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It's been a year since completing our open-air coop, which I call the chicken greenhouse because it polycarbonate panel roofing and chicken-safe hanging plants designed for munching, if they desire. I've been meaning to write an article, but since it is a specific custom build, I doubt it would...

This is my second set of Backyard Barnyard chick perches. I use them as sanitary perches in the brooder. Easy-to-clean, rounded & sanded wood, made in the USA. My chicks can't poop on each other while sitting on these. The triangle/triple perch setup isn't as stable, either, as chicks grow. My...

Y'all may know Michele Cockerel. He's my earliest-maturing, largest 4.5 mo. Crèvecœur, an endangered breed on the Livestock Conservancy critical list. Out of my 3 cockerels raised to breed, he is the one I'm rehoming. He's an ultra exotic bird, but I'll give consideration because I want him to...

Building a coop next to my forest acreage and would love someone to argue with my setup. Saint Augustine, Florida on a bluff above the salt marsh on the intercostal: building a 5' x 10' run with a coop incorporated (think breezeway) with rafters, concrete footer with buried hardware cloth and...

Looking for advice regarding choosing behavior over appearance, a common decision breeders have to make, I'm sure. It's early (my Crèvecœurs are 8 weeks), but my giant Michele the cockerel (we are trying to get Crèv size up to French standards) is growing a huge comb already but isn't as sweet...

I've been waiting a few days for my Columbus Aqua nipples for my almost-3 week old chicks--just checked and they'll arrive tomorrow. Meanwhile my water bottle with a China-made nipple fell apart sometime during the night and flooded the drip saucer placed under the stand (Chicken Chick tomato...

Hi, Been reading for a while and getting involved at last. We have acreage in St. Augustine and new 6-day-old Crèvecouer chicks from Greenfire. Since they are on the Livestock Conservancy's critical list, I'm finding very little about them online, but a lot of the general chick information is...