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    Interested in learning how to process (hands-on)

    Hi, there! I figured this was the right place to post this, but if not, I humbly apologize and ask for proper guidance from the Mods. Right now, my wife and I are raising five chickens for egg-laying purposes. We are probably not going to get into meat chickens any time in the near future...
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    Random shots of our five girls (photo heavy)

    Just a few shots taken over the last few days. Our original three.....Kiev (Light Brahma), Pot Pie (Buff Orpington), and Cordon Bleu (Easter Egger)....have been out in the coop for a week now. We've let them out for 'supervised' visits into the run, and they enjoy the heck out of that. So...
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    Possible peck injury on Welsummer chick?

    This is an almost two-week old Welsummer female named Tender. I do not know her weight, as we have not yet weighed them, but she looks to be about 'normal' compared to her sister. There is no change in behaviour. We watched her for awhile after seeing the injury/mark, and she appears to move...
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    The dulcet noises that issue forth from chickens....

    I am loving the various whistling that issues forth from our three 5-week olds and two week-and-a-halfers. From the simple "peeping" of the youngin's up to the trills, 'sqwaks', and almost-cooing we are hearing now. My wife and I enjoy spending time with both sets just to hear what they are...
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    Planting wheat in Alabama?

    My wife had a wonderful garden last year.....snap peas (snow peas), green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes....lots of goodies. She has started an expanded garden this year, and things are growing quite well so far. Our ultimate goal is to become self-sufficient as far as veggies, but we still have...
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    Curious now about breed/sex of ours

    Ok, I've been reading a lot of the threads regarding hatchery vs. feed store vs. breeder chicks and have become curious as to what exactly we have. I do not intend to put these birds in shows or anything....they are egg-laying pets....but I would like to know if we have what we were sold, if...
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    Coop/Run in-progress - Pic Heavy!

    We have a "storage" house on our property that we have been using as shop space (costuming and metal/woodworking). It was at one time a residence, so it has a nice covered porch. In planning for the coop, I saw this as an advantage. If we built the coop under the porch, we'd have a pretty...
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    Covering the nest-box entrance for awhile?

    I've been reading through a few threads, and I have a question regarding the nesting boxes. My three are a week or so away from being moved into the coop, where I hear they should stay 'locked-up' for a week before being let out into the run (please correct me if I am wrong on that one). As...
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    Any hatcheries near East-Central AL?

    I apologize if there is a listing of hatcheries somewhere in this topic....I am either incapable of finding them on my lonesome or inadequately entering search words (I know...how hard can "Hatcheries List" be, right?). I have found a few threads, but nothing regarding places in Alabama where...
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    Chicken....on the head

    I'd like to think she was after the coffee..... This was a surprise to the wife and I. Our three flap around a bit, and do stretch their wings when they can, but we've never had one fly UP! This is Pot Pie, our Buff Orpington.
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    Greetings from Alabama

    Afternoon. My wife is the one that guided me to this site, and I have been happily browsing away for several days now. Finally decided to join in on the fun. Now, had you told me a few months ago that I'd have chickens, I'd have laughed at you. Had you gone on to further tell me I'd become...
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