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We lost one of our chickens today. A black sex link. It was laying under the nesting boxes with a discolored greenish grayish egg lodged half in and half out. We haven't noticed any weird behavior but will certainly be looking a little closer now! Does anyone know what could have caused...

We lost one of our chickens (black sexlink) =( We went out to check on them this morning and and it was laying under the nesting boxes. We aren't sure what happened. According to my husband (i couldn't bear to look) there was an egg lodged half in and half out that was discolored (greenish...

Well all our hard work on our coop is now someone elses.... We moved recently and we had to leave the coop we built. We opted this time for a pre made coop (much more expensive but convenient for our current needs) Here is a pic (and more pics and description if you click HERE)

I havent heard that but most pallets are treated. I have used pallets for everything from our coop to our compost bin and even our headboard! The ones i used for the headboard i cleaned and scrubbed with bleach before i used them in case of any chmical treatment hazard or danger. You could just...

I havent heard that but most pallets are treated. I have used pallets for everything from our coop to our compost bin and even our headboard! The ones i used for the headboard i cleaned and scrubbed with bleach before i used them in case of any chmical treatment hazard or danger. You could just...

no its actually an herbal cleanse. here is the info: http://www.ariseandshine.com/cleanse28.aspx The last week of the fast is a juice fast but the first three weeks you get to eat. Each week you lose one meal a day

I haven't updated in awhile We are still waiting for the rest of the linoleum so we can finish up this coop! Hopefully I will have some by this weekend. I guess sometimes when you get stuff for free, you pay the price in time =) In other news, we are down two chickens =( Our two silkies...

we are starting a cleanse today. Had anyone done the arise and shine 28 day cleanse? after our new lifestyle changes a couple months ago (eliminating processed foods, meat, sugar and dairy (except eggs)) we figured we needed to flush out all the crap that we had been eating for years and the...

so pretty! they showed up in our back yard again. this time I got some better pics. i posted them on my blog: http://ashleewray.blogspot.com/2012/07/peacocks-are-back.html

shelbear thanks for the tip!! I will definitely check it out!

my husband and i decided over a month ago, to drop meat, dairy (except eggs), processed foods, and sugar. we are past the point of vegetarian, but we do eat eggs (and raw honey) so technically we can't call ourselves vegans. so what do we tell people when they ask?! personally i don't think...

ohhh they are so sweet! your coop looks awesome! we are trying to get our coop finished up also we are just about done and hit the $50.00 mark. We have been using pallets and scrap wood we have got for free...

Thanks Monster! It has been a fun challenge to stay close to as little to no cost as possible. It can definitely be done! Good luck!! You should start a thread of yours so we can see. Then link it here so we know where to go

COOP UPDATE! we finally got back to working on the coop this weekend. A couple friends came over to help us out in the heat. so nice. We put walls up inside and worked on the drop door. We also got some of the linoleum down but we did not have enough so we need to get the rest of it. We...