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    Help! Neighbors are complaining!

    Read the rules very closely. Be certain the definition of 'livestock' includes or does not include poultry. In my city, poultry in not considered 'livestock'. Cattle, horses, pigs and such are 'livestock'. Maybe getting rid of just the rooster would help diminish the 'noise'. My next door...
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    Poop board & roost ...

    Oh know what would work great? I saw some plastic boot trays (for wet boots in the mud room) at the dollar store. They were roughly 1' x 2'. At least a good trial material.
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    Today (I think) is merge day...

    Yesterday was our day to integrate. I have 3 (mafia wives) year olds and 3 (desparate housewives) 20 week olds. I had the younger ones in their own pen and I put them in the big pen by themselves to explore. Then I put the least aggressive of the big girls in until I had the most aggressive...
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    The queens are beatin em up

    I have some established hens & I have new girls ready to lay next month. I have them in separate coops & runs that are next to each other. They free range in the yard but they stay separated for the most part. The big girls will chase the new girls to assert dominance. I am going to be...
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    Really? Why do we think they are so fragile?

    This came at the right time for me! I have month old chicks and they were in the house and driving me crazy! Can't blame them, they were going crazy! Today they are outside in an old dog house I have had with a run attached for them to explore. They have straw and pine shavings and a heat lamp...
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    Bald Eagle Predation

    Sorry about your roo and happy to hear everyone else is mending well. I live in the Pacific Northwest and I have 2 sets of nesting Bald Eagles in the area and I know they are back in town. I have a lake in front of my house and a lake behind my house and a duck pond on the property. Very...
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    Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Will there be a hatch cam? I want to follow the hatching! Set up a hatch cam~!
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    Comment by 'vclark321' in item 'Easter Eggers'

    I have just added 2 Easter Eggers and 1 Welsummer to my flock. I am hoping to get a lot of pretty eggs and the girls have been a treat so far!
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    What did you name your chicks?

    My year old girls are RuPaul, Raja and Bertha Venation. The month old girls are Bernadette, Mitzy and Felicia. All named after famous drag queens. I like the names people come up with like Divan or other food references....
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    Mealworm farming

    I am going to read back through everything, but I am wondering how long it takes to see actual baby mealworms after the beetle stage. I have a boatload of beetles and I have not seen any mealies tiny or otherwise. Do they eat their own? I have plenty of food in the container for them and...
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    Need advice...going outside for the first time?

    I can hardly wait until my 3 new girls can go outside! These girls are much fiestier than my other 3 last year! I live in Western Washington and it has been snowing, hailing, raining, sunny etc. crazy weather! Not even close to letting them out, even for a few minutes. I hope yours enjoy...
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    New Coop and Run Any Suggestions (New to Chickens too!)

    Well you are certainly in the right place for information! So many great people here. Your coop looks wonderful and so does the run! Depending on where you are at you can always go to a local feed store and get yourself some chicks that are just days old. I have thrown straw on the floor of...
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    a quick question about diet...

    Ok the girls are going on 2 weeks & growing like weeds! Is it ok to give them a couple of meal worms during the day in addition to their regular food & grass? I gave them one each, but I don't want to find out (the hard way) it was bad for them. I figured if mama was raising them naturally they...
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    Comment by 'vclark321' in article 'Deciding To Free Range Your Flock'

    Thank you for such an informed, easy to read article! It was simple and to the point and it contained a lot of information and was not in any way overwhelming! You discuss the benefits as well as the 'ugly reality' of free ranging. When I am home during the day I let the girls go wild, but they...
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    Official BYC Poll - How Many Square Feet Per Chicken?

    I have 3 square feet in the coop per chicken, 22 square feet in the run per chicken and a whole mess of free range space!
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    How to keep the flock cool?

    I live in Western Washington and I have about 50+ trees for canopy cover. I dream of warm days and by that I mean anything over 65 degrees F! Keeping my girls cool is not hard here, but every once in a great while the temp may rise to 80! This is good information to know. I have a solar fan...
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    Green thumb is itching, anyone else?

    I am more than ready to get dirty! I have been dreaming and planning since January 1st! Here in Western Washington I can only get the plants started indoors early, but I have dedicated an extra room to being a nursery room! In it are my new chicks, mealworm bins and now my veggie starts! It...
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    rhode island red or black australorp friendlier and best egg layer?

    Hi! I have a RIR and she is a complex diva! I have 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Ameracuanas and 1 Welsummer. My RIR loves to come in the house and see what I am doing when it's warm outside, she is inpatient when she wants her snack. She lets me pick her up and hold her on my lap, but will peck my...
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    HELP PLEASE!!!!!! ASAP!!!

    I have 3 girls laying and just got 3 more chicks. My girls are only loud when they are laying eggs and are singing the egg song. Other than that you would never know I had chickens. What I have noticed about my city is that only when someone complains there is an issue! You might talk to...
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    Our new coop..pics of chicks too!

    That coop looks so great! The little beans look so cute and warm! Nice job! I really enjoy looking at all the different coops and I have to say I want them ALL!!! LOL!! I live in Western Washington and it rains here a lot! My girls have a large covered place to go when it rains, but do...
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