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    Introduction: Barbara & Thomas from Reading, UK

    thank you :)
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    19 weeks old pullets - grower or layer pellets?

    thanks for all the tips. I only have the layers pellets as I was told from the breeder it's what I need. But I'll look into buying the next batch with higher protein content. Yes we would like some eggs of course but the welfare is of top priority. Will definitely try those dyi feeders. We eat...
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    New chicken owner, I am worried my hens are sick

    Welcome to BYC! I know you've had plenty of responses already - so let me add mine as I've just gone through a similar experience: Day 1: Chickens refused to leave the hen house. Day 2: door opens - chickens refused to leave the hen house, we took them outside and put them into their run (they...
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    Introduction: Barbara & Thomas from Reading, UK

    Thank you for the warm welcomes :) It's great to have found a place with like-minded people when it comes to chickens! My mum is very much against it all and has little understanding - which is weird given she grew up on the countryside and her mother kept lots of chickens! Barbara
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    19 weeks old pullets - grower or layer pellets?

    Hi, I've been told to feed my chickens with layer's pellets but now I read...somewhere on the internet... that you should feed them grower's pellets until they start laying. When I read the manufacturer's feeding instructions it says to switch to layer's pellets at 16 weeks though.. So now I am...
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    Introduction: Barbara & Thomas from Reading, UK

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Barbara has kept chickens before in a back yard, but had to give up due to a house move with a garden too small for chickens. Thomas is new to keeping chickens, but has helped in many rescue operations to rehome chickens. (2) How...
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    Need Advice: Getting Chickens on two dates

    Thank you. Winters have certainly changed since. We've not had snow for years. I think we get snow that stays for 1-2 days maybe every 5 years. That's it.thank you for all the advice. Maybe cutting it down to 4 is best. And all from the same source. I'll discuss with my hubby
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    Need Advice: Getting Chickens on two dates

    Thank you for your detailed response! The run has an extension so that it is around 5 feet wide and 10feet long but to be precise: we are also putting up a fenced off area that the coop and Run is connected to which is an additional 70 square feet of grass. I read in my research that a chicken...
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    Need Advice: Getting Chickens on two dates

    Hi, I've got experience in keeping chickens but now that we're finally getting backyard chickens for our own garden, I've got a bit of a dilemma. We have an Omlet Eglu Cube that houses 8-10 Chickens with a 3 metre run as well as a fenced off area in the garden (Chicken wire that surrounds the...
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