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    Why are my hens not molting

    My hens are 18 months old now and they have not molted yet, except for a partial molt when they were about 6 months old. I would have thought the fall weather and shorter days would have triggered a molt prior to winter, but it hasn't. Is it unusual for them to wait this late in the year to...
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    My "Star" layer

    Thanks everyone, I'm glad to have that confirmation!
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    My "Star" layer

    This was purchased from Meyer Hatchery as a day-old chick, and was supposed to be a Golden Buff, but she also looks a lot like a Rhode Island Red. What do ya'll think? She is my star egg layer, out of the four breeds I bought she started laying the earliest (just over four months old, whereas...
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    Comment by 'clevetromba' in article 'Four-hen house with standing room'

    Thanks for the compliments!
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    Comment by 'clevetromba' in article 'Four-hen house with standing room'

    Thanks! I chose a color scheme put together by Sherwin Williams from their Woodscapes line of exterior stains called "Woodcutters Cottage". The roof is a 12-12 pitch, which is 45 degrees.
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    Four-hen house with standing room

    A brief timeline I began building my small coop the weekend of April 13, 2014, I picked up four day-old chicks on the 16th, and the coop was ready for them to move in 10 weeks later, on June 21. It took me about another month to get all the trim installed, and I made minor alterations in the...

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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    Here are my week old babies from Meyer. My wife used the food tray to keep their attention and took beautiful portraits of each one. You can see they all have nice wing feathers starting. It's so funny when they stretch out their wings and you can see this beautiful miniature wing all fanned...
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    I think you're right about this one being the SS. I got one from Meyer last week and mine looks just like that (except she's started growing wing feathers already)
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    Very cool ramshead, where did you find that?!
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    Thanks, yes the baby human is very interested in the baby chickens! He begged and pleaded the whole way home from Meyer to let him hold the chicks. They're all doing very well now, even the Barred Rock, eating and drinking and pooping.
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    Ok folks, here are the first few pictures of my new chicks, picked up today! Clockwise from yellow: Golden Buff, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Speckled Sussex, and Barred Rock. They seem to be doing ok so far, although the barred rock hasn't shown much interest in eating or drinking. The...
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    All these pics of chicks is making me want to bump up my order to come sooner, which is probably not wise. I have a very busy March, and won't be able to start building my coop until April anyway. I just turned in my application to the city planning commission and I actually have to show up at...
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    Those of you using wood ash, do you have bathing boxes in the coop or outside? If so, does it create a very dusty atmosphere in there?
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    Run flooring

    I'd leave the compost there, otherwise you'll have a low spot that will collect water. Also, as you pointed out, the compost will be great for them to scratch around in.
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    New coop planning - best feed/water ideas?

    Yes, I think perhaps the grain oxidizes when milled and does degrade faster than when it is whole
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    New coop planning - best feed/water ideas?

    I never thought about it that way, it does make sense...
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    New coop planning - best feed/water ideas?

    Quote: I'm new to this as well, my chicks are supposed to hatch April 16th, so I only know what I've read. Regarding buying extra feed ahead of time, I read that you only want to buy enough to keep one month in advance and that you should check the manufacture date on the bag to make sure it's...
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    Comment by 'clevetromba' in article 'Homemade Chick Feeder From Empty Cd Container'

    Hmmm, I don't have chicks yet so maybe the function is obvious to others, but not to me. How do you fill it, and how does it work?
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Quote: Thanks for the tip about Grace Brothers, I work near their West 65th St. store so I may try to make it over there for one of their classes. I'm in Cleveland Heights, so kind of NE Cuyahoga County, but used to spend a fair amount of time in Berea. You might also check out Harvey...
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