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kevin_adams•22h ago

My neighbor Carol said my coop smelled like a wet dog and honestly she was right

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sandra_black•2d ago

Learned the average hen lays around 300 eggs a year and I had no clue it was that high

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amymiller•4d ago

Saw a coop setup at the county fair in Kalispell that made me rethink my whole run

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wilson.jesse•4d ago

Hot take: I stopped dumping my coop bedding every month and the smell got better, not worse

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beth_sanchez47•8d ago

Warning: heard a guy at the feed store say he feeds his hens nothing but scratch and kitchen scraps

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grant130•10d ago

My neighbor asked why I still keep a milk crate full of golf balls by the coop

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elliots23•10d ago

Vent: used to scrub my coop with bleach every weekend, now I just add a fresh layer of pine shavings

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garcia.kelly•10d ago

Showerthought: everyone says clean the coop weekly, but going 3 weeks in winter cut my hens' frostbite risk to zero

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diana_park•10d ago

My rooster followed the mail truck 3 blocks and now the carrier won't get out of her Jeep

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sandra_black•14d ago

Saw a coop in Petaluma with a rain gutter running into the run, now my hens drink for free

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derekgibson•15d ago

Warning: a raccoon killed 11 of my hens over 6 weeks and I still can't decide if the electric fence was worth it

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karenlee•20d ago

Showerthought: I used to think roosters were mean, then I watched one at a farm in Modesto actually protect his hens from a hawk

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cora216•20d ago

Just realized the feed store in Buckley sold me 6 chicks that are all roosters, and I am not okay

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evanb87•21d ago

Can we talk about how I laughed at my neighbor's garlic spray for mites and then ate my words

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jenniferh83•22d ago

Update: My neighbor in Dayton said her hens eat better than she does, and I finally got it

Backyard Chicken Keepers

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A place to share tips and stories about keeping chickens in your backyard.

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