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    Only one hatched chick, help!

    Hello! We spotted my broody hen with a chick for the first time just now! We're worried that we only see one chick. Will she keep trying to incubate and hatch more? Should we get an incubator and fish the eggs out to try to hatch ourselves?
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    Sentimental Hydrangea Dying: what's the variety?

    Hello everyone. With the harsh snow this winter, the hydrangea my grandmother planted got destroyed. It was planted probably some time in the 80s, in Ontario Canada zone 5b. I'm wondering if anyone is very good with hydrangea varieties and can help me identify it. It's a paniculata...
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    Large Rooster, smaller hens, is he going to hurt them?

    Hello! I picked up a rooster (named Copper, a barnyard mic) recently to join my flock. My pullets (red sex link) are about 6 months old, and he is about a year old. I noticed that he's significantly bigger than my hens. I saw him looking to cover one and when he did, he used his feet to...
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    Can I Remove a Roosting Bar?

    Hello! My coop is 4' x 8'. I currently have two roosting bars at the back of the coop, 18" apart. I read that you should have 12" of roosting bar length for each chicken. However, all four of my hens are on less than half of one of the bars. They've slept like this the last few days in a row...
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    Help! Too much "play" in my coop access doors, raccoon risk?

    Hello! I need some help in fixing my coop access doors. It has two doors that hinge down and are closed with a hasp. My problem is that even with the hasp closed, there is too much "play" in the doors which I'm worried will allow raccoons or least weasels to get in: The middle pulls away a...
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    Rooster food, no all flock?

    Hello, I'm looking for a feed to give a mixed flock of ready to lay pullets and a rooster. I'm trying to find an all flock but I don't see any at my local feed store. https://www.sharpefarmsupplies.com/poultry/poultry-feed Which of these products would be suitable for my flock?
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    Brooder Review: does this look ok?

    Hello everyone! My chick order came in (Cornish cross) and they're so cute! I've got their brooder set up and I wanted to see if there's any feedback. Here's what the brooder looks like top down: There are 20 chicks in there! The two squares on the brood plate are waterers with the nipples...
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    Tacticoop Design: embrace the box

    Hello everyone! I'm designing a coop take 2, one that's more traditional. It is 3 feet off the ground and the inside is 4 foot by 8 foot, and 4 feet high. It is going to be for 5 chickens. There will be a run underneath and extending out of the front side (with 1/2" hardware cloth). The back...
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    Does an A-frame coop/run need a real floor or can it be open air?

    Hello everyone! I'm designing a coop for 4 red sex link hens and 1 rooster of unknown breed who I'm going to look for on kijiji to give a new home to after the hens are settled. My idea is an A frame chicken tractor with no floor and a partial roof over all of it, with full roof over the...
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    Hello Everyone!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to chickens! I have some chicks and some ready to lay pullets ordered for this spring! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0 :( But 20 Cornish cross and 4 red sex link in the spring! (3) What breeds do you have...
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