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    Fowl Pox? Tumor? Growth appearing on side of head/beak

    We have been out of town on vacation since 7/9/21 (today is the 18th) - that morning I did my final checks of the chicken coops (two coops - one holding 7 hens, the one in question lives here, who are about 1 year and 5 months old. The other coop has 5 hens who were born in March) and everything...
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    ISO Bantam (barred rock, if available) chicks near Cleveland OH

    Good morning - we are looking for 3-4 Bantam chicks to add to our flock, who will be moving into their own brand new coop and run that was built in the fall. We have a very docile and much smaller than standard Barred Rock who would be moving in with them when the time is right, so we are...
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    ISO Barred Rock Bantams near Cleveland, OH

    When we got our 9 chicks last spring; one happened to be a bantam and she's been given hell for being so tiny. We decided to build her a second coop and get some bantam friends -- yes, I know, we're softies. We're looking to add 3 bantams to our new coop. Any one have any leads? It was a weird...
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    If you were building a 2nd, smaller coop, in full sun - what would you do differently?

    Long story short - we have decided to build a second smaller coop on our property in order to give our girls a more peaceful life. Pecking order fights have gotten a bit out of hand so we are starting to build a 2nd coop for 2 of our 8 hens with the intentions of purchasing 2-4 chicks in the...
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    Possibly half-bantam being picked on; will it work out?

    We got 8 chicks and a 1 roo the last week of March of this year (roo has since been eaten ran away). We ordered all standard barred rock but one of the girls appears to be half bantam or just generally ALOT smaller than everyone else. She (named Arya) is not laying while everyone else appears to...
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    All sorts of weird since we went on vacation...

    We went out of town for 5 days for the first time since getting our chickens who were born in March. We paid someone to housesit - she did an okay job watching them but obviously no one takes as good of care of them as we do. The first day, she slept in and didn't get them out of the coop until...
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    DIY Egg Skelter? Wall Mounted Egg Skelter type shelf?

    I've been thinking about how to store our fresh eggs and I really enjoy the idea of a skelter (egg slide, whatever you'd like to call it) but I don't want it on the counter taking up space. I was thinking of making some sort of egg skelter shelf for a bare wall we have in the kitchen. I've done...
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    "Those chickens just don't respect you" :|

    I am convinced my teenage chickens are rebelling against me. They spend their days in a large enclosed run (lots of predators in our area), I give them greens from the garden/yard daily, I'm the one who refills their food, brings out clean water (or ice for waterers/bath on hot days), gives them...
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    Getting nesting boxes ready?

    I've read through posts via search - but does any one have any go to tips for getting nesting boxes ready for 1st time egg layers? We have 8 hens who are coming up on laying time and have started to display some behaviors (squatting and possible tiny test making, or I'm reading to much into it...
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    Is this the beginning of the next feather stage in 9/10ish week old?

    I'm probably being overly worried, but wanted to check in to see if this is normal or not - one of my barred rock hens is all "fluffed out" around her bottom and has been all day today. No one else is like this nor have I seen them like this previously. They are roughly 9 to 10 weeks old. We got...
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    Where do you buy your bulk feed, seeds for fodder, etc etc?

    Now that our coop and run are finished and other projects around our property are wrapping up, we actually have space in our garage and sheds again! We're looking into purchasing supplies in bulk and was wondering; where do you seem to find the best prices on items? Specifically the following...
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    We think we're done building?

    We think we've finished the coop but thought we would ask on here if there's anything else you may add or change? Our property is majority woods so we have a ton of predators - hawks, foxes, racoons, groundhogs, random cats, it's a Disney film in our backyard. Full article here ---...
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    Are they feathered enough for outside? Rowdy Teenagers throwing Ragers..

    Our rowdy teens (5-ish weeks old) are throwing some pretty big ragers downstairs in our basement - who knew they'd grow up so fast?! We have 9 total - one rooster and one who is a runt compared to everyone else. Our coop is done with the exception of adding bedding and putting their food/water...
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    Well, now I'm worried...roosters all around?

    We brought home 9 chicks almost a month ago - we ordered 6 barred rock originally, but the co-op gave us 9. We were told 8 girls, one boy - no biggie on our part. The coloring/patterns seemed right for those numbers. One is developing a red comb so we figured, yep, that's him. No one is has the...
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    Plants around the run, for them to eat, not shade?

    We are currently building our coop and our run - the run will be 100% fenced in with hardware cloth (and buried 2 feet down) since we have tons of predators in our area. Our ladies and gent wont be able to free range, even with us outside with them, due to the massive amounts of hawks. I want to...
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    *taps mic* hello?

    Morning! (well, for us any ways!) I'm Ash and I've been lurking here for about a month now so I figured, I should join and introduce myself. I've wanted chickens for YEARS but the husband has always said no. In his defense, we never had the room until we bought our house on 1.5 acres about 3...
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