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  1. ChickenKen

    Outside temperature for 6 week old pullets

    I've got some pullets that are 6+ weeks old. It's going to be 45 degrees tonight. Should they be ok without any additonal heat? Thanks, Ken
  2. ChickenKen

    About selling eggs

    I work with a person who found out I had chickens. That person saved egg cartons and gave them to me because she wanted eggs. I finally had a dozen for her. Upon delivering her the eggs there was an uncomfortable pause until she said, "$3, right? I'll get that to you." That has yet to happen...
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    Run care

    I've got 1 RIR rooster and 5 Black Sex Linked hens with a house and an 8'x8' run.http://chickenken.weebly.com/ I'm wondering if I should have anything on the ground in the run (gravel, wood chips, etc.) I know that poop can breed disease and I sure don't want that. Actually, the ground...
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    Nesting Box maintenance

    I've got 1 RR Rooster and 5 Black Sex-Linked hens (they've really got to come up with a more attractive name) Anyway ... I'm going to try the deep litter method for the house. I'm wondering what I can do to help with poo in the nesting boxes? Is there any way to reduce how manytimes i need to...
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    New from SW Virginia

    Hi everyone. I bought peeps this past spring and am enjoying our first winter with the chickens. We had 3 Rhode Island Red roosters, 2 Black sex-linked hens, 1 golden seabright bantam rooster and 1 silver seabright bantam hen. We recently lost the bantams to the cold, I suppose. We'll miss...
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