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post #1 of 10
5/21/12 at 5:53am
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Hello everyone!

A little background, grew up inner city Chi-town, well if the north-side is considered inner city, moved to the middle of no-where when our kids were 13 & under, now the baby becomes a legal adult at the end of the month, so we bought 8 baby chicks!
They are...
1 Leghorn
3 Cinnamon ???
2 Black sexlinks
2 Rhode Island Reds


They are all happy in the brooder (Rubbermaid box with screening on top for protection from escapees = Seso, leghorn, aka Big Mamma!)

I need to start building my coop and need specific suggestions to the coop size.
Plan on letting them free range as much as possible. But will still build a run for those wonderful middle of Illinois winters! (this past year seemed tropical to say the least which means this year will be extremely cold and snowy!)

Any and all suggestions would be appreciated! Plans would be welcomed with such enthusiasms you would think the president was in town!!

Thanks all!
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post #2 of 10
5/21/12 at 6:02am

Welcome!!  jumpy.gif  Glad to have you here!  They have some wonderful coop ideas here - we combined quite of few of the ides shown, and built our own!  We only have four peepers (they're only 10 wks. old now) - but they think they're living in a mansion smile.png

 

Have a great day!

Mom of: 1-Sussex, 1-Buff Orp., 1-Red Cochin Bantam, 1- Silkie. 2- Dogs, 4-Cats, 1-Parakeet, 1-Red Eared Slider(turtle), 2- Daughters and Wife to: 1-very patient husband
 

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Mom of: 1-Sussex, 1-Buff Orp., 1-Red Cochin Bantam, 1- Silkie. 2- Dogs, 4-Cats, 1-Parakeet, 1-Red Eared Slider(turtle), 2- Daughters and Wife to: 1-very patient husband
 

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post #3 of 10
5/21/12 at 6:08am

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?

 



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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 #4 of 10
5/21/12 at 6:10am

Hello and welcome to BYC! Have a look around the forum for inspiration. I think we've got every thing covered here!

 

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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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post #5 of 10
5/21/12 at 9:06am

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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 10
5/21/12 at 4:13pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. 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 #7 of 10
5/21/12 at 4:15pm

frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us. 

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
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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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post #8 of 10
5/21/12 at 9:40pm

Welcome to BYC!  There are lots of great coop resources here.  Enjoy your chickens!  smile.png

Living with six chickens, three cats, two goldfish, two goats, two steer, one schipperke, one adorable son, and one wonderful husband - and did I mention the six chickens? 

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Living with six chickens, three cats, two goldfish, two goats, two steer, one schipperke, one adorable son, and one wonderful husband - and did I mention the six chickens? 

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post #9 of 10
5/23/12 at 5:38am
Thread Starter 
Thanks everyone! Il hopefully be starting my coop today with a bunch of building materials left over from friends projects!! ~(:>3)=
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post #10 of 10
5/23/12 at 8:29am

welcome-byc.gif and frow.gif from Sara Jane in Ohio!

"Mother" of 4 Muscovy ducklings.

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"Mother" of 4 Muscovy ducklings.

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