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    Young 'uns don't want to go outside

    I have five new pulets (7 weeks old or so) who are now bunking with my 5 older hens in the shed that is their coop. But the pullets have been staying in the shed all day every day. It's been almost a week now. I'd like to see them get some fresh air (shed's getting hot during the day now.) Do I...
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    Hen panting at beak and vent, feather loss at vent, lethargic

    I have a 4 year-old hen who has been lethargic for a few days. Last night, I noticed her vent area was balding and another chicken was pecking at it. Assuming it was egg-binding, I've been giving her epsom salt baths and feeding her calcium in a water dropper (Rolaids dissolved in water)...
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    Trying to find out about Cherokee County Fair

    I'm in my first year raising chickens and I want to see some chickens being shown at local county fairs. It's about that time of year but I can't find any information on the fair for Cherokee County (where I live). Can anyone tell me how to find out when the fair is?
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    Is this PR a rooster?

    I'm raising my first chickens (a flock of 6 who have been raised together since tiny chicks and all get along wonderfully) and they are now about 16 weeks old. They were all *supposed* to be pullets but I'm now wondering if the one White Plymouth Rock of the bunch (pictured below) is really a...
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    White Plymouth Rock - Is it a rooster?

    I'm raising my first chickens (a flock of 6 who have been raised together since tiny chicks and all get along wonderfully) and they are now about 16 weeks old. I *thought* I had all pullets but I'm now wondering if the one White Plymouth Rock (pictured below) is really a male. S/he has made a...
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    Cinder blocks?

    I'm sure there's a reason no one seems to use cinder blocks in building coops but if the walls extend down below the soil a full foot and there are layers of wire mesh completely covering the bottom..why not?
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