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    Does anyone else make up names for your chickens?

    I call my silkies hobbits because they are the peaceful, docile chickens of the chicken world. My wife also has taken to calling them hobbits. The chicken tractor that they use is called the happy hobbit chicken tractor. I was wondering if anyone else referred to their chickens as something...
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    Using Acorns to feed your chickens.

    My chickens free range in the back yard. I have 6 large oak trees in my yard that are dropping acorns like crazy. When I go to feed my chickens they follow me like puppies all the way to the feed can. A few days ago I noticed they had stopped following me and were pecking something. When I...
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    Tips on harvesting roosters needed to speed up process.

    I've killed plenty of ducks and game birds so I employed some of what I know into the killing of 8 roosters today. These are some things I employed that may be of some help to others. Any input from you guys to help me speed up the processing of birds would be welcome. The butcher process...
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    Neighbor wont mow his field. Having problems with rats.

    There is a field adjacent to my property. The owner lives in another state and will not mow the property. Lately I have been seeing rats eating on the slab outside the chicken house. I have already shot two of them and I put some poison on his side of the fence. They won't touch the poison...
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    Its Silkies versus Sebrights in Friday night Junebug football

    It was a wild extravaganza at Brooder stadium as a tough Silkie team took on a rowdy sebright adversary. The Sebright team stretched sore muscles. The Silkie team huddled to discuss strategy for the important game. The game was brutal with both sides fighting over the junebug football. Back...
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    Using chickens in the garden.

    I enjoy gardening and will be fencing an area in soon. I plan to use wooden fencing around the perimeter of the garden and was wondering if a four foot height for the fence would be enough. I plan to use the chickens in between crops to get rid of the greenery in the garden and convert the...
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    Has anyone used a metal carport to cover their run?

    Im considering a 12 X 20 metal carport to cover my run. Has anyone else tried this? If so, I would be interested to see some pics. I would like to see how the enclosure was built around the carport. Im thinking some treated 4 X 4 posts alongside the poles for the carport with some hurricane...
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    Has anyone used a metal carport to cover their run?

    Im considering a 12 X 20 metal carport to cover my run. Has anyone else tried this? If so, I would be interested to see some pics. I would like to see how the enclosure was built around the carport. Im thinking some treated 4 X 4 posts alongside the poles for the carport with some hurricane...
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    I love watching my chickens scratch.

    I get great satisfaction watching my chickens scratch around in their brooder. They are only 5 weeks old but they love to scratch around. I imagine sitting in my rocking chair in a few months watching them scratching around in my back yard. Does anyone else get joy from something this simple...
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    What we do with chicken in Louisiana when its cold outside!! Graphic!

    This is gumbo. The best food that I know when its cold outside. Show me your cold weather food pics!! I love the food from here in Louisiana.
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    My new hutch.

    This is my hutch that I currently use for brooding. It is 12'L X 4'D X 4'H. The last four feet is one compartment and is being used as a brooder at the moment. The other 8 feet is divided in the middle. One side is open all the way to the top and the other side has a shelf at 2' height all...
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    Will a chihuahua kill a chicken?

    This is my chihuahua. I have a hard time imagining she would kill a chicken but who knows. Has anyone heard of a chihuahua preying on chickens?
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    Pics of my new arrivals.

    This is 12 Black copper marans that hatched today, and one silkie. The other 3 are from a hatch last week. They are barred rocks.
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    Are pine shavings ok for brooder?

    I have newspaper in the brooder but Im worried about spraddle legs. Is it ok to use pine shavings? I bought a compressed bale and Im itching to try it out. The chicks just hatched today.
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    Eggs are hatching NOW!!! Some questions I need answers to.... Help

    Last week I hatched 3 barred rocks out of 26 eggs obtained locally. I am now hatching another 30 eggs obtained via ebay. So far about 6 have hatched and several more are pipping. I work shift work and 3 chicks were out at 6 AM. When I woke up at 1 PM there were 3 more out and some half out...
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    Hatch in progress .... right on time.

    My eggs are hatching almost to the hour 21 days after they were put in the incubator. So far 3 are out of the egg and more are peeping in the eggs. I expect to see more fuzzies in the morning when I get up. Todays hatch is barred rocks. In one week I have marans and silkies due to hatch...
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    Heard peeping from incubator.

    I have 26 barred rock eggs due to hatch on the 3rd of January. Is it normal to hear peeping come from the eggs even though they are two days out from hatching?
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    Chicks due to hatch soon

    Im moving out to the country so I acquired some barred plymouth rock eggs locally. They were placed in my GQF incubator on the 10th of December and are due to hatch on Jan. 3rd. I placed 26 eggs in the incubator so hopefully I will get a good hatch rate. In addition to those eggs I acquired...
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