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    FF smells like beer - still ok to use?

    Please forgive me if this has been addressed before. I did a search, but I couldn't find an answer specifically. I've been fermenting the chickies' feed, and they love it, but I'm still getting the hang of how much to make each week. At this point I have too much, and I forgot about it for a...
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    Greetings from MN

    Hello there! :frow (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We live in a Minneapolis suburb, and we had a flock of 6 chickens about eight years ago. We had them for two years before a neighbor complained (aka: LIED because she had nothing better to do that day, I guess -...
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    How would you respond to this mayor?

    See here for the mayor's response to a citizen's request that the city council address the issue of byc's in our community. http://crystalurbanhens.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/5297483-local-buisness-owner-takes-up-the-cause This is what we're up against - a kind of "I don't care about...
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    Fly population EXPLODED today!

    Over the summer, I've noticed a few flies here and there - especially since I have a new, young flock that are still too little to free range in our yard with the 2yr olds, so the flies hang round the run area. So, I ordered some fly predators that finally (took longer than I'd hoped to get...
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    Save the Chickens! See our TV interview!!!

    Well, the battle has begun to not only save my byc, but bring the opportunity to everyone in my city. I've had byc for 2 years. The code is somewhat nebulous, doesn't specifically mentions chickens, but also doesn't specifically use the defined word of "domestic pets" to 100% rule out chickens...
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    Crystal, MN voting on Chickens 7/19 7pm

    If you are in the Twin Cities metro area, we need your support! The Crystal City Council will be voting on allowing back yard chickens. Until now, the policy was "don't ask, don't tell" believe it or not. The vote is being forced/rushed by a cranky neighbor who has never seen my chickens or my...
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    red, featherless bump? lots of pics

    Our Rapunzel has a red featherless bump on her chest. It doesn't look like it's bleeding. Just naked and maybe a bit irritated. She doesn't seem to mind when I touch it. Can anyone tell me what this is about, and how I can help her? Thank you.
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    Chicken Diapers - when/where/how do hens lay

    when they wear a diaper??? I am hoping to convince the city to change it's code to allow BYC, but just in case all doors and windows close, I'm looking at all future possibilities to keep 2 or 3 somehow...
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    Resources/info to present to city council?

    I know someone must have paved this path around here somewhere... Where can I find information to present to my city council about the benefits of backyard chickens in the city? If nothing else, maybe folks can share their thoughts and links, and I'll organize it for others to use. I'm...
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    Stinky hay - lots of it - how to manage it?

    How do I manage a 5' by 4' compost stall of stinky hay? Should I rake it out across the run or keep watering the heck out of it? Add DE to it? I need it to smell down FAST. What do I do? Thanks for any input.
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    Pullet or Roo?

    Here s/he is - 6.5 weeks old I think s/he is a Partridge Rock or Speckled Sussex... (I got 5 sets of 2 - Plymouth Rock, Black Sex-link, Partridge Rock, Buff Orp, and Speckled Sussex - I'm only sure about the BuffOrps and PlyRocks, and 1 Black SexL is still Black - the other went brown like...
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    Coop remodel - phase 1 - the door

    I am so proud of the work my 15yo dd and I did today! I am no master craftsman, and math is my nemesis (I teach writing instead ;-), but we did a great job replacing the door to our metal shed coop today! The metal doors were bent and cracked from the ground swelling through the winter and there...
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    will younger chicks freaking out upset older chickens?

    I just moved the 6 week old chicks in with the older chickens tonight - they have their own coop within the coop and the older girls are roosting in their regular place on the other side. I sat in there with them because I have a black sex link that never shuts up and always sounds like she's...
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    Our girls - old and new ~:>

    Here are our 2 year old gals: Penelope and Anastasia are Australops Clara is a Wyandotte Rapunzel is a Barred Rock Belinda is a Buff Orpington Here are our new babes! Lemondrop and Butterscotch are Buff Orpingtons Oreo and CC are Barred Rocks Caramel and Cinnamon are Partridges Truffle...
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    Did I miss a molting?

    I have been reading this page http://www.freewebs.com/professorchicken/timelineofachicken.htm, and it says that the first molting happens around 6 months. Well, I've been waiting, waiting, waiting, watching, watching, watching, and the girls didn't molt until this winter starting in November...
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    Whose poo is this? and other varmit questions

    I *thought* we had rats, but now I'm not so sure. The poo around the coop and cascading out of the hay bale tunnels is made of little round balls - looks like rabbit poo to me, but do rabbits dig tunnels through hay bales and steal eggs??? When I googled for rat poo pictures, none of them showed...
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