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    Three hour egg laying difficulty??

    I'm new to chickens, so I beseech the help of the more experienced Our Rhode Island Red just started laying a few days ago. She's always been a very noisy bird but has gotten sooo much noisier now she's laying. She's generally quiet until around 10am when she begins making a crying, painful...
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    Rooster? (barred rock)

    Don't know the exact age, it was given to us Edit: Most likely around 19 weeks though
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    Any way to train my girls to eat slugs again?

    I have two hens, a plymouth rock and rhode island red, about 4 months old. A month ago, they loved slugs, would gobble them down. But then, one time, a small one I fed them must have tasted bad because she spit it out and now refuses ALL slugs I give them! Is there any way to train them to...
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    How to hook up nipples to house water supply? Pressure reducer?

    Hi all I'd like to hook up PVC with nipples in it directly to my house's water (with a backflow preventer). I figure the pressure would be too high but don't know the proper pressure range for them. Thinking maybe just hooking up a ball valve and playing with that until its right. Any thoughts...
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    I have 34sq ft under my deck: enough for 3 chickens?

    Hi all I'm very short on space in my urban backyard so I'd like to build a coop and run under my deck. There is 34 sq ft of space under the deck and 5ft in height. I would like to occasionally free range the chickens but only under watch since we have an extensive garden that we'd rather not be...
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