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    White leghorn & RIR cross

    I went to murdocs and got a RIR & leghorn cross. Per the sign, they will grow up to be white with red streak/speckles. They had a half-breed name, but I can't remember it. Can you help?
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    Mounted chicken with injuries - help

    My Buff Orphington Roo has taken quite the liking to my Easter Egger. There is damage on her back from him mounting her, but that's not what I'm really worried about. The area around her vent has lost a bunch of feathers and it looks like there are some scabbed over parts. She hasn't laid an egg...
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    Wanted in CO: Blue Lace Red Wyandotte, Appenzeller Spitzhauben

    Anyone have the following? I can find most of them locally, but am having a tough time with the Blue Lace Red Wyandotte & Appenzeller Spitzhauben in Colorado. I'd love to get them all from one farm, but will drive a million miles for my neices darn color preferences... (she has me wrapped...
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    How high above ground for duck pond??

    We have a black horse trough we are planning to use for the duck pond until we can fence in our current pond area. We now have a rubbermaid bucket as their pond. Do we need to dig down the trough for the ducks to walk into it, or can we build a ramp and platform for the trough? Will the...
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    Silver running ducks...where can I find them?

    I'm looking for 3-5, maybe 6. Places I've looked online there is a min of 10-15. I'd lve to support a local farming operation in golden/denver Colorado, but if I must get them by mail then I will.
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    Spraddle leg...as an adult?? Is she in danger?

    So...maybe I'm a bad chicken mama I had 8 chicks in a pretty large brooder box. Watched them and took them out daily. Shortly after we moved the chicks into the new chicken coop (around 5 weeks) we noticed that one of the RIR's had a really funny walk. Her right leg and foot are just fine...
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    Shredded pine needles or just plain pine needles - ok for litter?

    I am moving into a place with a ***TON*** of pine needles. I was thinking of shredding them with my new WORX mulcher and adding them to my pine shavings for my chickens. What are your thoughts on this? 1. Is it ok to do this? 2. If so, should I use full ponderosa pine needles and add them to...
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    How many chicks to get??

    So, I'm picking up my chicks from a local breeder, not having them mailed to me from a hatchery. So, should I order extra just in case some don't make it...or should I order just as many as I need?
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    Ones hens go broody, are sitting on eggs....do they still roost?

    So I'm planning my coop, I plan to have broody hens next year to hatch out some chicks (I know, I know...I don't even have my first chicks & roo and I'm already planning for them to be parents!) - I believe I am officially obsessed!!!!! Once my orphingtons start to go broody, will they still...
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    Wanted: Automatic chicken door

    Looking for an automatic chicken door, or a place I can purchase the drapery motor and some directions on how to turn it into a automatic chicken door, without spending so much that I would be sleeping in the 'doghouse/coop'
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    Underground protection for chicken run??? Help please.

    We are beginning to get our chicken run all ready. As you can see in the pictures below, there is a 12-18" concrete slab surrounding the outside run. The coop itself sits on top of a concrete slab. Inside the 12" concrete square surrounding the run appears to be cinder blocks. My question to...
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    Nest box size question

    I've looked all over the site for nesting box ideas. All the people in this forum as so ingenious! I'm going to build the typical built wooden box, 2 boxes next to each other, 2 high. They will be 18 inches off the ground. I understand that I will only need about 1 box per 4 hens (except if...
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    New to chickens, assistance needed in picking breed

    Moving into a new home in Golden, CO. We are turning a large divided dog house/shed with completely enclosed run into a chicken coop. I am looking to get about 12-16 chickens, these will be my first. I prefer brown eggs. I am defiantly getting Barred Plymouth Rocks for their personality and...
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