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This is so funny!! I actually did the same thing. My white crested black polish and buff polish looked just like yours. It's like they mopped the whole inside with their heads!

I made a waterer like this out of a five-gallon bucket, and I drilled a hole just big enough for a water hose to fit in the top. This way I can fill it without taking the lid off (but can still take the bucket out and the lid off for a thorough cleaning when needed). So far, very little of...

I am right there with you on the OCD thing. And I, too, found a lot of conflicting info on how much space is required. Our chickens are only 5 1/2 weeks old right now, so I can't really say how it's going to go when they are grown. But...our plan is to leave the chickens in the run during the...

Thanks for the input. This forum has been so helpful! And it's nice to talk to people who don't think you're crazy for wanting chickens in your yard We haven't made much more progress on our run since I first posted the pics. My husband's work schedule has been pretty hectic. But he will...

Quote: I started my chicks out on the chicken nipples at 3 days old. I had them in a large box for a brooder (no room for a big bucket), so I attached the nipples in the lid of a couple of 2-liter bottles and hung them on the side of the box with some old calf bottle holders we had laying...

Thanks! The pink boards were just studs we bought at Harry's Building Materials. Our lowest roost is 24" from the floor, which is the same height as the board in front of the nests. We read that the others should be 12" over and up, and 16" apart. We couldn't get them quite that far apart in...

Very cute - love the colors. I know you are glad to be finished!

Quote: Hubby used aluminum flashing for the slanted top - they just can't roost up there at all! http://annzoid.com/images/forums/Chickens/coop/nest-boxes.jpg This pic helps me out a lot. We built our nest boxes inside our coop, and later realized we need to add a slanted roof. This is...

We're working on building our run. This discussion was very helpful -- thanks for all the good info!

We have just about completed our coop -- at least far enough along to put our 3 week old chicks in it. I'll post pics if I can (I'm new). Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Here are a few things we *think* we may need to address as the chicks grow: 1) we may need to add a slanted...

Very nice! Love the paint job!

I am so impressed!! You've done a great job!! We just finished our coop, and now it's on to the run. Building our coop was such a good experience for our family, too. More work than we expected starting out, but we ended up all working together, brainstorming together, painting together, etc...

We have just finished building our coop, and are now in the process of finishing our run. Our chicks are 3 weeks old - we have 28 (ordered 25, and got extras). We live on the corner of a farm-to-market highway and a dirt road. There are houses across the highway and woods across the dirt road...