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    What is the best "egg basket"?

    I use just a empty ice cream bucket, and/or if u cut a milk carton in half and using that
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Haha Its okay I have given mine some chicken before (maybe it was an accident)
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    New to BYC

    Truth be told that is not my bird, that is just a bird that I got off of google, my real birds are still amazing, but they are not that good
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    I only really give my birds some sunflower seeds before shows and what not, because if the eat too much it stops taking affect and won't make there feathers shine "Too much of a good thing" Really applies here Depending on how big "big scoops" are it might be fine, it is not like it will hurt...
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    New to BYC

    She is a very amazing looking bird That is the main reason I love Blue Orpingtons so much - They are so pretty, and many people don't even know that they exist
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    New to BYC

    Hello I am new to BYC and I am looking forward to becoming involved with the BYC community. A little bit about myself is that I love raising chickens and showing them through 4-h, my favorite breeds are blue Orpingtons, Leghorns, and Cochins, but I love all birds I hope to someday become a...
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    One Buff Orpington Chick is much lighter in color

    Orpingtons can come in many different colors, there is one type that is mostly white, with brown to black specks splashed around, these are called Splash Orpingtons, other types of Orpingtons are black, blue, white, buff, and many other less common colors
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    Help?? 7 month old Silver Wyandotte! Moving very slowly

    I have no idea what it could be, I would check in with your vet
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Giving your birds sunflower seeds is a great idea, because it also makes their feathers shine and look really pretty
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    Egg Shells as Nutrition.

    Egg shell work, but they are not as efficient as oyster shells as far as calcium goes, because the egg shell dissolves faster inside of the hen
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Try old mushy pumpkins, cucumbers, or zucchini, they love it
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    What to plant in the chicken run??

    If you have a garden and have extra or not good to eat pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, or zucchini you could throw it in the run with them for a little treat that they love to eat, and if the don't get it all it will grow and they can eat the plants too.
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    Our new coop

    So cool Is it on wheels though? From the pic it looks like it is, but I can't quite tell
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    yep my birds love corn on the cob, and oats
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Just wondering do chickens eat acorns? A friend of mine said that his birds eat acorns so I tossed all of the acorns around my yard into the chicken pen so they could eat them, but they just sat there and the chickens didn't eat them.
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    ANY OTHER OPTIONS FOR TREATING BUMBLEFOOT???

    As far as i am aware those are the only real effective options for treating bumblefoot. Keep in mind your best bet would be to contact a vet to see if there are any other options that I am not aware of. Please keep me updated, I would like to see if there are any different treatment options that...
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    Freeloading chickens! ;P

    Chickens are very consistent animals, if you get them started laying in one area chances are they will continue to lay there after you let them go back to free range.
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    Torn butt Please help grafic photo

    Very true when adding more new chickens, or returning isolated chickens will force the chickens to reinvent their pecking order and could cause injury or even death of 1 or more chickens
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    ⠀ New chicken keeper

    Treats- No need for that unless you wish As far as feeding the wrong thing don't worry too much, chickens will eat a lot of different things and all though somethings may make them produce more eggs, or live longer. I would try to buy a feed that is more specifically designed for what you want...
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    Torn butt Please help grafic photo

    In colder environments try tilting your 2 by 4 roost at about a 45 degree angle, this will forces the birds to sit on there feet when they roost, which keeps there feet warm, and because of reasons I will not go into. It allows your hens to lay eggs longer into the winter. Unless of course...
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