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    Crow collar or say goodbye?

    So we hatched some eggs and ended up with 2 roosters. One is very loud and crows all day long. Is the crow collar safe and effective? We would rather not give up our crazy but sweet rooster but when he is this loud and annoying the neighbors the free eggs aren’t enough to keep them happy...
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    Rehoming a rooster

    If I find someone on Craigslist, should I charge a fee? Does it matter? Should I care? This is such a hard decision.
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    Rooster biting necks of hens😩

    I have an 11-week old Easter egger rooster that keeps showing aggression towards the ladies. Some are 5 weeks older then him, others he hatched along with. He will bite and hold onto their necks. Why is he doing this? I am trying to re-home him but not having much luck (he is the 2nd rooster in...
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    How to find homes for too many roosters?

    I, unfortunately, have 2 too many roosters in my flock. I do not have the space to add hens and my neighbors can probably only take so much crowing :-) I was hoping I would end up with a better ratio but it is what it is and I need to find the roosters new homes. The only farm I found so far...
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    Water for beak cleaning

    I just read somewhere that chickens should have access to clean water to clean their beaks (help to avoid respiratory problems)? Is this true and what is the best way to provide clean water that they can dip their beaks in?
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    Large feeder for 9

    What are your favorite feeders? I’m looking for something large enough for my flock of 9 that can be brought in at night to avoid predators. Right now they are using a small feeder from when they hatched.
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    Chicken noises

    My husband and I were in the run with our 8-week old chicks the other day and all of a sudden they all stopped in their tracks and one of them was making a low pitched noise I haven't heard from them yet. We looked everywhere to see if there was something that may have scared them but we didn't...
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    Integrating chicks

    When is it a good time to start integrating/introducing my baby chicks with juveniles? Currently, I have 7-week old chicks and 2-week old chicks. I have them in separate brooders right next to each other so hopefully, the big ones can see and get used to the others being around, but not...
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    Electric fence for dummies

    Ok...I know I've asked about this somewhat before but I need the Kindergarten version of how an electric fence works and how to install....or better yet what I am supposed to buy. I would like to have 3 rows of fencing around my run. The coop and run are on the tree line of my property...
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    Slowly but surely...

    Coop run is almost there!!! By the time we finish we will need to expand 😬
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    Coconut fiber/Eco Earth

    Is coconut fiber/eco earth ok for dust baths?
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    Coop heating

    Please let me know your favorite ways to heat your coop.
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    Digital thermometer problem

    I accidentally got the probe of my digital thermometer/hygrometer in the water of the incubator and it does not seem to work properly now. I have no idea what the temp or humidity is and tomorrow is lockdown. I put a regular thermometer in there for now and hope it’s reading correctly but no...
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    Feeder

    What kind of feeder does everyone prefer in their coop? And do you have a feeder/waterer in the coop or the run or both? Do you keep them in there overnight?
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    Identify my chicks please

    If you can tell me what type of chicks these are and if any look like a roo I would appreciate it. They are almost 4 weeks old. (Some duplicate photos) Don’t judge the names..my kids picked them out ☺. Thank you
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    Anyone have luck with Predator Eyes?

    We are trying to determine best deterrent for our long list of predators here in NY. Has anyone had luck with predator eyes? (Red or blinking light at night?). Should I just bite the bullet and get electric fence? I plan on reinforcing everything I can with hardware cloth. (Raised coop floor...
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    Sneezing

    My 3 week old chicks are outside in their coop for the first time. Some of them are sneezing...is it normal?
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    Cooked or raw??

    Do I give my chicks cooked or raw cauliflower and broccoli?
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    Keeping the brooder dry

    I upgraded my chicks water to the bottles with nipples since it's cleaner for them....except the nipples drip and the chicks occasionally get crazy and bang up against them....so the pine shavings are getting very wet. Anyone have any suggestions for what I can put underneath the bottles to...
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    Baby chicks with older chicks

    I currently have 5 chicks in my brooder that are just over a week old. I have some more eggs I just put in the incubator (chicken math!!!) When those eggs hatch the other 5 will be almost 5 weeks old. At what point will I be able to combine them? I already figured I'd keep the newbies...
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