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    Help building 4 x 8 coup

    Welcome to the forum! You need to worry more about the heat than the cold in your area. 30s is not cold for a chicken (well, non-silkied/frizzled chickens) and there is no need to insulate. You'll simply need to keep them out of the cold wind while they roost while also venting out the...
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    Best Buds (pic overload)

    Is it normal for him to be like that occasionally? If my dogs are extra needy they are telling me something is wrong.
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    Ameraucana Roo?

    Looks like an Easter Egger pullet to me.
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    trying to add a window to my chicken coop but know nothing about tools

    No need to go that big. Just a drill bit a little larger than the jigsaw blade.
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    trying to add a window to my chicken coop but know nothing about tools

    What kind of saw are you using?
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    Looking for egg layers that are cold hardy

    Actually, my netting fence is not electrified. The fact that it has no solid top rail and their pen provides endless foraging and entertainment keeps them in.
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    Looking for egg layers that are cold hardy

    Chicken wire would keep them in but it won't do much to keep predators out. Electric netting will deter predators better, at least the land predators. I use 4ft Premier1 netting and my chickens have never flown over it.
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    Someone said they purchases from “Backyard Chickens”

    Maybe they meant My Pet Chicken? https://www.mypetchicken.com/
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    Looking for egg layers that are cold hardy

    I mentioned it because you wanted hens with survival instincts. Chickens that are lightweight and can fly well (relatively speaking) have a better chance at escaping predators. The downside is that Americana do tend to wander and jump fences more than larger breeds. But if you keep their...
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    Looking for egg layers that are cold hardy

    The Ameraucana-type mixed breeds known as Easter Eggers or Americanas are hard to beat. Cold and heat hardy, generally very healthy and long-lived, lightweight and good flyers, 200+ large colored eggs a year, laying into their senior years. And they come in all sorts of pretty colors! Can't...
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    Potentially raising my first rooster! Advice needed!

    Thanks! He is! And he is still being a good boy too. Here are more recent photos of him.
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    Lied to about lab work done?

    Just last month I sent swab samples to zoologix.com. It was easy to do and I had everything required to collect a proper sample at home. I had the poultry respiratory PCR panel done which tests for 6 common respiratory diseases. They offer lots of other tests as well (links on the left)...
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    how do i know if my hen enjoys being picked up?

    I should change that to "my current friendliest chickens." Years ago I did have a couple who would voluntarily jump up onto my lap. That is rare though.
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    how do i know if my hen enjoys being picked up?

    My friendliest chickens do the same. They just want treats, not to be picked up.
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    Chicken language

    I do speak some chicken language...mainly the alarm call to get them to keep their heads up for photos. :lol: Just being around them as much as you can will help them get used to you. Bringing treats always helps. But don't expect all your chickens to become tame. No matter how much time you...
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    I bought these as guaranteed pullets.

    Okay, so older than the others?
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    I bought these as guaranteed pullets.

    Ah. How old?
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    I bought these as guaranteed pullets.

    I think you've got three! The RIR(?) on the left, one in front, and the one at the very back.
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    Best Buds (pic overload)

    Poor guy! But that's hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣
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    Best Buds (pic overload)

    Hope he'll be alright! I would be giving Benadryl STAT...but that's because my dog's had a horrible allergic reaction in the past.
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