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I got this little cutie from a "brown egg layer assortment" bin at the feed store and they get their chicks from Hoover hatchery...so my guess is it's a black sex link (pullet??)?

I've had two instances this year where a hen stopped roosting and started sleeping in the nest boxes. I thought that they had become broody, but it wasn't that - they both had bumble foot! I fixed their feet, bandaged them up, and in a couple weeks after I removed the bandages they went back to...

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Nope, except for the time my hubby put the cockerel on the run roof...don't ask, that's a completely different story We've had no issues with them so far, 'course I sit out there with them and watch them - you can't beat chicken tv.

Our flock just turned 21 weeks today, and our Australorp Blackberry decided to leave me a present! Hubby found it first, and I had to make a special trip home for lunch to see it and and do the egg dance!! I'm just so amazed by this miracle, it's so pretty and it was still warm. All I can say...

Mine are 6 weeks old and I've had a couple 2 x 6's in their brooder for a couple weeks now - they like to hop up on it and sit during the day, but at night they still all huddle together down in the wood chips LOL But, I'm glad they're at least trying them out during the day

Aww thank you Gryphon I'll tell my hubby, it's his brain child...he said it's turning out just like he thought it was - he's great at building things when he does. Me on the other hand, I'm just a good foreman LOL

Frodo! That's a cool name and very fashionable hat lol Very nice coop! I like the little stairs leading up to it. I'm gonna have to do at least one step with mine I think....I'm too darn short

Thank you daisykristy

Got to late last night to post an additional pic, here it is with part of the roof on now:

Huh...nevermind, I guess my 4 x 8 run isn't too bad - I was looking through the gallery of other peoples Medium coops and the ones with attached runs are WAY smaller then what we built. YAY! I'm guessing as long as they have room to run safely during the day and outside time before bed we...

I'm doing my best to hold back on my number of chickens :) have six currently. My coop is plenty big enough for them at 5 x 6, but the run is only going to be 4 x 8. Gonna have to do a lot of free range time in the fenced in back yard when I'm at home.

Aww I bet they appreciated it though :)

We're in the middle of town in Des Moines and it's still Wild Kingdom here LOL, I've seen possums, raccoons, hawks, eagles, groundhogs. Not to mention all the normal critters - cats, dogs, rabbits, squirrels, birds...it's crazy

Well today when the rain let up for a little bit, and then again tonight we got a bunch done - hubby got two post holes dug and all the joists for the roof built - it's gonna be a a covered run. This thing is gonna be a tank LOL I'm the official tool getter / nail giver / screw giver /...

Thank you ChickenGoesRuff, I'll make a note of that for when the time comes So, went with the hubby to pick up a bunch of boards and posts to build our run Tuesday, got back home late. And then yesterday we had to go back to get different screws and brackets....and today it's been raining...

Wow that's a really good price for feed! Think I might try switching them over - right now they're on Purina Start n Grow medicated, and they really like it but it's not very cheap - think I paid 17 - 18 dollars for a 50 lb bag...that said it has been lasting me forever LOL If I do switch...

Does everyone have their food and water in the run? And what kinds of food/water things do you use/like? Was reading a bit about winters and how it's not good to have extra moisture in the coop...so I figure come winter time I'll need to get some kind of heated waterer / dog bowl.

Ya LOL 5 weeks...sure as heck can't have them in the house for 5 months Our coop is super secure except for the nest boxes - I'm gonna get a different locking mechanism for it instead of those hooks it came with. I have a 5 x 6 coop from Horizon Structures. Hubby and I were out in the...

Our babies are going on 5 months, so they're still inside til they get rid of those super fluffy feathers I did take they all outside when it was nice out and introduced them to grass, they all huddled together and even with me sitting there they all squawked and ducked when an EVIL ROBIN flew...