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    Help my hen is brooding i think!

    Wow I wish we had prettier birds available here where I am!
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    What's your favorite chicken feed?

    I'm a big fan of this stuff but I'm sure there's better and worse brands too. What's your preferred layer feed? https://www.chewy.com/kalmbach-feeds-all-natural-16-layer/dp/360017
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    wait can chickens swim??

    lol I've never thought of this but that makes sense. A duck's feathers feel a whole lot different than chickens that's for sure!
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    Tips for protecting chickens from opossums?

    My coop is pretty new and well built. I added an automatic door so they are well protected at night. I haven't seen opossums by the coop but I have seen them in our yard and neighborhood. They seem to prefer trash lol
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    What do you think YOUR *real* cost of a dozen eggs is?

    wow I'm also surprised to hear people are estimating so high. I guess it makes sense but you're right @eggcentric we're not in it for the money, are we?
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    Does adding a rooster to your flock encourage more egg laying?

    I don't really want to get a rooster but I heard someone suggest that having one can encourage hens to lay more. Do you guys think this is true? What's your experience? I feel like a rooster bugging my hens all the time would DISCOURAGE them from laying but I don't know first-hand.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    1 today for us. where is everyone!?
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    What's your favorite chicken joke?

    I don't have any chickens jokes handy but I've always gotten a chuckle out of this old song:
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    What do you think YOUR *real* cost of a dozen eggs is?

    such a great question and I haven't given it a ton of thought yet but my gut reaction is probably $10-11 per dozen. once you learn what it takes to make your own food it kinda changes you
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    Ultimate Thread for Chicken Run Ideas (pls share your pics!)

    I currently have this style: But I LOVE the idea of growing plants over for shading (I live in a hot area) some others favs:
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