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    Can you ever have enough mealworms?

    I have three 15 month old EEs. I've been raising mealworms for about 1 year and now have thousands. You'd think that would be enough. My chickens could easily eat through a batch of 500 mealworms in a few minutes (which would cost about $6.50 at the pet store). I actually had the idea to...
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    Molting Time=More Quiet Hens

    I haven't gotten a single egg from my 3 hens for 2 weeks now and my yard/porch/chicken coop is covered in feathers . On the other hand, it has been much quieter at my house over the last couple of weeks. With no eggs, there is no egg song (I personally love the egg song, but it makes me...
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    My poor lawn :(

    I put up with a lot letting my 3 chickens free range my large backyard. They make a mess out of all my bark beds, there are chicken "pot holes" everywhere, and I'm on constant poop patrol to keep the area relatively safe for kids to run around in. I've learned to live with all that. But...
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    What vacation?...Sometimes chickens aren't low maintenance....

    I just want to take an overnight trip with my husband to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. We have 3 sweet EE pullets in our 1/2 acre lot suburban home where unfortunately chickens aren't legal (residential zoning regs) and one neighbor HATES them. I lock our chickens up tight every...
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    Help! My sweet loveable pullet has turned on me...pecks me HARD! OUCH

    The smallest of my three 11 month old EEs, "Chickie", has always been my most loveable, easy going, jumps in your lap to cuddle kind of girl. About a month ago, I was outside wearing sandals with pink painted toenails when she lunged and pecked at my toes. OUCH! Understandable, as she...
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    Is the "alpha hen" always a mean one?

    I have 3 nine month old EEs (great layers btw) that I raised as day old chicks. It has taken me this long to finally figure out their pecking order. It looks like Fluffy is the head honcho. She is a bully all the time, demanding the first of the food, taking away food from other chickens...
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    The problem with letting chickens in the house...

    Then they ALWAYS want to come in....even on one of the first beautiful mild spring days! How can I get anything done when they're all just standing there, watching me from outside and pecking at the door to come in?
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    Can/Will chickens use a "doggie" door?

    I'm trying to make my 3 "illegal" backyard hens more discreet, especially since a neighbor complained about the noise. I'm wondering, if I can put the coop (a small Eglu) in my garage, with a "doggie door" installed in the door leading from the backyard to the garage. They seem most vocal...
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    What happens when your illegal chickens are "discovered"?

    I've had my 3 pullets for 8 months now, since they were 1 day old chicks. I thought all my neighbors and I were living in harmony with them. Turns out one neighbor has secretly hated them since day one (but never said anything to me). Unfortunately the county does not allow chickens in...
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    Can broody EE still share nest space with other 2 EEs?

    Apparently one of my EEs has gone broody. Since these are my first chickens, and it's kind of neat, I thought I might get her some fertile eggs to hatch. The problem is I only have one nest box. The other 2 pullets apparently get screamed at when they try to use the nest to lay, and I've...
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    Do you recognize each chicken's "voice"?

    I heard an odd squawking this morning, much lower pitched than the usual egg song or morning greeting sound I get from 2 of my 3 pullets. I went to investigate and found it was my 3rd pullet Fluffy, making the distinct noises. I had never witnessed her being really vocal before, and the sound...
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    Hawks Waaaaay up high over my house...coincidence...or stalkers?

    Would I be naive to think that the 4 hawks circling overhead in the vicinity of my yard, when my 3 pullets were free-ranging, were just overhead through coincidence, or could they actually see my chickens and were waiting to swoop? The hawks were REALLY really high in the sky, almost to where...
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    So do I need a pooper scooper now?

    I have 3 EE pullets 6 months old. I love them, but can't believe how much they poop....everywhere. They free-range my 1/2 acre fenced backyard all day, and it's not safe to walk barefoot anywhere. What is surprising me most however, are the extra large droppings I see every once in a...
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    Progress in Spokane Valley, WA!!

    Yea! I was at a well attended Spokane Valley Planning Commission meeting this past Thursday. Plenty of pro-chicken people showed up to speak. Currently in the city of Spokane Valley, "backyard" chickens are only allowed on residential parcels of 1 acre or more. After the meeting, the...
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    Suburban small flock management

    I have 3 six month old EEs who just started laying. We're getting an average of 2 eggs/day. Perfect for my family of 5 with enough eggs to share on occasion. We love our hens as pets (more so every day it seems), but also enjoy the added benefits of pest control and rich chicken poo...
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    Crumbles, pellets, mash...what's the difference?

    Pardon my ignorance, but are there actually different ingredients in "mash" than in pellets? After reading posts on this board, it sounds like mash is inferior, but I just thought it was a different form of feed (crushed pellets for example). And what about crumbles? When I go to the feed...
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    Taking chickens to kids' school this evening...tips...advice?

    My kids' school is having a science presenters night where people in various science professions man a booth at the school so that kids can learn about their field. Though my husband and I are meteorologists, the National Weather Service will already have a booth set up, so I thought I would...
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    Offer grapes by hand...nearly lose a finger! Ha ha

    I knew my chickens liked grapes, I guess I just forgot how much. I cut a handful of grapes in half and thought I'd feed it to my 3 pullets by hand. It was like sticking my hand in a tankful of pirahnas!! They nearly swallowed one of my fingers trying to get the grapes!! Luckily, fingers all...
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    Freshening up a chicken...

    I'm going to be taking one of my pullets to my children's school next week for Science Fair Presenters night. Though I'm a meteorologist by profession, the National Weather Service will already have a booth there, so I decided to put together an agricultural science display to educate about the...
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    Advice needed. 3 pullets sharing 1 nest box?

    Two of my 3 pullets just started laying. I have one nest box. Today, it looked like both wanted to lay at the same time. One girl was on the nest box, and the other went on top of the trampoline where she laid her first two eggs. I don't want eggs laid on my trampoline. I want all eggs...
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