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  1. urbanMike

    What to do after a baby chick hatches in the flock....

    Hey guys, so we have a Buff Orpingtons that went broody a while back. She's been a bit broody longer than normal, but we let her be because we bought hatching eggs online. 6 Buff Orpington eggs to be specific. Well, one is viable. The other 5.. not so much. We had them in an incubator until...
  2. urbanMike

    Second Buff Orpington Randomly Dead

    I'm now concerned. So, about a little over a month ago, one of our Buff Orpingtons died randomly after she was out ranging with the flock and I had put them away back in their run and coop. She had always been a weird one. She was the last one to lay, and took longer than everyone else to...
  3. urbanMike

    Cluck & Chirp

    Oddly, I would have assumed Google would have this answer. But not really.... My chicks are in their 11th week. And some are chirping, some are clucking. Some struggle to chirp and make weird noises. So, why is it that chickens can't chirp after a certain age and start clucking? Like teenagers...
  4. urbanMike

    Run Flooring Recommendations?

    So, the area where I placed my Coop & Run used to be a raised planter bed. I shoveled a lot of dirt. But, right now the run is just straight dirt. It's pretty dry here in Idaho. But I don't want it to be a complete mess. I thought about seeding, but that takes WAAAAAY to long. Any...
  5. urbanMike

    UrbanMike's No Idea What I'm Doing Coop & Run

    Howdy. Just documenting my coop build. This is a work in progress. I'm making this up as I go. And I have no idea what I'm doing. Also, somehow I don't know how to use my speed square as well as I think I do.... :confused: My wife and I purchased six Buff Orpington chicks for our family of 5...
  6. urbanMike

    Newb in Idaho

    Howdy. Just here to learn. Planning a flock of six Buff Orpingtons as I have little kids. Currently researching/planning my coop.
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