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    Light

    I did it once. Never again. I was keeping a heat lamp on 24/7 above their water. After a while they started eating the feathers off of each other while on the roost. I read somewhere that they need a certain amount of darkness every night or they will start getting nutty.
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    Back picking

    Not sure how to stop it but you have to do something or its going to get ugly. Mine started doing that, they eat the feathers off each others back. Soon they will be eating flesh. I still have one of mine isolated after 4 weeks because she was torn up so bad. The others healed up with...
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    Need a devlied eggs recipe

    My favorite: 6 eggs 2 TBS mayo 1 t. mustard 1 t. sugar 1 t. dill pickle juice (the vinegar solution in the pickle jar) salt and pepper to taste sprinkle with paprika These are just like my grandmother used to make. They are great. Try it, you wont be sorry.
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Hey, I'm in Mount Vernon too. Actually, a few miles S.W. of town. I have 4 RIR, 5 W. Rock, 5 Black stars, 4 SLW and 5 BR. They are about 19 weeks old. No eggs yet but hopefully soon.
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    my new coop, pics

    Good job! Nice roo and pullet too. What kind are they?
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    Sad day, I will have to rehome...

    Quote: YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING RIGHT ? or AM I? Only the chickens know, and they're not talking.
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    Sad day, I will have to rehome...

    It's a matter of common courtesy. I don't do it in front of him and I expect the same consideration. Now foreplay, thats a different matter. LOL.
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    Newbie with some pics of coop

    sweet coop!
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    How far should the Coop be

    I'm in Ohio too. Amen on the heat but I vote for putting it out in the open. Just properly ventilate the coop and I think it will be ok. The woods makes it easier for varmints to sneak around without you being able to see what is going on. Several years ago I had chickens in my barn in the edge...
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    Whispering Pines: home for wayward pullets (pic heavy)

    Thanks for all the good comments I think it looks great! Are you planning to have a fenced-in run around it? This is the style I want to have too... something like a shed, but made for the chicas Yes, I'm going to build a fenced run. I found the plans online. I could post a link if you want...
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    Whispering Pines: home for wayward pullets (pic heavy)

    I considered putting the 2x4's flat but it just doesn't seem right to me. I know it would work that way but to me it just seems more natural for them to be able to grip the board. I used screws instead of nails so it wont be too hard to change if I need to.
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    Whispering Pines: home for wayward pullets (pic heavy)

    Almost done. Need to finish painting, put on trim, cut chicken door and build fence. It's 12'x10'.
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    Chickens growing faster than new coop (Pics)

    Wow. That is some serious quality. I'm impressed. I can relate to your frustrations. I am building one and it seems like everything has taken me four times as long as it should.
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    How high are your nest boxes off the floor?

    I am building a coop now. I put mine 18" off the floor. Here is a pic. The second pic shows the roost height in relation to the nest boxes. Don't take this as gospel since I haven't let my birds try it out yet. I hope they like it!
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    What's the dumbest thing you've done to protect your chickens?

    My Grandmother, God rest her soul, once took on a skunk inside her henhouse armed with nothing but a hoe handle. She killed the skunk and didn't even get sprayed.
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    Maggot Bucket for the Feint of Heart

    Be careful. There is a possibility you could produce botulism in the rotting grain. There is a link to an article in the "maggot" thread. It tells how he produces maggots only with dead animals. He mentions a disease caller "rubberneck" (or something like that) which is caused by chickens...
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    Water Obsession?

    Maybe he sees his reflection in the water and thinks it is another rooster?
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    A labor of Love (finally a few pics)

    Nice job. That will add value to your property, even for someone who doesn't keep chickens
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    Japanese Beetles...yummy!

    I got a Japanese beetle trap and I get about a third of a quart of beetles every day. The chickens love them. I learned to wait until morning to feed previous days catch. If you don't, half of them will fly away when you dump them out. The next morning they are very compliant.
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    are these RIR pullets???Please help (PICS)

    Those look like pullets to me. I have some RIR's that are 6 weeks old and the roos have bigger combs than yours. I may be comparing apples to oranges though since yours are definitely not RIR. I still think they are pullets.
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