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    Help! Advice needed with hen pecking........

    So I really need some advice. I have 5 hens who have been together since they came in the mail when they were 3 days old. They are now 6 1/2 months old. Here is the list of girls.... 1. Betty Australorp 2. Henrietta Red Star 3. Jezebel Red Star 4. Pancake Silver Laced...
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    Help! Reintroduced hen after 1 week and now others picking on her!

    I had a sick hen who I put in my garage for 1 week of quarantine to make sure the other girls didn't get sick. I just put Betty back with the other girls. My five hens have been together since they came in the mail at 3 days old. But now I have seen two hens peck at Betty and she is even...
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    Sick hen still need to be quarantined?

    So my 6 month old 8 lbs? Australorp started to exhibit cold like symptoms 10 days ago. She had a goose like squawk and she was sneezing. She is kept in my coop with 4 other girls who weren't showing any signs of illness. Well I removed Betty last Wednesday and put her in my garage in a dog...
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    What plays a greater role in frostbite?

    What is more likely to cause frostbite, drafts or lack of ventilation? I had a very minor case but it is very early in winter. Thanks.....
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    Help! Hen sounding like a goose, is it a cough?

    Need some advice. I am new to this chicken thing and I have now found myself very attached. My Austrolorph is acing totally normal but is making a cough sound of noise that is best described as a goose honk. I am in MN so we are in the dead of winter. What can I do? Do I need to separate...
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    Why are they emptying out the nesting box before they lay?

    I need help. I am new to this chicken thing. I have 5 girls and one has been laying steady as she goes. Yesterday was the first day I had two! The problem I am having though is not laying in the box, but they dump everything out of the box so it is straight linoleum. Both eggs were cracked...
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    Love my sweeter heater!

    So I live in MN and was going back and forth about heating the coop. I really was ready not to but I got cold feet when I looked at the 10 day forecast. My lovely DH put up my sweeter heater on Friday morning right before the winter storm from he**. The heater is great. It only raises the...
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    Anyone use a Coop Heater Mat?

    I am thinking about getting one of the mat heaters for my coop that I saw on shop the coop web site. I was wondering if anyone has used them and their opinion on it. I am in MN and my coop is 4.5 x 5 and I am not under the impression that it will make it balmy in there. I just thought they...
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    Help! Need pictures of cute coops to share with city council.

    My city has been going around and around about legalizing chickens. The final vote is going to be on Monday. It is amazing some of the attitudes I have come across regarding chickens. There doesn't seem to be much of a gray area either you love um or hate them. I am hoping to show the council...
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    Can you believe this is free?

    http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/zip/1984178223.html I want this but there is no way. Any MN people out there?
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    Free shed/coop in Minneapolis area!

    Check this out, I wish I was able to get this. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/zip/1984178223.html
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    The funniest things people say when they hear you have chickens...

    So I am new to the whole chicken thing. But already I keep hearing some funny things from people. I thought this could be a fun thread. So I will start..... 1. I thought you had to have a rooster to get eggs. 2. I thought all chickens were white. 3. What are you going to do with the...
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    Afraid to free range, how to gather them up???????????

    OK, so my babies are 6 weeks old. They have spent a couple of days in their run and two nights out there. So I am anxious but also scared silly to let them free range. If I do it for an hour before dark do you think they are familiar enough to go to the coop? Should I wait a few more nights...
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    One more city to add to the good list. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I live in Bloomington MN and because of one very determined lady, I think we all get to enjoy chickens! The city votes to approve the proposed amended code which would allow city residence to have 4 hens. Yeah! Now my 5 girls won't be outlaws. Well we are counting the two red stars as one......
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    Advice needed on how to round up 5 week old chicks.......

    I have recently started to take my 5 week old chicks outside in a chicken type tractor/play pen. The problem I am having is collecting them to bring them back inside. How do I get them without scarring them to death? I tried meal worms in my hand but they are running around like their head is...
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    Delusional to think I can get the chickens in the run on my terms?

    I have 5 five week old chickies who are still in the ever getting too small brooder in the garage. I do try to get them outside daily in a chicken playpen when the weather permits. The problem I am having is getting the chickies rounded up to put them back in the brooder. I have tried meal...
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    Freeze dried mealworms?

    Do chickies like freeze dried mealworms as much as live ones? They seem to be much cheaper. Lisa
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    Red Star Fans out there?

    So when I picked my five chickies from MPC I started with cold hardy since I live in MN. Then I looked at calm personalities but wanted decent layers as well. So I picked out a Silver Laced Wyandotte, Australorph, and an EE for the previous stated reasons. I threw in two red stars just to...
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    Plastic or metal?

    I am a way newbie. My chickies are now three weeks old and it is getting close to time to buy their big feeder and waterer. I need advice on which is better plastic or metal Any advice would be greater appreciated. Lisa
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    Red sex link not sexed right?

    So I bought two red star sex linked from MPC to ensure that we have at least two hens. But boy, one of my red star is the bravest of the bunch and she seems to be getting her comb in faster than everyone else. Am I being peranoid? Obviously I am brand new to chickens. I really don't know...
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