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  1. Grateful Dad

    My henhouse

    Hi, We have a friend who needed to re-home her hens, so we said yes. She gave us 18 hens a run and a coop, which was far too small. We spent under $300 building this house. We had some recycled 2x4 pine. I'm terrible at making posts but I wanted to show you can build a henhouse for a few hundred...
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    Diagnosis please.

    This girl seems to have good spirits, eats, though I have not seen her drink. Lays down most days. Has a bit of a limp when walking, lethargic compared to the others. Checks include looking for injury, odd smells, bugs, some vent proctology. The right foot had long nails and seems weak. She...
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    behavioral changes

    Seems to be some sudden changes in behavior. #1 the death of one hen..not really a behavior pattern to post on there.. #2 they stopped using the nest box for some reason, now all lay in the corner on the other side of the hen house #3 I was just outside and saw 2 of the hens had this big frog...
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    Road Hen,on tour with Marco Benevento

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151341149513829&set=a.84984713828.101989.55403628828&type=1&theater
  5. Grateful Dad

    need some ideas

    hi, I have 5 ladies, rip Coconut. They are Marshmallow,Ostrich,Toasted Zebra,Snowball and Mustard. my 4 year old girl named them! I built a coop that is 4wx8L and 6' h sloping to 4'high.the outdoor penn is 8x6. So the problem i have is myhinking of a way to make a door from the house to the...
  6. Grateful Dad

    Gypsy wagon coop? COOL!!

    http://www.tractorsupply.com/content/knowhow/chicks/gypsy-hen-caravan-coop
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    lawnmowers and coop location

    I am trying to think of all the possible problems before I build a permanent structure for the hens. #1 I do mow my lawn, how far should they be from this scary noisy machine? #2 my property has a large steep hill on the back side so it only gets late day sun , like after 2 pm..where should I...
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    long time lurker, first time poster

    Hi everyone, My names Joe and my family and I live in western Massachusetts. This year we are going to get some chicks from the agway in town, New Hamphires or Red sex link, i guess they are about the same.??My 4 year old chose them, our choices were barred plymouth rock, rhode island reds...
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