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    Feed my flock for less???

    Free range? I let mine out all day and they pretty much feed themselves.
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    My Hen Hates Me

    Kill her. Eat her. Buy a new chicken.
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    GAHHH!!!! HENS ON STRIKE! No demands given yet though...

    I had that problem. Turn out they were laying some eggs under the hen house and some in the house.
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    Keeping chickens out of you garden...

    http://www.amazon.com/Contech-Electronics-CRO101-Scarecrow-Motion-Activated/dp/B000071NUS/ref=cm_cmu_pg_t Planning to buy one and thought I would share. Cheaper than a fence and I know my hens do not like the water hose at all.
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    hens on strike

    I had a flock of 4 hens. One orpington, one barred rock and two ameraucanas. All were laying just fine. I recently added a jersey giant pullet and sussex pullet. There was some tail feather pulling, then the orpington went broody, things settled down - But now they have stopped laying. It's...
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    Order eggs?

    I have an orpington that went broody a few days ago. Last time she stayed broody for a few weeks. I have no rooster. Should I order a few fertile eggs from mypetchicken and let her sit on them? Seems like an ok way to maybe get a rooster at the same time. Thanks for your thoughts
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    mulch pile

    A mulch pile needs to be turned and chicken poo helps the process along. Any suggestions on how to build a mulch pile the chickens can get to while not allowing the birds to scatter things all over?
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    how many hens

    This is my hen house - http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhfhv5dx_41ggckn5hs I live in Florida so even in the dead of winter my birds are outside. The run in the plans opens into a large pen so there is plenty of outside room for 6 or 7 birds. Can I use this house for that many birds? They only...
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    Mulch

    I have chickens and I have a garden. I frequently feed my hens table scraps. Is there any reason I can't have my mulch pile in the part of my yard reserved for chickens? They can dig through it. Eat what they want. Ignore the rest? Thoughts?
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    coop design?

    Depends on where you live. I live in North Florida so mine sleep in the coop and lay in the coop but otherwise are never inside. Of course it never gets below freezing here during the day and only very occasionally at night. As a result I have a small hen house. If mine needed to be in the...
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    back from broody

    I had a hen go broody. I didn't do anything and after a few weeks she got over it. She is now out and about every day, no longer sitting in the hen house. It's been almost two weeks though and still no eggs from her. Is this normal?
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    opossum

    I live in an urban area. The mall is just two blocks away. I haven't bothered to lock up my hens at night because I'm lazy. Got a 6am wake up call this morning and found a very small opossum in the hen house. I guess I got lucky and I should probably lock up the hens. I saw a few stray...
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    Newbie with a Coop Question!

    here is a link to my coop plans - I should post these somewhere nice. If someone at BYC wants them take them freely https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbYrnXCOG7r6ZGhmaHY1ZHhfNDFnZ2NrbjVocw&hl=en
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    Broody

    I have 4 hens. Two are EEs about 10 months old. One is a black and white one and th other is a gold colored hen. These two are older and they have been laying. Just a day or two ago the gold chicken stopped laying and now sits on the eggs the other hen lays. She also acts like a psycho...
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    How old is this chicken

    Thanks! I have 4 hens total. What kind is this one? http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yvZj68hGhGJtG-2x6bJcPQ?feat=directlink And this one? http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VywWyk4OTwtGsiJP54GaNA?feat=directlink They both lay pretty much every day and are very docile. Then I have...
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    How old is this chicken

    How old is this chicken and when will it start making eggs? http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_kV4f4s5gyH3iuKwWrtpdw?feat=directlink
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    pine straw

    I have pine chips in my hen house which houses 4 hens. I have fenced the hens into a good size area on the side of my yard but it is all pine straw. I could easily rake it out and leave them a dirt area. Would this be better? Can pine straw harbor nasty bugs? They do have a small sand pit...
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    Can you build your own coop?

    https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbYrnXCOG7r6ZGhmaHY1ZHhfNDFnZ2NrbjVocw&hl=en
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    chicken pool

    Hmmm.... what if I designate one of the chickens as a life guard and then provide a flotation device?
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    chicken pool

    Are we sure they would not rather swim?
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