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Three of seven birds didn't survive being let out too early Saturday morning. What a sad mess to clean up. I'm sure some of you guys know about it. We got them last Feb, and they were three great birds, solid layers, and pretty darn friendly in chicken terms. We're definitely going to be...

It's getting colder in north CO! I had planned on getting this coop wrapped with insulation, but once I got far enough to have them inside, the summer beckoned with a million things, and now I'm looking for some band-aids. I designed this coop with lots of ventilation in mind, but now I'm...

I've done some research, but there seems to be a lot of conflicting information, or at least a lot of varying information. My daughter can't eat corn, or eggs. We've heard of people who can't eat eggs or soy being able to eat soy-free fed eggs, so we're going to give it a try. There doesn't seem...

We got our chicks around Valentine's. Limited materials and time coupled with somewhat large plans and designing on the fly, meant they were in our house until this Friday, the 25th. The day before, I'd planned to get staples for the roofing felt, so they could get in, but I couldn't get to the...

1) What type of bird , age and weight. Standard Cochin, 3weeks, no idea 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Staying by herself and sleeping lots, not eating, drinking, bad breath, thick and stringy saliva when she opens her mouth 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Since yesterday...

I've been perusing all the possibilities for auto chicken doors, none of them are really striking me as cheap-and-easy unless you happen to have a few key parts laying around (and/or know a bit about building circuits.) I think what I really want is just a remote controller for a motor some 20...

I'm making a 6'x6' coop, shed roof 5' high on one side, 4' high on the other. 1) Do I need a double top-plate, or can I just do one 2x4 across the top of the straight walls? 2) Will the end rafters serve as a top plate on the slant or do I need a "real one?" 3) Would it be better to frame it...

I have a 5'x6' south wall, and a 4'x'6 north wall. I want to put two roosts on the south side, one about 1' away from the wall and 3' high. The other should be how far away from the first and how much lower as to be meaningful? I understand there are two camps regarding the multilevel vs single...

Funniest thing: I can hover above my chicks with my head just into the brooder and make a long prring sound, like an extended Mexican "r," and one by one they all stop making noise, look up and around, squat down in place and put their heads down. This is very repeatable.

I'm not sure where to post this question: how long can fresh eggs be left unrefrigerated? I guess it depends on the season, but let's assume about 65° weather. (Reason I'm asking, thinking of getting a pretty egg holder for the kitchen table.)

I'm not sure there's an inclusive thread on this subject yet, but I know I would've loved to have seen it myself when I was scouring here and the web in general looking for basic parameters for building a coop. Of course each flock will have its own needs, but there seem to be so many threads...

Took the fam to the feed store and bought one each [counter-clockwise from bottom, with the BPR on top]: Red Sexlink, Easter Egger, Gold Laced Wyandotte, White Leghorn, Cochin, Barred Plymouth Rock. Took my three kids about 5 minutes to have them named: Orange, Wild Rice, Lacey, Polka Dots...

I see reference to bedding, not quite clear what or where that would be. The hens sleep on the roost, right? Do people also add some sort of shelf or floor space with hay, etc? I would imagine this could really help increase my floorspace for those cold spells where they're "cooped up" as it...

I'd like to do something clever for passive solar since we have so much sunshine even in the cold months. On idea was to simply fill the space in between the studs on the south face with water-filled plastic bottles. We were planning linoleum (yes, "lineoleum") for the floor, but maybe stone...

good or bad? I've got my roost planned on the south face with a window there as well, but maybe that's a bad idea, and I should put windows on every wall BUT the south. Not only the sunlight, but the summer heat may be a bit much even with windows open. Thoughts?

Hey everyone. I'm drawing up plans for my first coop, and would love some feedback. There will be six hens (thinking Wyandotte, Austrolorpe, Welsummer, Plymouth Rock, Easter Egger, etc., all biggish) which we plan to have roaming on our 1/4 acre backyard some 300 days a year. (This is in Fort...