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I thought of building a coop sufficient for 6-8 birds. I saw the Amish one that had a Glasbord floor and thought that was a good idea. I wanted input on the following idea: Build the coop with plywood or whatever, but on the inside cover the insulation with shower board. That way when it's time...

What is the absolute best chicken fencing? We have hawks, so our run will have to be covered. Any links on ways to do this would be appreciated.

At about what age will we know what sex our chickens are? My dad said we had 2 barred rock and 2 australorp pullets, and one RIR pullet as well as 2 RIR, a BR, and a Aust. roosters. They're only about a week old though. I'm hoping he's wrong.

It's built by a company in PA using Amish design. http://www.horizonstructures.com/coop.asp I love the design, it would look nice in our neighborhood and I think it would be perfect for six birds, but I'd rather be kicked in the nuts by a bull than pay 1550 for one of these. How hard would it...

We are currently using Bartlett Starter Grower Crumbles for our chicks. I asked to get some grit, but the lady at the feed store said that it had grit in it. Anyone know if that's a good food or if I need to add grit? When should we start adding grit and oyster shell as a supplement?

Are family dogs able to be trained to not eat or harass chickens? Specifically labs, are they able to be a look out for the chickens instead of a predator? Does it just depend on the lab?

My wife and I are getting three chickens. We just don't know which ones. We have a small pen for them in a neighborhood. We only have about an acre of land. I thought we could get 1 Australorpe, 1 Barred Rock, and 1 Rhode Island Red. The local feed store is out of RIRs, but we could get 2...