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    Caught a rattler

    Went out to check on the chicks. My wife walked about before me and as I got to the barn I saw something moving under my truck, and had seen a cottontail under there earlier and thought it odd that the baby bunny didn't take off when my wife walked by. I stopped to close the barn (really a metal...
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    New breed of predator/pest

    We just moved out of town, 30 miles out with 35 acres and luckily has a 30x50 metal barn (ok, it was built for rv storage, but my chickens and rabbits are happy). I bought 5 more chicks and four rabbits from people at the county fair, got a pretty good deal. I have been going through food faster...
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    Too Much Food?

    I have seven hens and they went through a 50# sack of feed in one week? I have a automatic feeder I built, as they eat more food comes down. I notice they are scratching it out of the feeder, but there isn't 50#s laying around. I've never gone through that much feed in such a short amount of...
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    When will they lay?

    I have a mixed flock of chickens I bought 5 1/2 months ago. When should I start expecting eggs? I put straw in the nesting boxes about a month ago. The last couple days I have seen one chicken sitting on the nest, but the rest just scatter the straw everywhere. I thought they started laying at...
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    My Rabbit Shed/Chicken Coop

    I am still working on this, not sure if I will ever be finished, there's always something needing done. The main building is my rabbit shed. I plan to have 2 bucks and 4 does. I am building the door today, doing some painting and if time permits putting wire roof on. I am going to add lattice...
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    Wife went to work, I went an picked up 12 cute chicks

    Went to Big R today and picked up a dozen pullets. Not sure what breeds they are. I have my coop built, just need to paint and some finishing touches, then build the run for them. I will post pics this weekend. I do have a question, I read that wood nest boxes are prone to mites. I built my...
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    Coop Ramp Pitch

    How steep is to steep for a ramp into the coop? Is 45 degrees to much or can it be even steeper? My coop is about 40" off the ground so I need to know how far out to start the ramp. Thanks Myke
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    Is a wire roof needed

    I have my rabbit shed built, getting ready to start building a chicken coop. The rabbit shed is 12 feet long. I plan on going with a 4x8 coop perpendicular to the corner of the shed. This will leave an 8 foot by 8 foot yard for the hens. My yard is fenced in, and there are plenty of dogs in the...
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    Mixng breeds

    Hello, I am in the planning and building stage right now, and thought I better ask a question before I start buying. Is it OK to have Plymouth Rocks, Marans and Delawares in the same flock? I live in a town that allows up to 10 hens, no roosters, so I won't be breeding them, just raising them...
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    plucking chickens

    I hope nobody misinterprets the title:D I heard about a chicken plucker years ago, don't remember much about it. Seems it was a rotating disc with rubber flaps or something that would pluck all the feathers pretty quick. I did a search on here, but nothing came up. Does anybody know what I'm...
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    Egg layers?

    Wasn't sure where to post this. I've been looking here and BackYardHerds a lot recently. I am looking to get maybe 4 chickens. I believe the law in my city says you cant raise chickens for meat, still looking into that. Anyway, I know this is the meat chicken forum, but couldn't find an egglayer...
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