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    They're squatting!

    My pullets are 16 weeks old. Three Australorps and two EEs. First one, and then another, and now all but one of the EEs are squatting when I reach down to pet them. It's been a few days. How long before I should start checking around for eggs? Do I need to teach them where to lay, or will they...
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    How to feed a mixed age flock?

    I am wondering if I can safely keep a mixed age flock on this? https://www.kalmbachfeeds.com/collections/poultry/products/18-start-right-chick-feed. Or should I switch to a different Kalmbach food? My hens are 16 weeks and some are starting to act like they may start laying soon. My chicks are...
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    Massive coop upgrade!

    Well, we are now up to 12 chickens, and have sadly outgrown our Nestera. I got to build the coop that I had wanted to build from the start, but that my husband had thought would be overkill. :lau I started with a Keter shed as a base, and then added ventilation and roosting bars. Next step will...
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    How to tell if my babies are overweight/eating too much?

    I have three Speckled Sussexes that are looking like little chonks. They aren't quite half as big as, but they are definitely bigger than the two Australorps that are the same age as them (four weeks). Is this a breed I need to worry about over eating and weight issues with? Or are they just...
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    How much run space for 10 medium/large breed chickens?

    I have 3 Australorps and 2 EEs in the run right now with 2 more Australorps and 3 Speckled Sussex currently in the brooder. My run is 20 foot x 10 foot. My dream was to have them free ranging to help with our bug problem, however they have recently taken to wandering over to our neighbor's yard...
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    Do all coops struggle with heat in the summer?

    I currently have 5 birds in a Nestera coop. The last two days we were at 90 degrees during the day and barely getting down to the 70s by very early morning hours. The first night my chickens were overheating in their coop despite having the vents open and the coop being shaded by trees and the...
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    Leaving chickens while out of town

    We have run into our first hiccup of being newly minted chicken owners: Memorial Day weekend. My husband wants to join his family at their lake house about 2 hours away from our farm. I'm curious how other people feel or address leaving their chickens alone to go out of town over the weekend...
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    Training "stubborn" hens

    Our current routine is to let the girls free range from roughly 8am to 8pm. We like to get them back in the run before true sundown because we hear coyotes just about every evening during the warmer months, I've also now found racoon tracks around the run. Check out the size of this guy next...
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    Pasty butt, are some breeds more susceptible?

    My first round of chicks ( now 11 weeks old, two EEs and two Australorps) never once had pasty butt. My second round of chicks are two more Australorps and three Speckled Sussex. The Speckled Sussex have all had pasty butt once each since I brought them home two days ago. I check them twice a...
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    Round two!

    I've been really enjoying keeping my other thread up to date with the growth of my first round of chicks, so I thought I would do the same for this second round! Two Australorps and two Speckled Sussex have joined the family. I love my three older Australorp girlies, and I heard really good...
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    Silly food themed names for chicks!

    I already have Toast, Marmalade, and Nugget. I also have a Frank and Camilla that were named by my hubby. I just got two more Australorps and two Speckled Sussex that I would like to keep with the food names. I was thinking Pickles for one, and Beans for another, but I need two more names. Would...
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    Cochin vs Orpington vs something else?

    I was going to get some Cochin Bantam chickens because I loved that they look like little poof balls, but hubby said no to Bantams. He wants them to earn their keep in egg production. I am now looking for the fluffiest standard sized chicken I can find. They also need to be super friendly, able...
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    Finally got our Omlet door on our Nestra coop

    I had asked a while back about doing this, and then decided to plow ahead with it. It's not perfect, but I believe it will serve our purposes.
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    Nesting boxes outside of coop?

    Yesterday I did a big clean of my run and coop. I left the back of the coop off (Nestera coop) to dry, and when I came back outside I found that my chickens had pulled all of their bedding (straw) out of the coop and made themselves little nests on the ground. It was absolutely adorable, if not...
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    Are these prices normal?!

    Came across this place's ad on FB. I got momentarily excited, the thought of adding some pullets the same age as my current flock sounds seamless, and they only have a 2 bird minimum order. Then I saw the prices. I get it, raising birds isn't free, I just did it raising 6 from 1 day old until...
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    At what age do you start introducing free ranging?

    My kids are now 10 weeks old. Yesterday I let them out for a few minutes while I did a deep clean of their coop and run and they loved it. However, I was out there with them the entire time. I am wondering at what age does everybody start to introduce their young chickens/new flock to the idea...
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    Wasting food

    My chicks have been on this food since day 1, but since moving them to their outside house they have started being extremely wasteful with it. It's Kalmbach's "Start Right" feed: https://www.kalmbachfeeds.com/collections/poultry/products/18-start-right-chick-feed-non-gmo. I also offer them...
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    Pros and Cons of keeping a roo

    Sorry to make another post about my rooster so soon, but I had a rather traumatic morning. My roo tried to mount two of my favorite girls this morning, and much chaos ensued. They are only 9.5 weeks old, so nobody is laying yet, or even anywhere near laying age. One of the girls he would not...
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    Any suggestions for stubborn roo at bedtime?

    I have five pullets and a roo. They have been outside for a week, and as I expected I am still having to put them to bed at night. The five pullets are super easy. They see me and either put themselves away, or they calmly let me pick them up and put them to bed. The roo is another story. We...
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    Talk to me about grit

    Every store within a 30 mile radius of me seems to be sold out of chick grit right now. I am assuming this is a side effect of everybody also rushing to get chicks. My chicks are 8.5 weeks old and now living outside. They are mostly still eating their chick food, but I have noticed them starting...
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