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    The Old Folks Home

    Love that cartoon! Hows California weather right now? We just finished a good rain from Hurricane Irma.
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    Introduction

    Welcome to this forum. I've just raising chickens recently. I have only 5 laying chickens right now and love those delicious eggs. What a difference between free ranging eggs and supermarket eggs.......
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    The Old Folks Home

    I just started raising my 5 chickens. One mistake I made was starting with 3 chickens and adding 2 more. My original chickens kept pecking on the newbys. Now after one month they have adjusted to each other. I am preparing for the cold winter months ahead and needing to put electricity down to...
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    What's with the squatting?

    They know that you're in charge if there are no roosters around. Also it's an easier way to pick them up if you need to.
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    Comment by 'Julie Speas' in article 'Mareed2ks Chicken Coop'

    Good idea on the cinder block warmer for the water. May I ask what wattage bulb did you use? Thanks, Julie
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    Comment by 'Julie Speas' in article 'Winter-Coop-Temperatures'

    I've got two small windows and another larger one on the other side of my chicken coop. I'm beginning to prepare for our cold winters up in the mountains of NC. Should I keep a sliver of the window open for circulation during the winter months?
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    help needed !

    only two weeks and are not very young hens
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    help needed !

    Hello everyone, I started raising chickens for a few months now and all of them have been fine until today. I started with three chickens and after two months introduced two more chickens. They have been doing fine. Today, I noticed by heavier chicken was slow, lathargic, walking slow and...
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    How To Get Chickens To Stop Pecking Another Chicken?

    I think I'll try the Vicks rub on their backs and see how that goes.........
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    How To Get Chickens To Stop Pecking Another Chicken?

    Thank you all for the wonderful ideas. I just started chickening.....Started with three chickens and just added two more two months later. I see how the pecking order can be stressing for both the chickens and myself. The owner told me to just throw them together, so I did. Now I know I need to...
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