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  1. UrbanHenBilly

    Exploring: 3 Easter Eggers may be up for adoption in NH

    I'm thinking about giving away 3 Easter Eggers because I have a raccoon invasion and in order to keep them safe, they're pretty much locked up all the time. Even then, the coons are ripping the wire mesh from the coop frame. They used to roam pretty nicely, and to keep them in a small coop feels...
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    Broody, chicks and a tall coop

    I have a broody hen that just hatched 7 chicks, all 2-3 days old. The coop: She hatched them in the coop, a 3x4 box that is raised about 3 feet off the ground. This is chicken central, where the roost and nests are. I have a long ramp that leads to the entrance of the coop. It's fairly steep...
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    Frostbite, soft shell, stopped laying

    Hi gang, I could use your help and wisdom: My 9 month old hen got a bit of frostbite on her comb. We had a strong cold snap and I couldn't get to her in time. When I got out the Bag Balm, she had already had white spots on her comb, and now they've blackened. She was fine for a few days, then...
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    Foot injury and limping

    Hello everyone, We have three very pretty young Welsummers, and one seems to have injured her leg considerably. Could I ask your advice please? She got caught as I was dragging a piece of lawn furniture, scraped up the back of her leg at the toe joint, and has been limping for the last couple...
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    Help choose-days old vs. weeks old

    Hello all, I'm about ready to acquire my starting flock and have two choices. I would certainly appreciate your input, as I have NO experience. Option1 6-7 weeks old chicks about a 30min drive from my house. Barred Rocks and Easter Eggers Option 2 2-3 week old chicks BR and EE, and some...
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    4 pullets on a 1/2 acre

    Hi all, Even after reading so many informative posts in the archives, I have a question. I plan 4 pullets and have a half-acre lot. It's an old city house, so there's a full 10'x16' henhouse out back that I'm restoring now and will use half to house the chickens. Next to the henhouse is an area...
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    What would you do with this?

    Aside from tearing it down and starting again, what would you do with this? I'm thinking of sectioning a 10x10 area and laying down paving stones for a garden shed, and have the other 6x10 foot area as a coop for 4 birds (max city ordinance). I would use sand in the coop section, dividing it off...
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    Mice! Gnawed their way through everything!

    Hi everyone! I have a super mouse problem in both my garage and coop, and this year I want to do something about it! They are unbelievable. I bought the house 4 years ago, the house itself is 100 years old and the outbuildings about 40. The lot behind me is more or less unused and so I have a...
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    Laying boxes under roost?

    Hello all, Is there any reason why I couldn't but the laying boxes under the roost if I have a poop deck in between? Roost --> Poop shelf --> Laying boxes. Just looking to save space. Thanks!
  10. UrbanHenBilly

    Hello from NH!

    Hi everyone! I'm Bill and a neighbor turned me on to this great site. Several of us live on the border of a largish city and rural village and are looking to raise chickens. I confess that I know nothing whatsoever about raising chicks, an I'm amazed at how much information is here! Anyway...
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