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    Garage Coop

    Working on our garage coop for our 6 girls.
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    Winter is Coming …

    So. My 24 week pullets have been frolickingly, free-ranging on half an acre under the Ohio summer sun for their whole lives. These are my first chickens. They’re pets and I have no expectations of them except love. That being said, Winter is coming. What can I expect? Will they still want to be...
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    Wino Buff Orpington

    My 21 week old Buff Orpington keeps drinking out of my wine glass every time I leave it unattended. I have to take it with me everywhere I go. Is this odd?
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    That’s Not Food!

    My chickens keep pecking the plastic coating off of our lawn chairs and eating it. Is this going to hurt them?
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    Excessive Crowing

    My 17 week old cockeral crows at least 10 times a day. He starts in the coop so early that it's still pitch black. He crows again when the sun comes up. He crows again within a couple of hours. He's crowing right now! This goes on every couple or so of hours. All Day. Several crows each time...
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    What do Yours Eat?

    This morning my flock is really enjoying their fermented food with broccoli. Yesterday they loved some watermelon. What are some things your chickens really like to eat?
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    Since my Accidental Rooster...

    I've told the story 100 times. Bought 7 day-old female chicks from Meyer back in April. 1 of them turned out to be male. Anyhow, since the situation presented itself, I really think it would be so great to hatch babies just one time. I have room for a few more. Obviously, due to the small size...
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    Fermented Feed

    I have just finished my first batch of Fermented feed and my chickens loved it. I followed directions from a more general thread on BYC. Looking on the internet, I see some people cover with cheesecloth, some set the lid lightly on top and some totally close it up. What are the fermenter's...
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    Maturing Chicks

    My 7 chicks are now 14 and 15 weeks old (calculated wrong on another thread). They're all healthy and have always lived in moderate weather. The only real hiccup I've had is the one that turned out to be a Rooster. I have no idea about broodiness (except in my kids), laying, cold weather...
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    I'm Going to Need a Bigger Coop!

    In the last 3 1/2 months, my babies have really grown. It's definitely time for a bigger Garage Coop! They're free range and only in at night, but Roost space is at a premium.
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    Yard Roost?

    Mine free range all day. Does anyone put roosts in their yard? I'd really like a chair to sit in!
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    Can’t deny the gender now!

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    My Little Flock

    6 hens, 1 rooster Betty White, my Delaware Pullet Hatched 4/11/2022 Gnache, my Black Australorp Pullet Hatched 4/4/2022 Brahama Mama, my Buff Brahma Pullet Hatched 4/4/2022 Madam, my Light Brahma Pullet Hatched 4/4/2022 Leia, my Buff Orpington Pullet Hatched 4/4/2022 Minnie, my Black...
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    Headboard Nesting boxes

    So, I’m rebuilding my coop. A while back I saw a post with pictures where a headboard (maybe a footboard?) was used to build nesting boxes. I swear I saved that post but now I can’t find it. A search brings up some threads but I must not be looking closely enough or remembering it quite right...
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    Treats?

    I have 7 chickens. My grandchildren (and me) love to hand feed scratch and meal worms. I think we must be giving them too many treats because they only go through about 2 cups of feed a day. They were hatched 4/4/2022 and are on grower feed. Are we giving them too much of what they want instead...
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    Black Jersey Giant: Hen or Roo?

    I bought 7 day old FEMALE chicks on 4/11/2022. Just over 3 months ago. Could my Black Jersey Giant be a rooster?
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    Coop Construction

    Has anyone ever built a chicken coop inside out? Building the inside walls first with the studs to the outside? I want the coop now but I want to insulate and put up exterior shiplap later when I have more time and have recovered from rotator cuff surgery.
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    Coops, Chickens & Goats

    I have a pretty shed at my new home that I had planned on converting into a chicken coop. It’s 16’3” X 10’3” so it’s way big enough. I want a couple of pygmy goats too. My question is, can you wall the inside into 2 halves and have goats on one side and chickens on the other? Separate doors...
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    New Pet Flock size

    Good Morning! As I’ve said in other threads, I’ve moved to 2 acres and want to get 2 goats, chickens, beehives and a bat house. Basically just as pets. My question is, what is the smallest size flock of hens that you recommend? I mean, how many are needed for them to feel secure and happy?
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    Dobie Close in Ohio Newbie

    I've always wanted to be homesteadish. Emphasis on the ISH. I only want the fun facade part. Pet chickens and 2 goats. Same sex. No breeding allowed. And a couple beehives and a bat house. I'd for sure plant a garden. Planting is wonderful, but I only like to weed when I feel like it so we...
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