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    Best way to catch rats in the coop?

    there are now rats in the coop. we have a coop with a run but i leave the door(s) open so the girls can get in and out while they free range...i guess that's how the whole problem started. this morning i checked the nest boxes for eggs and found a rat. what do i do now? i got a small...
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    What kind of de-icing or water heating devices do you guys use?

    Quote: But hot water freezes faster than cold water! huh. never knew that. good to know!
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    What kind of de-icing or water heating devices do you guys use?

    I go out with a kettle of boiling water once in the morning and once in the afternoon if it's freezing out. i only have 7 chickens...
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    We got our first egg today!

    i think i fixed it...
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    We got our first egg today!

    I can't believe how exciting it was to find that little brown egg! Right on time - they are 22 weeks on Monday. I don't know who did it but can't wait until the others follow suit! ours is the one on the left...
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    girls won't sleep in their coop anymore...

    but how do i get them in the coop? i've tried everything except picking them all up and throwing them in. i even toss their favorite treats in and they won't go. i usually let them free range during the day but i was thinking about keeping them all locked up in the coop/run for a couple of...
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    girls won't sleep in their coop anymore...

    i had 5 hens and introduced 2 new ones...they're all pretty young - around 16 weeks or so, the 2 new ones might be a month younger. the two groups do NOT get along but at least they were all going into the coop together at night. now all the big girls are sleeping on a perch outside in the run...
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    introducing new chickens

    i have 5 hens that are 12 weeks old. i just brought home two more that i think are probably closer to 8 weeks. they are NOT getting along. they did manage to all finally get into the coop for bed, though. right now it's the original 5 ganging up against the new 2. they free range during the...
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    will they lay in the winter?

    thanks for all the input. i think i'm just going to let mother nature do her thing and see what happens...
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    will they lay in the winter?

    forgive me, i'm new at this... so someone just told me that my birds are not going to lay until next year. i have buff o's, rir's and wyandottes that are currently 12 weeks old. i was under the impression that they were going to start laying eggs in late october (around 21/22 weeks) and...
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    dust bath question

    Quote: i actully have an extra one of those. what should i fill it with for dust bathing?
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    FREE 10 week Buff Orpington Cockerel Fairfield, CT

    Wish I could keep him but can't in this neighborhood...
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    Raising Chicks in the Coop?

    I put mine out in the coop at two weeks with the heat lamp and they did just fine. Made life much easier!
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    What can you do with a rooster you can't keep? (besides eat it)

    thanks for the ideas everyone. i'm ok with someone eating him - he's had a great ten weeks - i just can't be that person!
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    10 week old Buff Orphington roo in Fairfield, CT

    Almost positive it's a roo and will be so sad to see him go (still waiting for that first crow). Looking to sell for $5 or trade for a pullet. Please PM me. Thanks!
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    What can you do with a rooster you can't keep? (besides eat it)

    I live in Fairfield County CT and this is my first time raising chicks. They're coming up on 10 weeks old and I'm pretty sure I have a roo. What do people usually do with them? Craigslist? Find a farm in the yellow pages? I have no idea... Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
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    I'm so paranoid about the girls' first day out in the coop and run!

    are cats predators? i see a neighborhood cat in our yard often. also, there are tons of groundhogs in our yard, but they're herbavores, aren't they?. i'm having the same issue with letting my girls out. i'm DYING to free range them but i'm too scared to let them out of their run...they are...
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