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  1. trooper

    New Peep

    Towards the end of last week I became the proud owner of a peep that one of my hens hatched. The little one is doing great but I'm concerned. I have a run that is fenced in and there is way more space than needed. Do I have to feed the peep or does Mother Nature take care of it. It hangs with...
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    How Long

    I have 3 hens that continuously are in the nest boxes. They growl and fluff and all that good stuff. The question I have is how long will they sit? I have one that has sit 5-6 weeks. I'm not sure what is going on. I need some wisdom please.
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    Using my deep liter

    I am killing 2 birds with 1 stone (no pun intended). I am in the process of cleaning my chicken coop and putting it on my vegetable garden and flower beds.I am spreading it fairly thin and then raking it into the soil. They are calling for a wintery mix Sun and I figure that will do good. It...
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    chickens eating eggs

    I am getting eggs and when I go to clean them sometimes they are braking in my hands.A friend of mine just started with chickens this past summer and his son was feeding them Oyster Shells in their feed and he said that the eggs were real hard to crack.I do have a hen that is eating eggs from...
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    Lighting

    I have 2 coops that are connected together by a glassed in walkway. This walkway is where their feed and water is. I have ran elec to all 3 sections. I have recepticals in them also. I placed lights on switches for the main coops. I also placed lights in the main coops on timers. There is plenty...
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    Still working on coop

    inside The Chicken Inn Inside new addition-I will add on for vents,light,protection,etc new addition-at right play-sand area when muddy Chicken Inn-plenty shade under all construction new addition-brooder-seg house-whatever needed more run free material add on run free...
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    Acting like Kids

    The other day I was sitting in my recliner watching my chickens.I have 2 chicken houses attached together by an enclosed walkway. They can get under the walkway and one of he coops for shade and whatever.I have three Brahma pullets that are about 3 months or so old and they are in with my big...
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    Quail eggs

    A friend of mine was at the house this morning and he is raising Quails.I don't know anything about them except that they are laying eggs and he doesn't know what to do with the eggs.He did say that none of them were broody and he would like to get some ideas on what he can do with them.I would...
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    Straw in the run

    My run has been a little muddy so I picked up a bale of straw to put in it.I put in a few leafs of straw in the run whole.I then spread out some scratch in the run and threw it in on top of the leafs.It was awesome watching them tear up the leafs.They scratch and peck and scratch and peck.It was...
  10. trooper

    update on coop dining room/walkway

    The first 3 photos are the inside of the room.This is where they are fed and their water is.There is more to do,but I have it where is will do until spring.So far it is working good. These 2 pictures are the front and the back.AS you can see I have put windows in and hung (plastic temp)...
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    You ain't gonna believe this

    One day last week I was reading a magazine on chickens.I don't remember which one it was.I do know that it wasn't over 2 months old.It had some really good info in it and I started reading something that was hard to believe.According to the article there is only one Natural food that is better...
  12. trooper

    Adding more construction

    This is where I have came on my Coop.I Aim to add on to the unfinished end of addition and when it's completed I will have my little White Church.The Walkway/dining area will add heat in the day,give them more room and that's where they will eat and drink.About 80-90% of the materials are...
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    True Breeds

    I have had chickens for about 3 years now and I love them I love looking at the various breeds.I have a Wynadotte Rooster,Buff Orpington's.Astrolorps,Speckled Sussex's and a few other Breeds.I get carried away with the chickens,chicken house and most everything about them. I hear about the...
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    ruff eggs

    I have been fortunate, as a general rule my hens do a good job on laying eggs. I've been blessed with that.I get various sizes,colors,shapes,textures,etc.I have a question.What makes them rough sometimes.Every now and then I get one that feels real rough.It feels on the order of 15 grit sand...
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    Constructing Coop

    It's been a slow going and I still have a long way to go,But I finally was able to post some pictures of the construction of my New coop.It is going good.I started with pallets and am adding new materials to that for stability.I hope to be able to finish it this coming Spring.When it is all said...
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    Learning the hard way

    I haven't been on here for awhile.Been without a computer so I borrowed one.Since the last time I have been on here I started building another coop.I started with using pallets and I'll never do that again.I have been bldg as I get materials and that is a pain.There is alot of extra work that...
  17. trooper

    be or not be

    I have to laugh at myself.I have wondered why people couldn't tell the difference between a pullet and a cockerel.Well I'm stumped.I got 4 Buff Orpingtons in April.as they grew 1 of them seemed to be growing faster and had more Buff in it's build.It's wattles and combs have greatly grown.The...
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    seen it with my eyes

    I was down feeding my ladies (or so I thought ladies) this morning and got a surprise. I had one hen mounting the other and going at it hot and heavy.It just floored me.I didn't realize they acted like that.
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    nesting boxes

    I have one coop and it has 3 nesting boxes.The thing with these boxes is that I have to go inside to get my eggs which is really no big deal. I am in the process of building another coop beside it and I am wanting to put tops that can be opened from the outside.I'm looking for ideas on how I can...
  20. trooper

    Chicken Love

    Just something on chicken behavior.I lost my rooster a few month's back with a sudden death.Don't know what happened,just died in the night.After awhile I noticed that a hen in my small flock had started coming to me when I went to the coop and she was making all kinds of purring noises.One day...
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