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    Mulch OK?

    My hens live in a sand run and coop with shavings. They free range several times a week. We are thinking of mulching in the large garden area their coop stands on. They spend a lot of time foraging for bugs there. Do any of you have experience with your flock and mulch? Is it ok for...
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    Layer Crumbles or Pellets?

    Which do you feed your chickens and why?
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    Adding Polish Chicks to Heavy Breed Flock?

    We have 6 heavy breeds- Easter Egger, Barred Rocks, Jersey Giant, Light Brahma, and Buff Orpington-all about 9 mos. old. We also have 2 polish "chicks" that are about 14 wks. now but are still significantly smaller. Those of you with Polish AND heavy sized hens...when do you add them to the...
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    HURRY HELP!!! Nearing Dusk Chicks Under House!?

    I can't catch them! They ran under our raised back porch (3 polish chicks- 4wks. old). It's a raised porch with lattice...and hubby is not home to remove lattice so we can try to reach them. What do I do????? I am sure a snake/ cat will get them by morning.
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    Broody Hens, But No Rooster...

    We have 6 hens of various varieties that are between 9 mos. and nearly 1 year. We have no rooster, as we want these for pets/ egg layers only. This past week our Jersey Black Giant has gone loco (ie broody ::wink:. She is sitting in the 'favorite' nest box and won't get off the others' eggs...
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    How do you Clean your Sand Run?

    We have a 10x4 Covered Sand Run. I was wondering what you all w/ covered sand runs do for maintenance? Do you hose it down and turn sand? Do you shovel out every so often (how often?) and add new sand? Do you use DE in sand run?
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    Hens with The Goats??

    As a new owner of both goats and hens... Is it ok for me to let my chickens out of their coop to roam around in the goat pen? I mean, they are pecking around where goat feces is. (approx. 250 sq. feet for 2 dwarf goats and 6 chickens). Are there any parasites from the goats that could pose a...
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    Newbie- Crazy Question: Sand

    If my hens are in a sand run....do they need "grit"??...oyster shell???
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    Florida Ownders- Fire Ants????

    If you use some kind of product to kill Fire Ants that is safe to use around occassional free-range chickens, please let me know.
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    Egg Collection

    Do hens ever lay after dusk/ before dawn? I am new to this and my hens just started laying. I live in Florida, so heat is a factor, though it is Winter now. I try to collect twice a day---will try 3 times a day in summer months. What I want to know...is how long can a freshly laid egg sit...
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    What Do You Fill Your Nestboxes With??

    I am currently using pine needles, as they seem to be easy to clean out. I am looking for ease of clean suggestions. My hens lay fine in them. Do you have a better method, and how often do you toss/ clean your nest boxes? TIA
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    Simple COLD Question

    First of all, I live in Florida where heat is obviously more of a problem than cold. BUT: 1) Do I need to put a heat lamp in the coop for chickens over 4 months old if it drops below freezing? (We rarely get colder than in the low 30s.) So, at what temp do I need to have a heat lamp...
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    Waterer Inside the Coop at Night????

    We live in Florida and are first time chicken owners/ coop builders. Finalizing the coop this week. Our coop has attached run (which the chickens are in all day unless free- ranging for an hour late in the day). Do we need to put Water/ Food INSIDE of the closed coop for closing the hens up...
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    Will Wyandote Tolerate Florida Heat?

    I live in Central Florida and am not familiar with Wyandotes. They look HEAVY and am not sure if they would surivive our heat/ humidity. Anyone in Florida have these? TIA
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    EE or Ameraucana/ GENDER? PLEASE

    @ 10wks. What breed (I was told Ameraucana) and is this a rooster? Chicken in question is in the forefront to show greens in feathers- rooster? I am comparing to this picture of what I think is the same breed/ but a hen in forefront @10wks: If I have small children and he is a...
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    IF Rooster- What is a reason to keep?

    I am a newbie and bought 2 (what are supposed to be) Ameraucana pullets from a local reputable feed store. We also bought a BR and Black Giant at the same time. They are 8 wks. today. We love them all. I am concerned that one Ameraucana (my favorites so far) might be a rooster--little...
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    Will Cat Harm Chickens?

    I am a new chicken owner (obviously) . We have an outside cat- and I know people have "Barn Cats". Will a cat harm a grown chicken? I know they certainly would harm tiny chicks. Ours are only 8 wks. old, so we've been keeping careful watch over them from EVERYTHING, but I am wondering if any...
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    Difference btwn Ameraucana/ EE???

    We bought 4 pullets from a Feed Store (reputable in our town). They are 4 wks. old now. I was told they are: 2- Amercaunas 1- Black Giant 1- Barred Rock Now...I'm wondering about the Ameraucanas...because I see a lot of confusion/mixed notes on BYC about Ameraucanas and EE. How do I tell...
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    Nipple Waterer in Hot Climate?

    If you live in hot/humid climate (we're in Central Florida) do the nipple waterers work for you? My friend said that her hens don't like how hot the water gets in those and don't drink enough in summer- so they end up putting an open tub of water out (messy) in the summers. Also, if you have...
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    Wire on Bottom of coop and/or Apron??

    We are starting our coop soon...live in Central Florida and If we put the coop/run on cinder blocks, can we just put hardware cloth on the bottom of entire coop and that's it? or do we need to do an apron, too? confused a bit... We plan on putting sand in the bottom of the run.
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