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  1. DarkAngel77

    Portable fencing options

    I'm looking at options/ideas for portable fencing that I can move throughout my yard for my chickens to roam and graze. So hoping I can find a solution that is easy to put up and take down to move/store when not in use. As far as predators, during the day the biggest threat is hawks, but they...
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    Solid black chicken

    I know a picture will be more helpful, I will try to get a picture later today. Please read. I know that I will likely never know what she is or mixed with, I'm just looking for possible breeds to see if anyone may have some suggestions that I may have missed. Also, I have no way of...
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte rooster

    I'm just wondering what your experience has been with having a Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster. Before actually getting chickens I had plans to eventually get either a buff orpington rooster or a barred rock. I'm still open to those breeds. I do have a mixed flock, one of my hens is a SLW and...
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    Can I feed 2 different types of feed (all flock and layer)?

    I have chicks of different ages, 10 weeks all the way up to almost 23 weeks. Of my older ones I have 5 laying and 2 that are pretty close to laying. Out of the 5 that are currently laying, 2 of them have pretty thin egg shells. I currently feed an all flock and offer oyster shell on the side...
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    Need help sexing Easter Eggers

    I ordered chicks from Ideal Hatchery, I ordered Brown Egg Layers and 2 Easter Eggers. Out of these 4 chicks, only 1 partridge and the one with blue had muffs as little chicks, so I assumed they were my 2 Easter Eggers. The other partridge and the black chick we ended up keeping along with the 2...
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    Smokey pearl/California white egg color?

    I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but figured since it is about eggs, it'd be the best place to post. I have a pullet who recently started laying. When I got her from TSC, she was in the bin labeled as Pearl Onyx or Onyx Pearl. The bin next to that one was labeled as Smokey...
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    I dont know what is wrong, sick/weak pullet

    I have a 19 week old red sex link who is sick/weak like. This is about day 3/4, on Sunday 6/30, I noticed that her comb was a bit pale and she seemed to be laying down a bit more then usual, I assumed it was the heat (we have been having upper 90s- low 100s F), Monday she was acting the same...
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    Blood in stool

    I have 4, almost six week old chicks, this morning I noticed one of them has blood in her stool. I know it is likely coccidiosis. There has been no other symptoms, other then bloody stool, her as well as the other 3 chicks are still eating and drinking really well and does not appear to be sick...
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    My chickens ate their first egg

    Is it normal for them to eat their first egg? Is it likely to happen again? Also, any advice on how to prevent it from happening? We finally got our first egg, I'm not even sure who laid it, whoever laid it didn't do an egg song. I just happened to see one of my buff orpingtons carrying...
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    Will chickens lay eggs in a nesting box that isnt in their coop?

    I know this is a bit of an odd question. I'm just wondering if chickens will lay eggs in a nesting box that is not inside their coop? Long story short, when we built our coop we didn't add nesting boxes and were just going to add/build them on closer to when they would be needed. Well time...
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    Need feed brand recommendations

    I have been feeding Nutrena Naturewise starter/grower feed. My chicks absolutely love it and there is a lot less waste with this feed compared to the store brand of feed I had originally fed them. My issue is that, whenever I go buy feed I usually have to ask employees to look in the back...
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    Do i keep my chicks on medicated or switch to non medicated

    I have chicks of different ages, 5 weeks, 4 weeks and 3 weeks. They are just about through their bag of medicated chick starter, so will be buying another bag soon. I'm unsure if I should keep them on medicated or switch to unmedicated. Also, should I keep them on chick starter, or should I...
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    Different aged chicks, when to put them outside?

    I have 8 chicks, they are all different ages. 5 are 4 weeks old, 2 is 3 weeks old and 1 is 2 weeks old. I'm unsure if I should put them all out at the same time, or if I need to separate them and put them out when they reach 6 weeks individually? The 4 week olds are mostly feathered, their...
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    Leghorn or California white? Or maybe something else?

    The other day I went to TSC and bought some chicks. One of which was labeled as a California White. I've been trying to do some reading up on the CWs, and everything I'm seeing says they are white with a few black spots (as chicks yellow with black spots). The chick I got is yellow with no spots...
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    Hybrid egg layers

    I'm curious what other people's opinions are on California White and Isa Brown (red sex link). How do they compare to each other as far as personality and egg laying? I have seen and read alot that they both are calm and loving, docile birds. Recently I have been seeing alot of comments saying...
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    Is it possible to have to much ventilation? Open air coop questions.

    I'm still in the planning process for my coop, I have a general idea of the style of coop I want to build. I'm wanting an open air/open faced/3 sided coop, with a slanted/lean to roof, it will be a walk in coop. I was thinking of having the open part (covered in hardware cloth) faced towards the...
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    How many roosters to start with?

    Hi, I'm a bit new to this, I grew up with chickens but haven't had any since being an adult. This spring I plan to change that. My question is how many roosters should I start with? I know the general number is 1 roo for every 10 or so hens, I'm planning to get about 10-12 hens so I know in...
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