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    Best example of written ordinance I've come across so far...

    For anyone looking to draft their own this is the most properly detailed written ordinance I've come across. I was researching them nation wide and this one you could almost copy & paste it all and make it widely acceptable I would think in residential, suburban, and even possibly urban areas...
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    “Weekend Rehab” on a Craigslist score for our adopted disabled hen...

    Scored this for $75 5min down the street from me and it came with extra wood and a roll of chicken wire, with lumber prices as outrageous as they are I couldn't frame something close to that for even $100, not to mention a lot of it is actually mahogany. I needed it lower to the ground...
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    We “rescued” a disabled Easter Egger from our friends farm recently, she was born with a bad leg and was being picked on and spent her days hiding from her flock of 20...for the past 4+ weeks I've been trying to integrate her into our very docile 2 year old house raised flock of 5...4 out of 5...
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    Does my bird need a cyber robofoot ? Adopted a pullet with a bum leg....

    Bird was part of a local flock and was being bullied by its 20 something other siblings..I figured it would have a better life getting some more attention and less abuse in my small backyard flock..I know I can’t I just let it go into my run without the proper steps but to make things trickier...
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    3rd times the charm...finally happy with my feeder

    After 3 attempts this one has finally been the best..the ones that looked the best weren’t working for me..I see many have claimed success with the pvc feeder but I could never get it to work “by itself”...I had to constantly give the pipe a bump or shake to get the feed to come down every...
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    4 of 5 hens laying..normal ?

    barred rock was first to lay at 5months to the day..has laid one a day since Easter eager a week later..has laid one a day since Lavender Orpington another week later..has laid one a day since Blue splash Orpington a few days after that..she lays one and takes off a few days or lays every...
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    Girls laying soon...?

    First time chicken’ers here..our hens are 18weeks now...for the past month or more they have been going into their coop themslves at night, roosting for bed, and happily freeranging for a few hours almots everyday...we have switched to layer pellets, opened up the nesting boxes (they were...
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    12 weeks..5 hens..I hope? U tell me..

    All Hens ? At 6-7 weeks some people were claiming a couple of our girls could be roo’s. This is our first time chickening (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/first-time-chicken’ing.1305820/) so we don’t know all the common signs just by looking....now that they are 12 weeks should be able...
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    Easy Mess free (mostly) snack feeder..

    We like to give the girls treats and snacks, I picked up this rabbit hay feeder at petsmart the other day...hooks right on fence and let’s them snack without tearing up a paper plate or immediately flipping over a Tupperware container...been working good. Load it up with scraps and stuff..My...
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    Improve/redesign my PVC feeder..

    I built what I thought was a simple pvc feeder that gravity would allow to work flawlessly..but it’s not.. For some reason the food just doesn’t flow without having to shake the pvc pipe around or dig some out, if I’m going to have to play with it every other day it’s not really the “auto”...
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    New Hen House ...

    First coop build.. Due to recent inclement weather here in NJ..(sooo much f***ing rain every almost every other day for months now!!) I prefabbed the first wall & nesting boxes indoors ... Might have gone a little overboard but wanted to be dry inside the boxes
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    Another...”moving from brooder to coop?” thread ..

    Located in southern NJ, 10 day weather forecast attached.. Chicks are 4 1/2 weeks today..living inside with a premier1 heat plate currently on the highest height setting. They have started to sleep not under it in the past few days..coop is just about fully done, weather finally breaking and...
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    Pvc water supply in cold climates ?

    Everyone with pvc water systems who live in places that see winters...how do you keep the water from freezing and pvc pipes cracking ? I live in NJ so some winters days could be 50deg (F) some days could be 5deg..in process of completing inside coop layout and want to integrate water and food...
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    Anyone using (coop control) odor neutralizer in the brooder ?

    As title states..anyone add anything to their brooder to control odor ? Our brooder is in the house so have to care a little more than if it was in garage or coop...itgets cleaned once a day ...emptied, hosed out, wiped dry, new bedding..plastic tote makes this a simple 5min daily project that...
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    First time Chicken’ing...

    Been researching, talking to friends with birds, and lurking this forum for months before ordering 5 chicks from Meyer Hatchery. Received our little girls last week..sharing a little bit of our process and hoping to use this forum for years to come as we raise our little flock.. Planning to keep...
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