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  1. harldane

    Suburban Backyard ~ Temporary Fencing Suggestions?

    We live in a suburban neighborhood surrounded by 6' fences. I like to allow my 5 girls free-range as much as possible but my husband's pet-peeve is chicken poop on our patio. I don't know if it's the warmth of the afternoon sun or what, but the chickens are drawn to it like a fish to water! I...
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    Reusing Molted Feathers?

    Our 2nd hen is going through her molt at the moment and after looking at all the feathers covering the coop floor, I began to wonder if anyone collects/cleans them and reuses them for anything - pillows, fishing lures, jewelry? It seems like such a waste in this "reuse everything you can" world...
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    Egg Hiding - How Long Will Eggs Keep Without Refridgeration?

    One of my hens has a bad habit of escaping from a tractor extension we temporarily set up while working on plans for an ark - and we know she's been hiding her eggs as they're not in the coop with the others. Over the weekend, my daughter found a nest of 9 eggs in a geranium planter under her...
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    Toenail Outer Covering Removed

    This morning, I noticed that one of our 5 mo. old Barred Plymouth Rock chicks had blood on her feet. I picked her up, brought her into the bathroom, and washed off her feet. The wound seemed to be on the underside of one foot and was already stopping bleeding. I used some liquid wound cleaner...
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    Easter Egger Aggression?

    I've read that Easter Eggers are sweet and gentle, which our 23 wk. pullet normally is, but over the last couple of weeks, she's gotten a mean streak too, biting at our hand when we reach into her portable coop to change/add water or food. Is this normal or is she mad at us? We did the...
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    Sun Shade Fabric vs. Tarp for Coop Run?

    Our 6 week old girls (or maybe girl and 2 boys) have been spending much of each day outside now in a makeshift run...a portable x-pen made for dogs. For the time being, I've been covering it with a Coolaroo dog bed to keep the sun off them, keep them inside, and keep other animals outside. As...
  7. harldane

    Normal Roosting Position?

    A couple of nights ago I was on the the forum and turned around to check on the girls (they're in our office for now) and found Yum Yum sleeping in this position: Is this a *normal* roosting position? I'd think she'd wake up with a headache from the blood flow! I thought I was amused by my...
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    Okay, My Turn...RIRs & an EE? And what gender?

    I've been pouring though pictures on the forum since our 3 "girls" were born 4 weeks ago tomorrow. I keep getting hopeful then let down as I read that the 2 larger girls (RIRs?) might be roosters - not allowed around here. Daisy & Yum Yum (and Alice in the background) Here's a better side...
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    Wire Mounted Food Hopper & Waterer?

    I've been looking online for a plastic type wire mounted food hopper and waterer but haven't had much luck. I really love Omlet.com's Grug & Glug containers (http://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/shop.php?cat=Chicken%20Extras&sub=feeders&product_id=162) as they seem so sanitary, easy to use, and elevated...
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    What Was I Thinking?? - Newspaper vs. Shavings

    A couple of days ago, we moved our 3 three week old chicks from an aquarium into a medium size wire dog crate as they were way too cramped. Well, wouldn't you know it, we'd also used the last of our of shavings for the aquarium (and of course the feed store was closed) so I decided - after...
  11. harldane

    New To The Forum (and Chickens!) - Housing & Breed Questions

    Hi everyone, As someone else said on this list, I'm so glad that this website and forum are here! There is so much information available...it can be happily overwhelming! I've been wanting chickens for a couple years, so when I learned my daughter's kindergarten class was going to incubate...
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