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  1. slickware

    Comment by 'slickware' in article 'Richardson Texas Chicken Ordinance'

    FYI, this is out of date. From what I can tell, the Richardson city ordinances do not specifically say no roosters. https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=10221 Chapter 5, Section 10 (can't link directly unfortunately, use the nav on the left). It says: It is unlawful to: Keep...
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    Dr. Who, Chickens, and a $40 coop

    Hahaha... yes!
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    Found stray chicken - need help with breed ID please!

    Good news - definitely a hen. Found an egg from her today! Not in the best shape, a little thin and pale, but probably because she's been on the streets for a while and not as nourished as she should be. I'll fix that! And yes - I just finished building the Tardis coop! The whole write-up is...
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    Dr. Who, Chickens, and a $40 coop

    I always forget to check the 'oops' section at home depot, but it's absolutely the best way to buy paint for outdoor projects. Who cares if it's not exterior-grade? I have another small box outside that's been out for a year now. I painted it after I built it with some leftover cheap-o brand...
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    Dr. Who, Chickens, and a $40 coop

    Tore down our coop at the end of this winter, as it was starting to rot and fall apart (I used leftover OSB to build it two years ago, but installed a pond for our surprise duck arrival, and the splashing caused most of it to rot). Learning moment: don't use OSB near moisture. It would've been...
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    Found stray chicken - need help with breed ID please!

    Sounds about right then. My highly calibrated wrist puts this one around 3, maybe 4 lbs, while my other larger Orph hens are closer to 8 or 9.
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    Found stray chicken - need help with breed ID please!

    That'd be my next question, actually. Does this look like a pullet, or is this a mature-sized chicken? I know there's not much for sale in the photo, but if I had to go by my experience raising the ones I've got already, I feel like this one is pullet-sized. However, from what I gather, the OEGs...
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    Found stray chicken - need help with breed ID please!

    That's entirely possible, given that she was found in South Dallas. However, (s)he has been clucking very chicken-ly and doesn't appear to have any spur growth at all. I don't get a roo vibe from it at all. Hopefully it's not a roo, as I've already got one and the neighbors would kill me if I...
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    Found stray chicken - need help with breed ID please!

    Wow. She certainly looks almost exactly like this Black Breasted Red Old English Game Hen:
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    Found stray chicken - need help with breed ID please!

    One of our friends had a visitor in their yard the other day, and after checking with neighbors, we ended up adopting another stray chicken into our flock (now 11 total). I went through the Cackle Hatchery magazine and my best guess is she's either a Yokohama or some type of English Game...
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    Ended BYC YouTube Video Contest 2012 - Submit your videos about chickens

    This is such a cute idea! I'll have to get a new video going and submit. I suppose this doesn't count, but I maintain my love of chickens every day and keep track of my flock with a custom webcam site I threw together. If you're bored and want to hear some chicken-chatter, they're at...
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    Swollen nasal area, wet nostrils, gunky around eyes. Possible cause?

    Good news so far - the marble-sized lump on the barred rock has significantly lowered, and most of the other hens have less crusty nostrils. One of them is still coughing/sneezing, but I think he might be a rooster soon so I'm not as worried about him (also, he seems to be the one stupid one...
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    Swollen nasal area, wet nostrils, gunky around eyes. Possible cause?

    I checked out Coryza, but I don't smell anything. The swollen area doesn't appear to be leaking or oozing at all, although it is very close to her eye and the eye is watery. The other chicks all seem to have a little more nose-snots than usual, and a few are sneezing. I picked up some Ornacyn...
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    my chickens love to eat the cats food!!!

    Mine will escape their run just to sit on my deck (and poop everywhere) while gorging themselves on dry cat food. All our cats are outdoors, so we have a gigantic cat feeder always full.
  15. slickware

    Swollen nasal area, wet nostrils, gunky around eyes. Possible cause?

    Hi all. New to the forum but an occasional lurker/google checker. Been on the Dallas backyard chickens site for a while. I've got 4, seven-month-old pullets that were bought from a reputable local breeder, and 4 12wk old ones that I hatched myself. Today I noticed that one of my barred rocks...
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