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    Rocky Racoon

    Okay. I’m in the house, looking out the kitchen window and I see a raccoon shimmy it’s way into the chicken run. The chickens were all away in their “tractor” so they were safe. So I run out back yelling, clapping my hands, anything to make noise so it will leave. But instead of escaping...
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    Rocky Racoon

    Okay. I’m in the house, looking out the kitchen window and I see a raccoon shimmy it’s way into the chicken run. The chickens were all away in their “tractor” so they were safe. So I run out back yelling, clapping my hands, anything to make noise so it will leave. But instead of escaping...
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    HELP! Chickens in field!

    What is this field you speak of? Is it a separate property adjacent to your yard? If so, then you need to build a fence. If you already have a fence and they are still getting out into the field, then you need to build a taller fence. Or maybe a chicken tractor.
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    Nest Boxes in Chicken Tractor?

    The tractor is made of PVC pipe 10’ x 20’. Half of it has a shed roof to keep them from baking in the Florida sun or drowning in the Florida rain. The idea is to have them in the tractor during the day. They have a hen house with nesting box to sleep in at night. The flock is 7 hens and 3...
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    Nest Boxes in Chicken Tractor?

    I’ve read that hens are on a 25 hour cycle. In other words, if a hen lays an egg at 8:00AM today, it will lay at 9:00AM the next and so on. Can anyone confirm or reject this?
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    Nest Boxes in Chicken Tractor?

    Hi. I’ve built a tractor and I’ve been dragging that tractor around with my tractor! (Sorry. I couldn’t help myself) The flock has a hen house that’s stationary. But I’m wanting them to graze without getting eaten by hawks, coyotes, etc. So I put together a tractor that I pull with our lawn...
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    PROUD PAPA!

    After a thousand bucks or so!!! So now I gots a question. I’m putting the flock out in the chicken tractor during the day. What the heck do I do now? build nest boxes for the tractor?
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    Algae in waterers?

    Cities have been adding chlorine to drinking water for decades. Many well systems for rural properties have devices that add a tiny, tiny bit of chlorine to each gallon of water that gets pumped. Having said that, I’d like to know what ratio water to beach I should use for my just completed...
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    Vertical PVC feeders

    Hmmm I live in central Florida. Humidity Central. So I’m gonna try it anyway. We’ll see how it goes.
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    Vertical PVC feeders

    Hey everybody. I watched a you tube video showing how to make a vertical feeder. I decided to use 3” pvc because I had some around. What “fitting” should I use? I tried it with a Sanitary T. Dumb idea Didn’t work. So i went back to the store. I thought I might try a clean out. But it...
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    Rooster or Hen

    18 weeks old
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    Rooster or Hen

    18 weeks no WONDER she isn’t laying any eggs!
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    Rooster or Hen

    We have a flock of blue and buff Orpington's that I’ve raise since they were chicks. Now that the are all grown up, we decided to reduce the flock. A friend adopted 3 of the roosters. Leaving us 2 or 3 depending on who to believe. In question is one of the buffs. Another friend, who has...
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    Rooster or Hen

    That’s what I thought. Mamita is gonna owe me some money!
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    Rooster or Hen

    Hi I have a flock of 10 Blue & Buff Orpington. One of the Buffs is significantly larger and has more pronounced comb & wattle than the other hens. I’m pretty sure that it’s a rooster. However, a friend, who has raised far more chickens than I insists that it’s a hen. I’d debate it more with...
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    Newbie Hello

    Hi: my name is Tom. We are in North Central Florida we have a flock of Blue and Buff Orpington’s plus a pair of Rhode Island Reds. I just want to introduce myself.
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