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    Mystery birds and cochin bantams

    3 weeks ago bought 3 heavies and 3...what I think are bantam cochins. The 3 heavies were yellow...but are feathering now and I can't tell what they might be. Skin is pink right now with yellow legs. Here are some pics...would love help if you know the breed an/or if you can tell if maybe a boy...
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    Heat stroke finally got one

    Well, looks like this unrelenting heat here in C. AR finally got one of my girls. I have a backyard flock of 6 that I got as chicks in October as day olds. They have been fabulous to this point. Temp here has been hitting 100F past few days and the coop temp has been 102-104F during the day with...
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    HOA wording

    Unfortunately Fowl gets you here...and they aren't considered domestic pets...they fall under poultry/livestock classes.
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    Chickens and HOAs

    Unfortunately your HOA is solid...that is how 99% of HOA's have that exact clause in it. You are mis-interpreting the commercial piece. It says you can't do it for commercial purpose, and says conventional animals....which chickens do not fall under. Now...as far as the HOA goes...if you want...
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    How to get my girls back laying in the nesting boxes

    Just be patient...our first eggs in March were in the middle of the run. Then they were in the coop corners and few in the nesting boxes. Then 4 of 6 laid in the boxes. Now we are back to corners of the coop and one under some pallets outside...lol. As long as you can find them, I wouldn't...
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    Can I really dunk my chickens in cool water on extremely hot days? (1st time owner)

    My chickens love the rain, and won't bat an eye at it...they get completely soaked....never would know they were bothered. They keep right on hunting for bugs and other goodies.
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    coop space

    If you are 6ft long by 5ft wide..that is 30sq ft...so you could get away with 6 or 7 and sounds like about 48sq ft of run space...a little small...but they could manage. My coop is 4X8 and run is an 8x12 and I have 6 big girls and they all get along great and have enough room to move about. Try...
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    First ever eggs!

    Well my wife got to watch Celo the golden buff lay her egg today. Poor thing was running around the run squawking and trying to get under other hens...I guess for comfort...lol. She finally stopped, and I saw her pushing..so i hollered for the wife, and I ran in to grab the camera to...
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    Are you watching your chickens, or are they watching you?

    I know if mine here the back door, they will come running so they can keep an eye on me.
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    advice on building my first coop and run

    If you are going to have 24 chickens, it needs to be a rather large coop...on the order of 100sq feet or so. I built mine out of pallets...but did a proper framing on the interior to ensure good support for the roof. You can use a myriad of recycled materials...your imagination is the only...
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    Nest boxes and chicken use

    Yep she is a new layer....very first for us. She has 5 sisters that are australorps and orpingtons...so they will be a couple of weeks behind her. She is leading the way! I have had golf balls in there from the time I opened the nests up to try to encourage them to lay there.
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    Nest boxes and chicken use

    I have eggs now as of this weekend....BUT...my golden buff is laying them in the chicken run. I have 3 nest boxes that are painted completely black. I have not put up any kind of curtains for privacy...so looking for opinions here on if they aren't using based on the lack of privacy?> Before...
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    First ever eggs!

    Bought my girls as day olds from Meyer Hatchery...born Oct 27th.....and today we got our first several eggs! They are all from our golden buff. We had to go out of town friday...but i noticed our golden buff was rather manic and digging in the nest boxes and coop itself making nests for herself...
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    We got the squats!

    Yep...after 20.5 weeks my golden buff started squatting! Freaked me out at first....got a little tap going on with her feet then flaired her wings a bit as she lowered to the ground. Has done it 2x now. I noticed when i filled the nesting boxes with shredded paper she jumped in..scratched a spot...
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    Building my first coop

    You did an awesome job on it. It looks fantastic!
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    Painting our coop - What to use

    Just get a good exterior grade paint that will stand up to the weather and give it 2 good coats....or more. Should only have to repaint/refresh it every year or so....more of a touch up/maintenance after the first go around. I used an exterior grade paint and put 3 coats on it...ask the paint...
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    Ventilation

    Yes, just use hardwire cloth (preferred) or chicken wire on those areas so they stay open for ventilation
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    How long do chicks stay in brooder?

    We moved ours outside at 15 weeks...so justunder 4 months old
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    3 day old chicks. help pls?

    Wire is perfectly fine...I had mine in the garage too...they all are 16 weeks old now....
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    Chickens aren't learning new water system?

    Just keep an eye on them. Once they realize their normal source is gone...curiosity will start getting them...and they should go to the other waterer. If you see them looking at it at that point, you might go out there and tap the nipples and see if they reach up for the water....
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