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8/6/12 at 7:46pm

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coxfarming

Location: Southern Indiana-Louisville, KY Area: aka- Kentuckiana
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I have raised chickens off and on for several years. I decided to order several breeds in hopes of getting some show bird material for my daughter to enter in 4-H. Im not sure what kind of pen system I will be building so I can keep my breeds from mixing. I submitted this below on another thread.

I am looking for ideas from fellow farmers on how I can build a pen/cage system for breeding purposes. This is my first year in trying to raise various breeds and I want to maintain purebred stock for show purposes. My daughter is wanting to show in 4-H next year. Any ideas or suggestions? Pics would be helpful. Thanks.

Thanks and nice to meet everyone.

Edited by coxfarming - 8/7/12 at 12:04pm

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8/6/12 at 7:48pm

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from washington state glad you joined us!

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8/6/12 at 11:59pm

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Hello and welcome to BYC Check out the Coops section for ideas on different coops and runs.

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8/7/12 at 3:17am

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Greetings from Kansas and ! Happy you joined our group. Best of luck with your pen.

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8/7/12 at 5:37am

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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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8/7/12 at 6:01am

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8/7/12 at 6:17am

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& from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

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8/7/12 at 8:34am

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Hi and

from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. There are a lot of great looking coop here.

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