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thank you so much for your reply and everyone else as well i give my hens treats from the gardens as well and they also free range i have 35 acres they can wonder the whole thing if they like but they only stay 100ft from the coop i think i learned why there not laying from a youtube video but...- acm2056
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I give them layer...ok guess I'll still be waiting thanks- acm2056
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They free range as well as I give feed not sure brand off top of head...I give them crushed oyster shells as well they also get tons scraps from my crops. I don't know what an "egg song " is first time having chickens. Thanks for all the help and that link good bit of info.- acm2056
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I can't post any pics AME not sure why I am not very electronic savvy Lol...there legs aren't pale there brighter yellow there combs are red though I'll try again to send a pic today but not a single egg from any of the 17 hens I have thanks for advice with the boxes- acm2056
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I got my first hens end of April they are RI reds there still not laying is there a time frame when they normally do everyone I have talked to says something different some said 6months some said 8 months and a few said a full year? Also I have 17 hens how many nesting spots should I have? Thank...- acm2056
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thanks all for your replies i was able to save all my lil chicks with your advice- acm2056
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i just got my chicks. and one of the little guys has a hard clump on his butt looks like poop but its rock hard i tried warm water with a cloth but didn't really help any suggestions? first time having chicks since i was 10 years old so been a very long time. thanks- acm2056
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what do you use the leaves for? sorry i am new kinda dont know alot about chickens yet lol- acm2056
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def good to hear hope all stays that way...good job being faithful she owes you her life :)- acm2056
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what did your friend suggest you do?- acm2056
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very nice! def like the compost set up. also thanks celtic and jakoda on feed stores i was hoping there was one closer then salem oh well lol -Andrew-- acm2056
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does any one know of a feed store closer to Quaker Hill then Salem? Ive tried looking but only ones that are farther away come up thanks. -Andrew-- acm2056
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lmao!! II i will def take pics once i am finished with the millions of projects i need to do b/4 i really get all the animals and everything else i want to do with it lol. -Andrew-- acm2056
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cool ill def want to check the auction out as well- acm2056
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hmm Ok thanks for all the advice ill look on Craigslist...but maybe ill wait for spring then id prefer calmer nicer birds trained by me kinda skeptical on getting a flock off Craigslist for the fact yah never know how people treated them! i might check the auction out i don't know if i could...- acm2056
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ok so ive really been thinking my coop should be done by end of September or October at most should i get a couple month old chickens first b/c of cold weather starting to set in by then? or older? or just wait till spring and get day old chicks any advice? i am def a novice but trying to start...- acm2056
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i cant wait for Big E this year now that i have my land and starting my small but time consuming farm i have a lot more to look and more questions to ask all the ppl who've done it for years lol- acm2056
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