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    Rats attracted to alfalfa?

    Hi! My girls love it when I put a small flake of alfalfa in their run for them to dig through. I rake it up and clean it out after a couple of days. I don’t have a huge rat problem. I caught one last month and have seen no evidence since. Just wondering if the alfalfa will attract rats? I make...
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    Feasting on Ranunculus and anenome leafs

    This is my first winter with chickens. My girls are 9 months old. They are feasting on my anemone and ranunculus sprouts!! We let them freerange for about an hour a day so they have access to a variety of backyard goodies, grass, clover, weeds, lavender, bugs, ... so they have a lot to choose...
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    Lone Bantam not yet laying

    Hello. I didn’t know what I was doing when I was getting my chicks. I felt rushed and the lady said “how about a bantam?” And I said “sure”. So to start I had a RIR, Buff Orpington, and bantam RIR. They were a happy little flock, then I got an olive egger and barred rock pullets. Our bantam RIR...
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    Olive Egger

    Hi! I ordered Sophie our olive-egger pullet from Dare 2 Dream farms. I’m so curious what she could be a mix of. Her gray and white semi-barred coloring and deep orange eyes make me think cuckoo Maran but I’m not sure what other breed I see in her. Any ideas? She’s next to our Barred Rock in one...
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    Please tell me this BO is a pullet...

    We have this buff orpington my daughter is inlove with. She’s only 18 weeks and has a huge floppy comb and waddle. She’s showed no signs crowing and I think her tail feathers look henish and she’s getting even more snuggly. Do some BO hens just have huge combs?
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    Best Waterer for Small Flock

    Hi all you cool chicks and chickens. I have a small flock of 4.5 chickens (.5 because one is bantam, I didn't know what I was doing and the lady at the feed store gave me a bantam. But it worked out. Blanche our bantam RR is a happy girl.) Anyhow, I need suggestions on a waterer for my small...
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    Diet and Worms

    I'm new to raising chickens. I have 3 10week old pullets. I always have plenty of chick feed and fresh water for them in the coop, and they'll eat the feed in the morning and at night but they rarely go back to the coop to eat during the day. I keep a couple dishes of water out in a shady spot...
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    Chicken Diet

    Hi! I'm new to raising chickens. I have a flock of three 6week old chicks. I think I read somewhere that the majority of the chicks diet needs to be chick starter feed. I just want to make sure I'm doing this right and they're getting what they need. In the morning I let them out of the...
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    Grit for 3 week old Chicks/ Diatomaceous Earth??

    Hi! Do 3 week old chicks need special grit because they're so little? Or regular ol grit will do? Also, I've read putting a little Diatomaceous earth in their dirt bath dirt will prevent bugs/pests, I've also read chickens especially chicks have very sensitive respiratory system and the...
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    Bored Chicks

    Hi! I have 3 sweet baby chicks in the brooder. They’re almost 2 weeks old. It seems early but I think they’re pretty bored in the brooder. I put a little roosting bar for them to practice perching. Is there anything else I can entertain them with? I read somewhere a clump of grass would be ok...
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    Baby chick wing problem - Not angel wing

    One of our 2 day old baby chicks seems to have a wing problem. He keeps pecking at his right wing and his right wing looks slightly lower. He keeps digging at it and then the feathers get stuck on his beak and he wiggles around until he frees himself. Is his wing sprained? Can I help him? I...
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    Newbie with 1 million questions

    Hi! I need your chicken knowledge... I have raised baby chicks for a friend but never had chickens of my own. Soon, I plan on getting 3 baby chicks. I live in California so the weather is pretty mild. I'll keep the babies inside with a heat lamp for about a month or a little longer. I mean...
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