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  1. Auburnchick

    Dorking? Silver Leghorn? or ??? (Pic Heavy)

    I have a pair of hens, just over a year old, whose breed is a mystery to me. I got them from a friend as pullets--she had a double order of Murray McMurray's Rare Breed Layers, and gave some of her extras to me. Ever since, I have been trying to pin down what they are, For a long time, I had...
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    My 1-year-old hen is crowing!

    I have a flock of 5 hens in my suburban back yard. Roosters are NOT allowed in our city limits..... This morning I looked out the window and saw my "alpha" hen up on a roost bar in the run, CROWING. Or making her best effort. LOL! Yes, I am SURE she is a "she"--I know she's laid eggs, and...
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    Chicken Feed + Kitchen Scraps = ?

    This is for all of you long-time chicken owners with loads of experience. If you give your chickens kitchen scraps in addition to their feed, do your chickens eat less feed and therefore you save money on your feed bill? Or do they just eat the scraps in addition to feed and get fat? Does...
  4. Auburnchick

    Keep moving tractor in winter or park it?

    I live in Alabama, and the grass is still green here, but when it dies for the season, is it still good to move a tractor-style coop around the yard or is it better to park it in one place?
  5. Auburnchick

    Is any amount of feather loss normal for non-molting chickens?

    Please forgive my extreme ignorance. I've only had my girls a few weeks! A friend of mine got baby chicks in the spring and has been giving away "extras," so I got five of hers. They are all laying eggs now. I've noticed a few feathers in the run over the last week or two, and one of my...
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    Woo Hoo! Backyard Chicken Ordinance passed in Auburn, AL tonight!

    I just got home from the city council meeting. They voted on the zoning amendment that would allow Auburn residents to have a small flock of laying hens, and it passed unanimously! The law is not perfect...it leaves out residents on the smallest lots, for one thing. But the zoning commission...
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    Chicken-hater trying to kill my buzz! (Auburn, AL)

    I just stopped by a local place that sells sheds. They had some scratch-and-dents that I thought might make a good starting point for a coop. I told the guy what I was thinking about, and that it looked like the local ban on backyard chickens was about to be lifted. He said that he goes to...
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    Turning the corner with a hardware cloth apron?

    I have a chain-link dog kennel that I plan to use as my run, but I know it needs some additional work to make it safer. I think an apron of hardware cloth that goes up the sides of the fence and also extends out 2'-3' sounds ideal....but I can't visualize how to make the corners work out. I...
  9. Auburnchick

    Hoping to get chickens soon (from Alabama)

    Hey! Looks like I'm one of MANY new members today! I've been reading posts for a while, and decided to go ahead and join. Here in Auburn, Alabama, it looks like the zoning code may be changed soon to allow backyard chickens in the city limits, and I'm very excited! I have a friend who...
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