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    Rooster lost his hen! How to help him

    2 days ago we lost our fifth of 6 Cornish cross chickens. We woke up to her gone when we went in to let them out for the day. She was our last hen, and now we only have her bestie, a roo, left. Since she passed he has been running around the run and yard looking for her and calling to her. It’s...
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    We adopted 3 baby silkies!! Finally!!

    So, we adopted 3 silkie chicks on May 13th. (The day we brought them home We have 2 of our Cornish cross left from the 6 we started with. One male and one female who hang out together following each other around. They are both doing pretty well, active and foraging. We introduced the chicks to...
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    Cornish Cross Update

    Hello Everyone, I was planning on updating weekly on how our Cornish cross chickens were doing, but... I got caught up with my classes (I went back to college taking classes online) and family stuff and before I knew it months had passed. So for those that don’t remember we got 6 Cornish cross...
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    Best start to 2021!! Cornish layers?! 🤔

    Happy New Year everyone, We have a flock of 6 Cornish cross chickens that are 6 months old. Today we had a surprise when we found 2 eggs in their coop. 😳😁😁 We didn’t expect eggs so soon or really much at all since they’re not really layer chickens. I’m so proud of my girls! Such a great...
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    It’s -14 in Minnesota and I’m worried about my babies!

    First off, Happy Holidays everyone! We had a blizzard here yesterday and got a good 6 inches of snow, more where it drifted. Today is quite cold, the high was only 5 degrees and it’s now 9pm and it’s -14. 🥶 I know my feathered babies are going to be okay, but I’m still so worried about them. We...
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    Separating the flock, re-injured bird! 😬

    So we have 6 Cornish cross broiler chickens, 6 months old. As they grew we noticed 3 of them had shorter combs and wattles, and 3 had larger ones as well as brighter red. Initially we were concerned these 3 could be roosters, but were not certain. The flock continued to get along well, cuddling...
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    New Coop build. Coop is done, run is up next!

    We finished our coop a few days ago. Now we just need to make a few minor adjustments and the run will be completed this weekend. Our coop is currently 4x4 and 4 feet high with very thick insulated walls. We used plywood on the outside with wood siding, then insulated the inside with foam and...
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    New coop stress caused a tousle

    We finally finished our coop 3 days ago and moved our Cornish cross chickens in there. The first night we were rushing to get them in before dark and had to adjust a couple of things on the door. I was concerned about them becoming stressed, so I sat with them, held the two “cuddlers” and talked...
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    Safest Coop Heater?

    I’ve done a lot of reading on how dangerous traditional heat lamps are in chicken coops and found several safer alternatives. The #1 pick from my searches have been the heat pad that can be attached to the wall, but it doesn’t heat the whole coop. Some of them can get pretty pricey at $150, and...
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    New here and new chicken parents!!

    Hello all 😀👐 I’m so excited to meet everyone here and talk chickens. We have 6 two month old Cornish cross chickens. We don’t plan to use these chickens for their meat. We are restricting their food, and making sure they get exercise as much as they can. We haven’t had any chickens prior to...
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