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It's about 10 feet by 11 feet.

Thanks very much for the tips! I am a first time chicken lady so I wasn't too sure about the perch. Pinterest showed them made both ways, so I'll keep an eye out and change it the other way when they are older. The picture was taken a few weeks ago - their first night in the coop was below 0 and...

We converted a stall of our old horse barn into a coop. My hubby, the fantastic carpenter, hung steel on the inside and made a few windows out of plexiglass and a vent covered in wire. We decided on sand for the floor - it works just like a giant kitty litter box and the girls love to dust bath...

I ordered 10 pullets and was shipped 11. I have a sucspicion my "packing peanut" is a roo. He's the only one developing wattles and has a much darker comb than the others. Can anyone confirm? Pics are at 8 weeks old.

My chick developed (what my research tells me) wry neck a few weeks ago. His head was tilted to his chest, he was unable to straighten it out, and he would violently shake his head side to side and walk backwards until he would fall over. He was still able to eat and drink on his own the whole...

Hi there, We are from City of Kawartha Lakes as well. We are in a similar situation, planning on getting some chickens in the spring, but unsure of the bylaws. We have searched through all the bylaws and can't seem to find anything pertaining to chickens - or in fact even livestock. We are...