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    FLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have a small 3 foot by 4 foot coop. The fly problem started small... 5 or 6 flies in the coop at a time. Now they are EVERYWHERE! In the coop, in the run, all over the place. There are little gnats (I guess they're gnats, they're not exactly like the ones you sometimes see indoors)...
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    RIR hens - how old do you think they are?

    I know this forum is for Breed/Gender... but it seemed the most appropriate place to ask this. I was told these 2 RIR hens were a little more than 4 months old (that would be roughly 18wks) when I bought them... and that the Barred Rock was closer to 5 months and might be laying already. But...
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    All 3 hens sleeping in the nest box - UPDATE with new problem (pg 2)

    I've had my 3 hens for all of 10 days (they're between 4 and 5 months old). For the first week, I think they all slept on the lower perch, which is closer to the window. There were times when one would venture to the far perch that the nest is attached to. And the first night, one of them...
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    Finally finished my small coop (3 hens)

    I finally finished my coop and thought I'd share a few photos. I live in a residential area and only wanted enough hens to provide eggs for my family... so I decided to only get 3 hens. We decided to make the coop look more like a playhouse so it would fit in the 'hood better... not that many...
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    What's wrong with my hen? Is this normal?

    Okay... I'm a complete NEWBIE. I have owned chickens for a grand total of 2hrs. I have 1 barred rock (5 months old) and 2 RIR (4 months old). I just put them in their new run. The RIR's are walking around pecking everything... they're very curious. But the barred rock is laying kinda...
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    Newbie question - where to get started pullets?

    Specifically Red Star started pullets... and only 2 or 3 of them. I know McMurray sells them, but they don't have any available until mid-May. I can wait if I have to (still need to build the coop anyway), but just wanted to see if there were any other options. It would be great if there was...
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    How enforceable are subdivision restrictions? (small update 2/28)

    I have been researching and considering getting my own "backyard chickens" (just 2 or 3 hens). I bought an 8 year old house from an individual (NOT from the subdivision developer) and have been living there 5 years. There is NO homeowners association. To make sure it was legal to keep a few...
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