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    Chicken Strips

    SORRY FOR THE CAPS...BUT I AM CURRENTLY 1 HANDED. ANYWAY. DH CAME HOME WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SO FUNNY AND SO SIMPLE. ON THE COMPANY BULLETIN BOARD WAS A 8 1/2 X 11 SHEET OF PAPER WITH A ROW OF SMALL CHICKENS PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM, EACH APPEARING ON A STRIP PRE-CUT (LIKE YOU FIND ON...
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    Our First Egg!!!

    We are nearing the completion of our coop (we waited until the last minute...) and this morning as my DH was getting ready to put the roof on, I spied a round object under the nearly completed hen house...YEP...OUR VERY FIRST EGG!!! Here it is!!!
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    temporary roof leaking, wet pine shavings

    We have had some very heavy rains here the past two days...enough to cause leaking in the temporary roof. We haven't been able to put a perm one on yet...but we are at least close. In the meantime, the pine shavings are wet and I am not sure what to do. We put the igloo dog house we had that...
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    The HolleyDay Hen House

    I took a few pics today and thought I would share. I hope you enjoy them!
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    Egg Shells or Oyster shells

    My chicks are just about ready to start laying in about 3 weeks (16 wks old then). I read somewhere that Egg Shells are a good source of calcium...but I swear I can't remember. Is this right, or was I imagineing things again...lol??? IF it is true, then is it a good substitute for Oyster...
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    Nite Guard Sale @ Tek Supply

    TEK Supply has the Nite Guard Systems on sale for $19.99 this month. Here's the link: https://www.teksupply.com/farm/supplies/prod1;TekSupply_monthly_specials;pgs106126.html
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    Almost Done...

    I can hardly believe it...but it is finally coming together...just like I imagined it!!! We still need to put the perm roof on, nest boxes etc. But the girls/boys are loving the extra space and I will be hard at work trying to get everything done before October/November first eggs!!! (just in...
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    So I went to the Dr...

    I have been having severe allergies and it dawned on me that I was allergic to the Pine Shavings that I had in the brooder (my big master tub). Well it really got to a point that I had my hubby put together a little outside brooder and I made a Dr. appt. Well as I was answering the usual...
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    Should I put dirt/sand in the brooder for baths??

    My chicks are 12 days old and are growing like weeds. I have Pine Shavings in their brooder and no sand. I wanted to put some sand in there but, they out grew their other brooder (plastic sterlite from Walmart) so I had to improvise and fast and now they are in my very deep master bathtub and...
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    My new Chicky's are here...My new Chicky's are here!!!

    I just had to announce the arrival of my new Chicky's...3 Rocks, 3 Orps, 3 Gldn. Sexer's & 3 Estr Eggs. They are just adorable and seem to be taking to Chickenhood quite well. I almost lost one of the Rocks as she got underneath the waterer and almost suffocated. The only reason I found her...
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    An amusing way to build a chicken run...

    I got so tickled reading this "how to" I thought I would share it with you. I'm a newbie waitin' for the hatch & mail ...so I am thirsty as a dry creek reading everything I can about chickens...driving the hubby crazy with "poultry" witisims. And, score ...I was rewarded with a little...
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    I'm a newbie and wanted to say hi and introduce myself &...

    I am very new, in fact I am still awaiting delivery of my chicks...this is something I have been wanting to do forever and decided to jump in with both feet. I will have a total of 12 chicks and 1 rooster. 3 Easter Egger Chicks and an Egger-rooster (pardon the pun...but I just can't...
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