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post #1 of 9
5/2/12 at 12:29pm
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I've always lived in the burbs, but last year we bought a new house on an old farm property.  First we filled one of the old barn stalls with Nigerian dwarf goats (goats??? what do I know about goats?).  Now, after my wife and kids went to buy goat food at the local Grange we also have 6 chicks, growing very quickly. Not sure what breeds they are (it is written down somewhere) but I do know what my kids named them (Laa-Laa, Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Po, Zelda, and Link).  They've outgrown the first box we had them in and now they've commandeered the garage.

 

So now I am a chicken farmer!  The chicks are a few weeks old and I'm desperately looking for plans on how to build a coop inside an old horse stall.

 

Hello from Seattle Eastside!

 

...jeff

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post #2 of 9
5/2/12 at 12:52pm

welcome-byc.gif  from Highland Co. Ohio!!!

 

God is great, Chickens are good, and People are crazy!

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God is great, Chickens are good, and People are crazy!

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post #3 of 9
5/2/12 at 12:55pm

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 #4 of 9
5/2/12 at 2:22pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. Congrats and enjoy. thumbsup.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 #5 of 9
5/2/12 at 3:51pm

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Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #6 of 9
5/2/12 at 4:26pm
Hello and welcome-byc.gif

Have you checked out the Coops page on the site? There are some great ideas there. Many people have made fantastic coops just from spare materials lying round too. big_smile.png
Good luck with your chickens, and don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have. Enjoy the site! frow.gif
"I'm looking at nuclear power, not weapons - there's an 87% difference." ; )
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"I'm looking at nuclear power, not weapons - there's an 87% difference." ; )
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post #7 of 9
5/2/12 at 5:11pm

welcome-byc.gif From the Black Hills of SD! frow.gif

  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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post #8 of 9
5/2/12 at 6:15pm
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan big_smile.png

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 #9 of 9
5/2/12 at 7:16pm

frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us. Congrats on your chicks!

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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