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    If not an A Fram "Ark" What then for something moveable but secure? (for 8)

    Hello I have had chickens for several years. We have a large coop and run area that they stay in. Due to predators and neighbors.. they cannot wander the yard. I really want to construct something that will allow me to move it around our property on a daily basis.. that they could also...
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    Dutch Bantam and Upstate NY Winter Weather?

    I live in Upstate NY.. we don't see many, if any, days below 0.. this past winter we hardly went below 32..but that is rare.. Temps usually range in the 20s to 30s with nights in the teens.. We may get some nights below 0.. How would a Dutch Bantam rooster fare? I have a 8x10 Amish shed coop...
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    Brittle eggs and big birds.. nest box problem?

    I recently obtained 2 "heavy" birds.. a Buff O and a Brahma. My other hens are Rhode Island Reds. I noticed pretty quickly that one of the new hens ( I assume it's her because this wasn't an issue before)..is laying an egg that gets crushed before I can collect it. I have been using old milk...
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    Silkies.. No Crowing Roo and Shared Mothering..2 Qs

    Hello Two unrelated questions except they both deal with Silkie chickens. 1. I have a Blue Silkie rooster that I got earlier this fall.. around Sept or so. I've had plenty of Roosters and they've all crowed..This guy came to me with his girlfriend. I saw their former home, lovely lovely place...
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    Babies getting squished..

    I had my broody Silkie hatch out a batch of silkie chicks. This is her second brood. I didn't loose a single chick from that first brood..This time 4 hatched out, 1 didn't make it out of the egg.. I let her roam around the coop and run like last time.. but I found 1 of the chicks smooshed flat...
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    Free to good home Partridge Silkie Roo. Dut Co NY

    Free to a good home Location: Dutchess County NY, near Hyde Park/Clinton (not NEW Hyde Park.. which is in LI) Lovely Partridge Silkie Rooster. Not aggressive but also not a pick up and pet bird, he is a bit wary of humans. Crowing. In excellent health. Lovely coloring and nice comb. Not too fluffy
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    ? How long to wait before declaring the rest of the hatch a loss?

    I have some eggs under my broody. I am pretty sure last night some started to hatch.. there were no babies yesterday but i heard peeping. This am, I had 1 chick and 3 pipping.. later this am I had 2 more chicks and one that had died hatching.. still in the egg (it was def dead). As of tonight, 3...
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    ISO in Dutchess Co Ny Splash Silkies or Blues

    ISO some splash silkies or a blue/Splash pair so I can try to breed some.. Do not have to be show quality as they are to be pets.. Thanks
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    how long to use chick crumbles?

    I have a batch of 7 chicks that are around 5-6 weeks old and fully feathered. How long do I need to keep them on chick crumble before they can eat grower's pellets with the rest of the girls? I'm nearly out of chick feed..I really don't want to buy another 50lbs..but I don't want them to...
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    what is living under my nest box??

    I wish I had a photo.. but I don't.. so I'll try and describe it and see if anyone here can tell what it is. Under 1 nest box in my coop, I have these little black caterpillar type things. They are maybe 1/4 in long..and sort of flat. The box is a solid wood design so that the chicken, nest...
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    White patches on wattles? PIC added

    I have a RIR Hen who has some white patches on her wattles.. the red near her "ears" No where else.. on both sides. I don't ever remember seeing it before.. I've not tired to scrape it off..I see no evidence of it anywhere else.. She is healthy, laying HUGE eggs daily, active, curious. Her...
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    It's summer.. Month olds...do they really need a lamp 24/7?

    I have 7 1 month old chicks from the feed store in the coop. They are under the top to the rabbit cage on the floor of my coop, heat lamp above them, little door to their "cage" open 24/7 so they can wander in and out of their space into the coop. In the coop are 2 RIR hens, 1 Silkie hen and...
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    You're kidding right? My RIR is going broody!

    I expect this from my Silkie..not my RIR.. and yet two days in a row now, I go out and there she is.. my younger RIR..sitting in the nesting box and she screams at me when I enter.. gets all fluffy and chitters at me.. all aggressive. I move her out with my booted foot.. not getting near that...
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    Chicks being raised by a Broody.. safe to integrate them with flock?

    This is our first ever hatch, I got 10 fertile Silkie eggs here and 5 hatched on day 21. What an exciting day! My children were thrilled (and I was so relived!) I introduced the new chicks to my broody Silkie and she took to them immediately. They are a week old now and seem to be thriving...
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    Insulating the coop seemed like a good idea.. MOLD!!! Now what?

    We went and fully insulated our coop this winter.. it seemed like a good idea at the time. There was adequate ventilation via 2 air vents and a window.. I was cleaning the coop today and looked up, the insulation was stained with water.. We tore it down, thinking the roof was leaking.. and to...
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    A chicken tractor as a "day area" for chickens??????

    Hello! My chickens are no longer free ranging due to neighbor issues. They have been in their coop and run (which is adequate to their #'s) all winter. My husband considered building a really tall fence between our property and the neighbors but the cost is just out of this world.. I hit upon...
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    Icelandic Chickens?

    Icelandic Chickens.. are they a common breed that one can find at a hatchery or online to get eggs etc? If so, where? If not, how does one get some? I just read about them and they sound really neat..not that I need more chickens.. but one can dream!
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    Looking for some colored Silkies to hatch from eggs

    I'm in mid state/upstate NY and am looking for some colored silkies to hatch from eggs ( we get our incubator on Wed of next week). I'd love just a few..mixed colors.. (some from grey silkies, some from buff etc) to have my kids raise as pets. They don't have to be show quality/stock and can...
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    Can you ID the breed of my boys?

    Taco: He is the oldest male, we got him last summer and he is quite tame. Every once and a while he'll try to show me he is boss, if I approach his girls and they squat.. he'll peck at my leg. Otherwise he is a softie.. Maybe a Dorking?? http://momtuition.com/chickens/taco2.jpg Then there...
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    ? Can you ever have 2 roosters without issues? New ? Post #16

    I have a batch of bantams and it has yielded some roosters. I already have a bantam rooster. I've managed to find homes for all but 1 extra Roo and he is a cutie, so I'm thinking I'd like to keep him. Can one keep more than 1 rooster in this situation? 8x10 coop 8x12 run, chickens do not free...
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