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I just removed my roo's spurs today. His were so long he was poking himself when roosting and drawing blood. I didn't realize how easy it was to do. I also watched the you tube video. It took about 2 mins, no blood at all, and absolutely no reaction from him at all. I wish I would have done it...

Roosters will breed all of the time, it isn't a seasonal thing like a dog. I just got a roo. I got the MPC rainbow special in october and thought for sure I would get a roo or several. This is the first time in several chick orders that I did not get one roo. I got him off craigslist from...

I have a plywood floor in my coop covered in stall mats, with pellets over that. It works great, it protects the floor, adds some cushion, and they are indestructible. Its very easy to keep clean and might add some insulation to a cold floor. My coop is off the ground about a foot and I worried...

I think the same thing every time I drop a bag of clothes in there.

Quote: Very, very good point! They are kinda tricky to walk on, like walking on marbles. I did bust my tush and landed on the poop board and pulled it right off the wall. I am far from graceful.

I have them in my coop, just put them in as pellets, they have broken down to a fine shaving at this point. They didn't eat them. I use them in my stalls also, I dont ever wet them. They would be a mess in a wet run, IMO. They really wouldn't be dry for very long. They are great to absorb horse...

I have plexiglass over both windows and the door, with hardware cloth underneath, it lets in light, and blocks the wind well. In the summer I just unscrew it and store it away until the next winter. I love it.

I have a 10x16 chainlink dog kennel attached to my coop. It's working well, but has definitely been a learning process. I originally didn't have it covered and a hawk got one of my girls. They are also very very good at flying out, so I learned. I then covered it with a tarp, I only planned for...

I also live in mid-mo. I lost a brown leghorn pullet to a hawk the first day I let them out in the run! I was only inside for a few minutes! So needless to say my run is fully covered and I can never let them free range. I have chainlink fence panels over part of it and a tarp over the rest...

I have been dealing with this also. My problem was overcrowding. I knew when I ordered my chicks, (they came in Oct) that I couldn't keep them all. I only had space for 12 and the minimum order was 25. I was hoping to be able to make it until spring and then re home 12 or 13. Silly me....they...

I'm speechless, WOW

My babies will be 8 weeks old in 3 days. It has been in the 30's here during the day, mid 20's at night, and very windy. I turn one heat lamp on in the coop at night, and open the pop door during the day. They are in and out of the coop all day, no heat. I figure they go in to get out of the...

Very very nice. I would love some gravel walkways, what did you edge them with?

The racoons and possums use my cat door into my tack room, like I made it for them. They can open it easily even if I lock it.

Your yard is beautiful. My chicks are only 4 weeks old. I had chickens for many years in the past and they ate everything they could get to, including potted plants, hanging baskets, and destroyed my perrenial beds, The only thing they didn't touch was my daffodils, and shrubbery. So I was...

I would like to plants some flowers, bushes, ground cover etc around my coop and run to make it look nicer. Is there any plants that chickens won't eat or any that are dangerous to plant in the area? They only free range under supervision, but I don't want to plant a bunch of stuff they are...

I use a cat litter box with play sand. I swear I have to fill it 2 times a week, they wait in line to get in it.

I also got the MPC special. My babies are almost 5 weeks old. I had 3 white rocks, but 2 were dead in the box. A very helpful person on here identified her for me. She was grey and yellow, my white leghorns were just yellow. Now its very easy to tell, She is huge!!! Twice the size of my white...

I'm an ER nurse, and no one is dead until they are warm and dead. Looks like it works for chickies too! Good luck!

Ohhhhhh, thanks. I have looked at so many chick pics trying to decide what I have. I have one super big baby that was gray and yellow, so I guess that answers that question. I have 4 smaller ones that were all yellow and now have white wing and tail feathers. I don't think I will ever figure...