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    Finally a dry chicken pen!

    I’ve been fighting a wet soggy pen for quite some time now. The chickens didn’t seem to be bothered, but feeding them and changing water was miserable. So I decided to wrap the enclosure with thick plastic and it seems to be doing the trick. Yes there are areas of ventilation you just can’t see...
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    Chicken Greenhouse

    Any thoughts about turning chicken pen into a makeshift green house for the winter? I started wrapping my pen with a 3.5 mil plastic about a week ago and haven’t been able to finish because of rain. I’m tired of a soggy chicken pen and wanted to know if anyone has tried this and had any luck. I...
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    Please Help

    I came home today and my youngest chicken was laying on her side in the pen up against the fence with her eyes closed. Her name is Winter and I have been her Dad since day one. She hatched about 22 weeks ago. She has been fine no signs of illness. She never goes in the pen while the other...
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    Need Help

    My only chick that hatched this year is now 17 weeks old and still will not associate with the rest of the flock. She was raised by her mother and then separated when the mother was ready to go back to the flock. She stays on top of the nesting boxes all day and I have to physically bring her...
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    Raining Again

    This rain has been crazy this year! Every time I turn around my run is muddy. I use straw when it drys up and then it rains again. Time for an upgrade. I have an old coop with several holes in the roof so that was a project anyway, but my run needs a roof. I was never worried about sun because...
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    Too Busy

    Raising chickens has been a life long dream of mine. To some that might sound odd, maybe it's normal to others, but I grew up in a populated area where it wasn't allowed or even considered. I call it the farm life. I own a beautiful house on property now, but years ago it was just a far fetched...
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    Baby duck question

    Our baby ducks spill their water every day. So I used a larger chicken waterer. They drained it fast. More water in the bedding than in their mouths. What do I do to keep my bedding dry? Or is that just part of raising baby ducks? Any suggestions appreciated thanks!
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    Coop Renovation?

    Hello crazy chicken friends! Looking for suggestions, ideas, answers, whatever you want to reply back with. Pictures of your own coop maybe? So I have a coop. Who doesn't these days!? Mine is old. It's ugly. I'm sure my wife thinks it's an eye sore. I absolutely love it. The best part it came...
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    When to introduce to flock?

    So my chick that hatched this year is a little over 11 weeks old. I can definitely tell it is a hen and has been fully feathered for some time now. Her name is Winter and she is an only survivor of about 7 eggs. She is about half the size of my other hens maybe even a little smaller. So when...
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    Spurred Again!

    "The Boss" has done it again! I just went out to the coop too feed the chickens, minding my own business and it happened. I saw the warning signs. The look in his eyes said this is my territory. I ignored him and casually walked to the feed trough. I usually sprinkle some feed away from the...
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    Introducing Myself

    Hello to all my fellow chicken people. My name is Sam, but my friends call me Witwiki. (Sam Witwiki...Transformers...if you don't get it then watch the movie) It has been a dream of mine to raise my own feathery flock since I was a young lad. I first came into contact with these amazing...
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