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  1. craigwg

    4 buff orpingtons. Do I have one rooster or two? Or none? They are 2.5 months old.

    Oh my! This is GREAT news! Thanks. I hope you guys are right. I'm new at this and really appreciate the help!
  2. craigwg

    4 buff orpingtons. Do I have one rooster or two? Or none? They are 2.5 months old.

    The blue tagged and white tagged ones are the suspects. I used to be sure about the white one, but now I'm not. The waddles on the blue are larger so I think that's a rooster. The white one has small waddles but nothing like the blue. The other two I think are hens. They have almost no...
  3. craigwg

    Hot composting with chicken bedding and garden waste

    Interesting. My compost set up is different. I'm in the state of Utah in the US so our cold cycle is really November-March or so. I just have a open pit, 4'X4'. I find your fight to keep pests and flys and smells at bay interesting. I have no problems with that. The only animals in my...
  4. craigwg

    Keeping Chickens Free Range

    I do a mix. They stay mostly in the coop during the day. I try to get them out in the yard for 1 or 2 hours when I get home from work. I can't STAND them pooping on my porch. It cleans up easy enough but its just one more thing to do. My chicken run isn't very big so I feel better when they...
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    Feeding chickens Gypsy Moth Caterpillars

    Cool. I'd love to find more natural food for my chickens. I just let them wander the yard for a few hours a day. I figure they must be eating something! No idea what though.
  6. craigwg

    What do you have in your flock?

    I have 4 Buff Orpingtons. They are 2 and a half months old. This is my first time doing anything with birds so I'm learning a lot. I strongly suspect two of them being roosters so they have to go. I'm prefer to give them away or more ideally trade them for similarly aged hens. I will kill...
  7. craigwg

    Utah!

    I'm in Herriman, just west of Bangertur. I am considering getting chickens for my backyard. Anyone know of any specific codes I need to follow as I prepare?
  8. craigwg

    Are chicken breeds like dog breeds?

    Are these mutt/barnyard mixes healthier than their pure breed counter parts? I've read that for most dog breeds this is true. A mutt will have less health issues, live longer, etc. Is the same true of chicken mutts? And if so, are any any chicken breeds more susceptible to specific health...
  9. craigwg

    Are chicken breeds like dog breeds?

    What I mean is, I am familiar with dog breeds. There are poodles, cocker spaniels, westies, great danes, etc. One goal of a dog owner might be to have a pure breed blood hound so he can breed it with other pure breed blood hounds and have pure breed puppies. I'm starting to think about...
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    I'm considering getting 3 chickens and just getting started in my research. Question about the qual

    Another question. I can put the chicken coup on the north side or south side of the house. The south is going to get sun all day so it will be hot in the summer. The north side is going to be in the shade which will make for some cold winters with less sunlight. Which is better for the...
  11. craigwg

    I'm considering getting 3 chickens and just getting started in my research. Question about the qual

    I live in the suburbs of SLC, Utah. I have a nice yard, with a small goldfish pond, a 10'x20' garden, and a number of flower gardens, and a 4'x4' compost pile. From other research I understand I'll need to fence off my vegie garden, so my questions are not about that at this time. I'm more...
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