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post #1 of 12
2/26/12 at 2:12pm
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Hello!

I am just starting out with my chicken project in Seacoast NH. I have done quite a bit of research and I have found so much extremely helpful information on BYC. I'm sure as this adventure progresses I will be needing to find even more helpful advice. 

I am currently in process of designing and gathering materials for my coop and run. I am on the fence about whether to hatch my own or purchase day old chicks. I walked into the local Agway yesterday telling myself I would just take a peek at the chicks and nearly walked out with several armfuls. Who says I don't have self restraint.... jumpy.gif

This year I not only have spring fever to start my gardens, but now I have the fever to get my coop up and running!

It is lovely to have so much to look forward to, so for now the planning and the gathering of supplies will continue. I am hopeful that someday soon I will be able to share pictures of my coop and chickens.... and hopeful that mine will look nearly as gorgeous as the coops and chickens I have seen here!

Thanks for all of the info so far!

 

 

 

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post #2 of 12
2/26/12 at 2:29pm

Hello and welcome from Southwest Ohio.

 

You definitely have more restraint than I do. I am going nowhere near the feed stores right now. I need another coop first ! Good luck with your coop and new chickens

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post #3 of 12
2/26/12 at 5:07pm

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1 Buff Orp, 1 EE, 1 Buckeye, 2 Blue Rocks, 1 Australorp, 1 BBS Frizzle Cochin and 1 Barred Rock
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1 Buff Orp, 1 EE, 1 Buckeye, 2 Blue Rocks, 1 Australorp, 1 BBS Frizzle Cochin and 1 Barred Rock
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post #4 of 12
2/26/12 at 6:24pm

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #5 of 12
2/26/12 at 6:29pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. I see our local TSC is getting ready for their chick days. I must stay away this year. barnie.gif

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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post #6 of 12
2/26/12 at 7:18pm

frow.gif         welcome-byc.gif             from Washington State          glad you joined us!

Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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post #7 of 12
2/27/12 at 6:29am

Welcome to BackYardChickens.

And thou shall have dominion over all the beasts...except, of course, for cats. Felines 12-15   Can you hear meow?     How about nee-ow?
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And thou shall have dominion over all the beasts...except, of course, for cats. Felines 12-15   Can you hear meow?     How about nee-ow?
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post #8 of 12
2/27/12 at 6:43am

LL

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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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post #9 of 12
2/27/12 at 7:04am

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan frow.gif

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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post #10 of 12
2/27/12 at 10:31am

Welcome to BYC. Glad you joined us!

 

~AnnElise

  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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