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  1. CooksonMama

    orpington lost colour in comb and face is pale

    Hi Andy! Did you ever find out what was wrong with her? Did she recover?
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    orpington lost colour in comb and face is pale

    Hi Andy-- I'm new to chickens, but a few months ago my barred rock lost all her color in her comb and anywhere else red, and her normally white bits looked very yellow. This happened after 7 days of 105+ heat during which I was fighting to keep everyone cool. I put out several kiddie pools with...
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    Protective Pecking? Please help!

    Yeah, I'm not exactly subtle or gentle when I grab them. I will change that as of now. Initially I was grabbing them to inspect their chests, which were scraped up and featherless from climbing in and out of their coop. We added ramps and I checked them two or three times a week to make sure...
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    Protective Pecking? Please help!

    Hi folks! I've read a lot about pecking chickens over the past hour and a half and don't find an answer to my problem. I have a (normally docile) bantam. Almost three weeks ago, we had to pen the chooks instead of letting them run the yard because our landlord expects us to have and maintain...
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    California - Northern

    Yeah, what's up with the squatting? We've got two that do it, our bantams, and it's hilarious! Also, it's the only reason my 2yo son can catch them, lol
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    Switching from free range to coop kept

    Wow, I feel silly for not thinking of bird netting! What an awesome idea! Then I can use the wire I was going to use as a roof for other necessary projects. Thanks for that! Also, the info re: pen size and amount of greens is invaluable. We've noticed that when they have tons of greens the yolks...
  7. CooksonMama

    California - Northern

    Ronott--I do! Or I'm creepy and joined this forum with an ulterior motive....? No, I have six girls and no clue what I'm doing with them, except stealing and enjoying their eggs regularly. :)
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    I'll Stop Lurking Now

    It's an awesome resource, and thanks! Sue, maybe you can answer the questions I just threw out over in the Feeding and Watering section? Thanks again!
  9. CooksonMama

    Switching from free range to coop kept

    I need some help on this! We have a 13x10 pen and their coop, feeder and waterer are already inside. Our girls came to us getting an hour a day free range, but we have let them run the entire back yard since we got them. We now have two problems: a) the grass is almost gone, and we rent this...
  10. CooksonMama

    California - Northern

    So...I just want to put this out there...I'm new, I'm in Sacramento, and I plan on pestering EVERYBODY so I can take care of my girls and feed my kiddos good eggs. Cheers!
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    I'll Stop Lurking Now

    Hi there from Sacramento, CA! I've been using this site as a reference since my sister gave us four hens and a coop two months ago, and appreciate the scrapes everyone has gotten me out of and the knowledge you all have shared with me. I can't remember our girls' exact breeds except to say we...
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    Does anyone buy from Modesto Milling Organic Feed?

    This cracks me up because I had never heard of Modesto Milling, in spite of being born and raised in Modesto, until I had their products recommended to me when we moved away. I now drive by it every time I go to visit family in Modesto now. We've been buying a blend of theirs from our local feed...
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