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    Orange California Chicken Ordinance

    Orange California Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 5 Roosters Allowed No Permit Required No Coop Restrictions Poultry, rabbits, reptiles, rodents, and other small animals (less than five pounds), shall be limited to a total number of...
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    Automatic Chicken Coop Door - Auto Closes Coop - Beta Version 1.0

    I just built C.Fabiens Auto Closer with the single timer, double pole/double throw relay and Harbor Freight Cordless Screwdriver. Works great on the workbench. Thanks Chris!!! Only problem is, Harbor Freight discontinued the Cordless Screwdriver in C.Fabiens tutorial. They have a replacement...
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    Older pullet bullies chicks

    I think you should buy a separate Eglu for each chicken and keep them separated! It might be expensive, but it would cure the problem. Matt
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    Siamese Broodies?

    I have two broodies that are "joined at the hip"...so to speak. They are both crammed into one nest box and if one moves to another box, the other broody follows right along. It's been going on for two weeks now. I collect the eggs everyday, so they are only sitting on pine shavings. Has...
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    Please help...

    My grandfather has Giant Cochins and one of the two is SOOO loud. Loud and talks all the time. Mine are Bantam Cochins and are much quieter, even when they do get "squawky" after they lay. I think his chicken would be a problem for me at my house. Good luck.
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    Serama info?

    That is crazy. I have a Serama Roo that was hatched on New Years and it still hasn't crowed. Looks great, long sickle feathers and everything. Just no crow.
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    Need help in creating compelling argument for back yard Chickens

    Mom's Folly has a great set of arguments. I live in an HOA and it is really not that bad. The HOA wants nothing to do with you. The board members want whatever little perk there is for sitting on the board and they want to do nothing. They will only act if someone complains. No one...
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    a single chick has got to be

    My Serama chicks would PEEP like crazy all night unless I put them in a wool hat and closed the opening. EVERY NIGHT FOR TWO MONTHS!!! I've never had chickens like that. I have five Seramas. I think a single Serama chick would freak out. I'd plan on plenty of lap time if you can't find it a...
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    Help!!! My Chickens Are Eating My Garden!!!!

    I agree, they mostly like the young juicy plants. I just keep trying things to see what will work. If they won't stop eating a certain plant, I hang the plant (in a pot) from the patio cover. They're too lazy to fly up. But, it's kind of starting to look like the hanging gardens in my...
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    Chickens in suburbia...need help with Rules!

    You know, I'm in the same boat. I live in a pretty snooty community and our CC&R's prohibit poultry. My neighbors are all very nice and respectful of each other. So, I keep hens and not roos. No one cares and no one calls the HOA on me. If they did, then I'd mess with the HOA. One thing...
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    It's that guy from Yorkshire UK again!

    Hey Canon, good to hear from you and welcome! My chickens free range most of the day and I have a piglet type feeder in the coop. I keep it filled with commercial feed. They by no means abuse it. It is their least favorite food. They would rather eat anything else and will only go to it...
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    Idea for a safe run

    That would be pretty funny. A jail themed coop. I always thought Barred Rocks in the garden looked like a "Chain Gang" pulling weeds on the side of the road...
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    Idea for a safe run

    Great idea! A good offense is the best defense. Be sure to paint it with bright colors. With all the barbed wire, concrete and fencing, it might look a little like Folsom Prison.
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    Solar powered coop doors?!?!

    Mine opens to the run also. So whatever tries to get in the door has to get in the run first. My run is chicken wire and rebar and it closes up tight. But, something can always get in. I didn't need an automatic closer, I just needed an automatic opener, so I made a lock for my coop door...
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    Solar powered coop doors?!?!

    From what I've seen, they are "predator resistant". Nothing is 100% predator proof. It seems that they use a door that slides down into a groove at the bottom of the sill that keeps the predators from getting their claws underneath the door. I'm sure it works pretty well. But a motion...
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    Solar powered coop doors?!?!

    You could fix a solar element to that door opener pretty easily. It runs on batteries, so you'd just have to change them out with rechargables and then hook a solar cell to them. Harbor Freight sells solar pathway lights for $4.99 (on sale) and they come with a solar cell that charges the...
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    Small Privacy Fenced Yard = Huge Chicken Run? :)

    My Grandparents have a run that is probably 8x15 and they covered it with bird netting and it works great. I think a hawk could peck through it and tear open a hole. But, I'm mostly afraid of the sneak attack and they can't dive through the net.
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    Urban Coop Design and Construction underway. Please review.

    I wouldn't worry about the permit unless you had a neighbor problem or something. You're just keeping a few hens, no big deal. You shouldn't be treated differently than someone who bought three puppies. Chickens need enough light in the coop to see. Ventilation is nice to dry the...
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    chickens eat lawn grasses?

    I think it depends on how many chickens and how much yard. I've got 11 bantams and they can't make a dent in my 25'x45' yard. It has a mix of about five different grasses, but I'm trying get St. Augustine to take over. It's indestructable.
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    Neutering Roosters

    My Grandpa says that he bought eggs from a guy that would also give him an "injection" to give his rooster to "keep it from crowing". I guess it was a little pill about the size of a "Tic-Tac" and they would slip it under the roo's skin. He said the roo's comb would flop over and he...
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