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    Madcity Peeps 01/09/09 My name is Kim and I live in Madison, WI. I am a very new to the ways of the chicken. We are a family of 4 bipeds, 3 dogs, 1 cat and 4 chickens. I have little knowledge of chickens except that we have 4 hens. Of the 4 one is a polish. My husband with much head shaking...
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    Yeah! They're here - pics posted!

    We got 5 silkies from My Pet Chicken last week. They came in the exact same box with 2 little warmer packs. My post person called me and said she had a "peeping " box and did not want to have it in her truck all day. She was afraid that they would get to warm. The minuet I got off the phone...
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    what are some fun chicken treats?

    My chckies love cherry tomatoes. They love to spear them with their beaks and run with them. Then they gobble them down and come back for more! So funny to watch.
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    my hen just attacked me from behind!

    We have 1 chicken that seems to be the alpha. She is a polish and we only have 7 hens. They are all 8 months. Whenever I go to the coop to give treats, change the water, gather the eggs Tessy is the first one at my feet. She bawk...bawk...bawks at me and pecks at my feet. She gets all...
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    ~It's become oh so evident . . .~

    We have 7 hens. They all lay in 1 box. My husband built 4 but they all prefer the 1. It is funny because it is the same box they all nested in together when they were just a couple weeks old and the heat lamp was directly above them. At that time they all fit in one...they were so cute.
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    How do we add new chickens to our backyard coop?

    I am very new to the ways of the chicken and have a question about adding 2-3 more to our flock in the late spring. Here in WI it does not get warm till late May early June and want to add chicks at that time. My question is how? We have 4 pullets. Plus we have 3 bantams that are not ours...
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    how cold is too cold?

    We have temps in the 20's from a week of wind chills -30 to -40's. Even last week my girls went outside in the run but were back in soon after. They would go in and out throughout the day. I have been leaving 2 heat lamps going for the girls 24/7 in their coop. We have 7 chickens and we are...
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    Intense Cold on the Way!

    We too here in WI are getting reqady for the deep freeze! Hubby and I just layered our coop with 6 inches of fresh hay, set up a second heat lamp and made sure the heated dog water bowl was working well. The girls seems to still enjoy being outside as much as possible. They always have access...
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