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  1. Waldorbigbill

    Second time around. Ideas need for coop with wheels and tractor.

    After years saying we would get chicken finally decided that we would. We converted an Shed and dog pen to an enclosed chicken coop. We had these chicken for about two years 13 in all until my wife said no more. We made the mistake in the beginning letting them roam as they pleased. This was...
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    Any ideas

    Still no luck finding this creature is there a way to tell if the chickens are doing it? I'mnot broken peices all over just finding a hole in in
  3. Waldorbigbill

    Any ideas

    The past week for the first time in three years we have been getting broken eggs like a big hole in them and they are pulled out of the roosting box. My girls always lay in the box and never break their own eggs. Strange thing is last two night one chicken has been sleeping outside on a roost...
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    Have problem with new chicks so help need please.

    Yes, we keep the food inside the coop so the birds can have at it when ever they want. The water is kept outside up until last week we had water inside but i have seen the chicks come out and drink from the water outside so that,s why we stopped putting it inside.
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    Have problem with new chicks so help need please.

    We have a flock of 10 chickens and one rooster that are two years old all raised at the same time. This year we add 6 more chics. They were raised in the house until about seven to eight weeks old. They now have been out side about three to four weeks and the new chicks stay in the coop they...
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    Just a scarey Reminder for those raising baby chicks with heat lamp

    I have always raised my baby chicks with a 75 watt bulb in a homemade tank that I have.made. This year my wife picked up six new chicks for out kids to raise. The lady talked her into a 250 watt heat bulb which i was worried about. .but i figured i give it a try since now the kids are older we...
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    First Eggs and Rooster

    I told my wife today I don't want them near the rooster. And I agree if he went after me we wouldn't be talking about this right now.
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    First Eggs and Rooster

    Yeah But how long should I wait to see if this pass I told the kids not to go near him for now. he is the same age as the egg layer .
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    First Eggs and Rooster

    Hey we got out First egg the other day followed by 4 more yesterday. The question I had is the rooster attacked my one son then later in the day attacked the second child. He has never show aggression but one time and that was at a squrial trying to steal chicken food. He has been hand tame and...
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    Corn On the Cob

    Found a good treat for the chicks today. We always save the cobs from the corn when we have it or at a BBQ. Well Its been hot here so my wife froze them when I was outside cleaning the coop I asked wife for them she hand me a bag of frozen half eaten corn cobs. I was like what is this she said...
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    Chickens not go9ing in.

    Sometimes I will let the chicken free range during the day and they will go in at night. in the last month a few times I got home later and wasn't able to make sure were all inside coop but locked it up only to find 1 to 3 chickens still out side. They must have been hiding under the deck where...
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    Juicing

    Yeah no citrus mostly carrots/ cukes ect
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    Juicing

    I just started to do juicing and have beed giving the pulp to the chickens should limited how much they get or just give it all to them?
  14. Waldorbigbill

    Feeding Chickens

    I have 13 chickens about 4 to 5 months old I'm almost out of the feeder food and was going to switch to layer feed when this was done. I let them free range and they get some scraps should I be going thru a 50 lb bag in little over a month? There is very little waste on the ground.
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    Have Rooster question.

    Thanks for the input
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    Have Rooster question.

    We let our chicken free range most of the time and the last two days the have been locked up in the run. So today I notice when I let them out they were all going after each other at first. I guess they have been locked up and just tired of each other lol. But tonight while doing yard work the...
  17. Waldorbigbill

    Getting Chickens back in the pen.

    I will try the rattle thing with the treats in the pen. To clarify I don't have a problem getting them in at night they go in the pen them self. The problem is if we want to go out and they are free ranging and I want to get them back in the runner before we leave. Once in the runner they are...
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    Getting Chickens back in the pen.

    We let our 13 chicks few times a week free range in the yard and by night time they will go back in the coop no problem. The problem is sometimes if we know we won't be home until real late and they got let out we can't seem to get them to go back in to the pen area with out turning it in to a...
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    Get chicks in coop at night

    They are in a cage attached to the coop. I will try the light idea
  20. Waldorbigbill

    Get chicks in coop at night

    We stuck our babys chicks out two nights ago. The problem i'm having is getting them to go in the coop at night I tried food and treats them just dont want to go in I have to hand catch all 13 and place them inside. any tips for this greenhorn?
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