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  1. Moon Daizy

    Has anyone built a coop with more than one run for grass grow-back?

    I've trawled through the coop design articles but haven't found any yet Would love to be directed to any designs if anyone knows of any. We're about to move house and are considering our options for coop build #2! Thanks in advance
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    UK Law change - all bird keepers must register their birds with DEFRA

    I have gone on to register several times this week, but the system has crashed and is still crashed (I.e deliberately down). Here’s why: https://www.sott.net/article/495193-The-UKs-Chicken-License-rebellion-the-GOOD-way-to-deal-with-BAD-laws Gotta love the British sense of humour!! Seems...
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    UK Law change - all bird keepers must register their birds with DEFRA

    £5,000 fine or 6 months in prison.
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    Cockerel or pullet? Help sexing araucana please! 10 weeks old today! Plus mixed flock introduction photos :)

    This is a boy - big tail feathers are the big give-away. My Araucanas were slower to crow than my cream legbar
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    Cockerel or pullet? Help sexing araucana please! 10 weeks old today! Plus mixed flock introduction photos :)

    They did sadly 😢
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    Cockerel or pullet? Help sexing araucana please! 10 weeks old today! Plus mixed flock introduction photos :)

    Hello, I know you guys get asked this A LOT... so thank you for anyone taking the time to read or reply to this post. Apologies if the photos are a little blurry or not fully clear - those heads don't half bob quickly! I have 5 chickens (getting more soon!), three of which I am pretty certain...
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    This is what a balanced layer feed with no treats delivers

    Another interesting article https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/making-your-own-chicken-feed/ Quote: It’s important to acknowledge the elephant in the room before we dig into the nutritional needs of our feather friends: Chickens aren’t what they used to be. We’ve been feeding our chickens...
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    This is what a balanced layer feed with no treats delivers

    This article is useful. @Perris what is your opinion? https://learnpoultry.com/grains-chickens/ I’ve been reading along here and also your Shadrach thread. I’m planning on feeding my birds a portion of fermented / sprouted whole grains, vegetable scraps (minus the ones they can’t eat - we now...
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    What age should I get?

    Sorry, haven’t had time to read all the comments, so sorry if this has already been shared. This article is brilliant (link below). I’d go for chicks if you want them tame and used to your dogs. We currently have chicks, and they are not quite 2 weeks old but the dog is already treating them...
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    Review by 'Moon Daizy' in article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

    Fantastic article, thank you
  11. Twelve chickens on the kitchen table....

    Twelve chickens on the kitchen table....

    This is a 'brain dump' of all my thoughts and actions of our first incubating and hatching journey - from receiving the eggs to popping the chicks into the brooder. It's purpose is for me to be able to look back on it for future hatches, and for others to be encouraged and hopefully learn...
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    Cuckoo Maran chick gender Q please

    Thank you for your detailed response, I appreciate it. I will just have to keep my fingers crossed it’s a pullet then. It’s a real sweetheart, and very docile / calm, and always hungry 😂
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    Cuckoo Maran chick gender Q please

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/boy-vs-girl-cuckoo-marans.459471/ I was going off the information provided on here re gender at hatch @ShrekDawg @LavenderDaFlerf @EggSighted4Life but thanks for your replies!
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    Cuckoo Maran chick gender Q please

    Hello, can anyone shed some light on this little Cuckoo Maran chick please? I think it’s a girl, but the bottom is confusing me :confused: I know baby’s bottoms can be swollen at birth from all the hormones though. It’s my daughter’s chick, and only one of her 3 Maran eggs have hatched so far 😢...
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    boy vs. girl Cuckoo Marans

    Hello, can anyone shed some light on this little Cuckoo Maran chick please? I think it’s a girl, but the bottom is confusing me :confused: I know baby’s bottoms can be swollen at birth from all the hormones though. It’s my daughter’s chick, and only one of her 3 Maran eggs have hatched so far 😢...
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    SWEETS-THEMED HATCH-ALONG IS HERE!🍦🧁🍫🍬🍭🍩🍪🍰

    Any of the eggs more likely to be a black chick? What breeds are the different eggs? Sorry if you've already answered this, been kinda distracted hatching eggs over here 🤣😂😉 xxx
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    Hatch-along coming soon!! Mixed breed edition!

    We get ticks on the dog too! Horrible things. Our parakeet is cute, he can say a few words (hello, good bird) and he mimics my daughters laugh really well, and always seems to know when it's an appropriate time to laugh - he has me in stitches! Like, once he did a poo on our sofa, where my...
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    Has anyone tried dry incubation and does it work well? And a sexlink breeding question.

    Um... Well, we drew round the air cells after candling on day 17, but the chick pipped well outside of this air cell. So I was worried it wouldn't be able to get air - the pip had cracked the shell but had not broken through. So I candled the egg to see if the pip was inside the air cell - and...
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    Is about 100.5 okay for dry hatching?

    Hello! I only have done this one hatch, so not really experienced! Our temperature didn't fluctuate. The thermometer on the incubator stayed at 37.8C, and the calibrated thermometer at the bottom usually said 37.4, but it's thermometer sensor is on the underside, so against the floor of the...
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    Hatch-along coming soon!! Mixed breed edition!

    Thank you!! My youngest daughter was so excited / worried last night, she couldn't sleep! They already get under your skin as little eggs, especially when you see them moving during candling... but man, when they start cheeping and pipping it's even worse :love:love....!! No, thankfully I'm not...
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