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    Seriously Broody Hen Fix?

    Two of my hens, a Black Australorp and a Buff Orpington have been broody for about 10 days. We you get close to them they puff up their feathers and make their little defensive noise. I noticed today when I went to take them out of their coop to get some fresh greens that both of the chickens...
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    What to do with broody hens and no rooster

    Hello there, For a week I have had two broody hens: a Buff Orpington and a Black Australorp. Both of them are trying to lay in one nesting box but it normally turns out to be one laying in it and one next to it. I have tried the broody coop cage method for a couple of weeks off and on but it...
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    Do I need big feeders?

    I have 4 eight-week old chickens and they are about to move into their big girl coop! They are still using their chick feeder and waterer and they both hold one quart. Do I need to upgrade them to a bigger feeder and waterer? Thanks!
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    DE Questions!!!

    So, I am new to this chicken stuff, but I have heard a lot of people talking about Food Grade DE. I was wondering what food grade DE is, what is its purpose in a chicken coop, and how do you use it in a chicken coop? If anyone has the answers to any of those questions, that would stop my...
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    Coop Bedding???

    What do you think is the best bedding. I am trying to decide before I move my chicks into their coop. I have a big bale of pine shavings that I would like to use. What do people think about those? I have heard of people using DE, what is that and what are the pros and cons of using it? Also...
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    Homemade Feeders and Waterers

    I just started my small little flock of 4 chickens (2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Black Australorps). The chicks are almost 8 weeks old and almost ready to graduate to a bigger feeder and water. I have plastic yogurt containers, among other things, at my house. I was wondering if anyone has made a...
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    What is too cold for 7 week chicks?

    It has been pretty cold, windy, and rainy where I live for the past week. I have four 7-week old chickens. I was wondering what would be too cold for them to be in. I want to let them go outside but I don't want them to freeze. Thanks!
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    Do I really need a run?

    I live in the tacoma/seattle area of washington. But, do I really need an enclosed run, or should I let me chickens free range. We have two big dogs, and two cats that wouldn't bother the chickens. We do live close but not very close to some woods, does anyone in this area have experience with...
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    Possible Rooster

    I have two Black Australorp chicks that are almost 6 weeks old. I'm not sure if one of them is a rooster or not but one has longer tail feathers than the other. Does anyone have any pictures of a 6 week old Black Australorp tail? It would really help if you could post them! Thanks.
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    Chain Link Dog Kennnel Run??

    I was debating using a dog kennel as a run for our chickens, but I want to be able to move it around every couple of weeks or so. Since we live in the Pacific Northwest, we get a lot of rain so part of the run would have to be covered and some of the sides would be too. I'm not sure what...
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    Portable Chicken Run?

    I am thinking about building a portable chicken run but I was curious if anyone had any recommendations or advice about them. Thanks!
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    Portable Chicken Run?

    I am new to this chicken stuff but as I was playing with my 18 day old chicks today I though, wouldn't be great to have a portable chicken run! I want them to have fresh greens and grubs available to them, and I was afraid that if I built them a permanent run then they wouldn't always have the...
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    A lot of Chicken Questions that Need to be Answered

    I have been wanting chickens, along with my mom, for a couple of years. We hadn't gotten any because of my dad's seriousness about not wanting any. As I met new friends, one of them happened to have chickens. The ball started rolling and there was no way to stop it. We had discussed getting...
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