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    Anyone feed the egg shells their chickens lay back to them?

    Not sure if my question makes sense - I feel it’s wrong to feed the chickens the egg shells of their own eggs they lay or is it ok to give them that extra nutritious dose of calcium? Even if it comes from their own eggs that they lay. For some reason (morally) feels wrong to give them...
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    Best Organic Chicken Friendly Grass Fertilizers?

    Grass needs some loving and need a few safe options for organic chicken friendly grass fertilizer. Whatcha got? Love any suggestions. Thank you!
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    When to lay bedding down in fall?

    Live in Denver Colorado - temperatures are cooling off at night and next week is a frost warning. Definitely will be laying some hay inside their nesting boxes before the frost though curious if there is a temperature marker when to add more hay or pine shavings inside their coop. How would I...
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    Too early to introduce Sprouts?

    I have a chick born on 4/16 and another 3/16 (lost one and had to get a month older one😪 But new girl is getting acquainted to her new home and bunk mate). they are going through organic chick cereal like crazy! I’ve attached the schedule I printed off from the breeder and been using it as a...
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    Lost Nugget today 😪

    I’m not sure what happened, yet heart crushing. I found Nugget and Poppy, Speckled Sussexes, roosting on the edge of the brooder this morning. It was a mile mark for both of them. I put them outside like we have been for about a week in a half now between 10am-3:30pm.Temperatures for the today...
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    Drill hole in Ice Bucket for Waterer?

    I’m a big fan of DIY’s - I have these blue cups (pic attached) to hooked up to a plastic bin as a waterer for now. They work great! I live in Colorado and we do get cold winters. I was thinking about drilling a hole into a stainless steel ice bucket to prevent rust & cracks that tends to...
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    Is this coop big enough?

    Hey everyone! New chicks 🐣 on the block. Raising our first backyard chickens, Speckle Sussex breed, names are Poppy & Nugget. Cutest little things and have such big personalities! They turn a week old tomorrow. Bought this chicken coop (demensions are 36.02” x 17.76” x 27.56”). I know it’s...
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