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    New chicks hatched today... what should we do now?

    Hello everyone - we would love some advice. Today, our new chicks were born - their mama has been sitting on 11 eggs for three weeks and this morning I noticed at least 3 little heads poking out from underneath her. I suspect there may be a couple more at least. Right now, I'm not sure what to...
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    Comment by 'malmohuset' in article 'Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens'

    We have to feed our dogs in a large kennel to keep the chickens out. Our Rooster will push the dogs off their dinner and they are not brave enough to come back.
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    Is Sarah my rooster?

    oh - I should have said... Sarah has 11 sisters in total :) the others were not feeling photogenic at the time.
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    Huge Chicken Coop

    This is our run - built this spring. It is only 24x18 though. Each 4x4 post is set 6 feet apart. The fence panels are made with 4 2x4s for the verticals and fence boards for the horizontals and 1/2 inch hardware cloth all the way up. Over the top I currently have chicken wire to keep birds out...
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    Is Sarah my rooster?

    Hi everybody... Can someone help me out - we're new to this - we only started with our girls in April this year. Anyway - this is Sarah. My question is: Is she a rooster? The second picture shows her again with her sisters Jemima, Jenelle, and Golden Sparkle - she is so much bigger than the...
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    Show off Your White Chickens!

    We have 4 Plymouth Rocks... This was breakfast this morning... Wasn't sure if this little girl is actually a boy... the three others don't have the big comb yet. We got 12 chicks at the end of April... hoping that one of them turns out to be a rooster... maybe we got lucky here?
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    Ways to Protect Coop and Run Against Predators?

    I built the coop from these free plans: http://www.homegardendesignplan.com/2015/11/m300-chicken-coop-plans-construction.html The run fences just sort of came about. Originally I was going to build the run using pallets that I could get free - and I'd seen that window box idea in pallets on...
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    Ways to Protect Coop and Run Against Predators?

    Hi There - We live with Coyote, Raccoon, Mink, Rats, Hawk and Eagles... I added a couple of pictures of our run - Each fence panel is made from 3 2x4's and then a series of 5/8"x3.5" cedar fence boards and then covered with 1/2" hardware cloth. Each fence panel is then connected to a 4x4 to...
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