor the nesting boxes? I'd like to be able to see when there are eggs to collect and also identify which hens are doing the laying. That part of the coop is smallish, so the distance would be about 3 feet.
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    Grape arbor height

    Does anyone have experience with trellising grape vines over an arbor? I'm trying to determine how tall to build the arbor so that I ( or any 6 ft person) can pass underneath without crouching. I figure I need to leave clearance for the grape clusters and whatever sag of the vines off the...
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    Wild quail breed

    I've been watching (and listening to) a family of quail move around my property today. This little guy got temporarily stuck in my fencing - luckily I spotted him and was able to get him free and he scampered back to the others. I know it's not the best picture, but can any of you experts tell...
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    Plants that chickens will allow to exist

    So we all know that our winged friends will decimate pretty much anything with green leaves that they can get to. I've had success growing hydrangeas, but only if I protect them with screening until they get to a decent size. If you look closely at the pic, my hens peck a little at the leaves...
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    Isbar egg color

    Do any Isbar owners know if in addition to the mint green egg they can also lay light tans? Two of my three 19-week old Isbars seem to have started laying. The attached picture shows the two eggs I believe I just got from them (unless a different hen snuck in during the 10 minutes I stepped...
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    Crud on butt feathers questions

    Hello, I'm sure the answers to my questions are in here, but I scrolled through a few pages and was unable to find specifically what I needed. Can someone kindly refer me to a thread that explains how to best wash a hen's backside? Also, my hens have varying degrees of dirty backsides...
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    Seeking design advice

    This is a story of flock of seven hens living happily and comfortably in their appropriately sized coop and run, and then their owner (me) got greedy and went and acquired new chicks without a plan to house them as they got bigger. Well, it's not really a story, more of a dilemma. I'll try to...
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    cluster of someting in the egg

    One of my hens (not sure which) has started laying eggs with a cluster of miniscule white "balls" in the egg white next to the yoke. Does anyone have an idea of what this may be and if the eggs are still edible? I want to guess that they're calcium deposits, but I don't know. I guess I want...
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    Rooster won't walk up ramp - normal behavior?

    Hi. My first flock is now 4 1/2 months old. The coop is raised and we have a nice ramp from the ground up to the landing which then leads through the door. Every evening, the hens walk up the ramp and go inside to roost. The rooster, however, won't use the ramp. He wants to jump straight to...
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    Questions on Deep Litter Method

    Hello All, I'm new to chickens and in the process of creating a home for them. The coop and run will be their full-time residence, as our property is not really safe for free-ranging. I'm planning on an 8' x 12' run, plus another 4' x 5' under the coop. I really would like to use the Deep...
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    Greetings

    Hi All, My wife and I are brand-spanking new to chickens. We just recently moved from the heart of the SF Bay Area to the foothills, and now own five open, flat acres just begging to used. I've planted some fruit trees, got the vegetable garden going, and now we're adding chickens. All this...
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