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    4-month-old chickens "picking through" feed to eat big chunks

    Hi, all. My chickens are on pullet grow-out feed. They eat the big chunks of yellow and red corn, and leave the "dust" looking part of the feed. Problem is, that's leaving a lot in their feeder! When I go to top it off, they just eat the big chunks again. What exactly IS the dusty stuff? Is...
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    7 week old Easter Egger -- help me determine sex?

    The brown one in front is the bird in question. I have five other chicks, same age, various breeds including one other EE, and they all have smaller, less pink combs and fluffier, more filled-out tails (much like the Australorp in the back). I don't notice much difference in the leg...
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    Bought used coop, seeking advice on building a run

    Hi, all. I bought a coop from a friend who was moving, and I'm having a hard time envisioning how I'm going to build a run to accompany it. I have the standard 4' chain link fence all around my yards, and big dogs on two of the three sides, so I don't see much free-ranging in our future. I...
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    What can I expect at a poultry show?

    Hi, everyone! I'm an enthusiast, not yet a chicken keeper. I'm in the reading-the-books-and-websites phase. But I found out there's a poultry show coming up in my city in November. I'm planning on going to it just for fun, but I'm wondering, too, if I can expect to buy some supplies and pullets...
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