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  1. SplashyDashyChicksHatchi

    New Coop, Egg eater, and other behavioral questions

    Hello BYC! It's been a while! A lot has been going on since the start of the summer and obviously, I haven't been able to post(not that anyone would be particularly interested in that fact :confused:). I wanted to ask a few questions about my chickens and their recent activities. 1. First order...
  2. CorsPeeps

    Receiving 3 Broody hens w/chicks once all hatch - safe to keep together?

    Hi everyone :) I'm brand-spanking new to being a backyard chicken cooper keeper, but am excited for this new adventure in our lives. My husband is working on building our new coop along with a good sized fenced area for them to roam, once they get to that stage, so we are making sure we have...
  3. Crazychocolatedog

    Coops finished, run is built...newbie starting out with 3 +2

    hi, I’m such a short time, it’s been a journey. We are first time chicken owners. We started out 7 weeks ago with a brooder box of 5 chicks, 3 days old. 2 were roosters, so I traded for 2 chicks that are a week or so younger than mine. I’m not happy with the type they are, unknown breed, I was...
  4. imneva

    Coop is blank slate. Need ideas

    It’s an 8 x 12 shed and it has two windows and one extra wide door. I’m going to put a little chicken door on the right side that doesn’t have any windows. I’m not sure where I want to put my roofs or my nesting boxes. I’m also going to add vent windows on the walls that don’t have any windows...
  5. Our new coop build spring 2018

    Our new coop build spring 2018

    Still in progress. My husband is doing all the building, and I'm doing all the cosmetics. I was very specific on what I wanted/needed as far as function and ease of cleaning, though my husband made a few changes he did keep my requests in his build. One end has a storage space for all their feed...
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  6. HoogiesHens67

    Hi all! New member here....

    Hi all! We are putting the finishing touches on our coop tomorrow and are supposed to pick up our girls on Sunday! This is our first time and we are so excited! Looking forward to getting to know you all!
  7. abrants99

    Finishing touches on our homemade coop

    Getting to the home stretch and the weather is finally cooperating with us. Been a lot of work and $$ but it is really looking nice -and the girls seem to love it
  8. PineLaneFarm

    New Chicken Coop (Finally)

    I just bought a used chicken coop. It is in great shape and it comes with 2 hens. We are unable to move it due to the heavy snow/rain over 2 days. I have been busy reading and preparing for several years for a coop. I appreciate your site and all of the members being so generous with help...
  9. andrinaden

    New chicks, new coop, old flock!

    Hey peeps (pun intended), We have 4 one-year-old hens, one pain the butt rooster, and 6 new three week old babies! I'm posting pics of our newly assembled coop as well as the old. Our goal would be to get them all in together now that we have the room. (Holds up to 14 in the new one). Should we...
  10. CajunFeatherz

    Gapeworm (?) Treatment?

    Hey all. I'm a new member to BYC (but lurked for probably 4 years) and relatively desperate for some clear answers on gapeworm treatment. Background info: I have a flock that apparently has IB. I think it's some of my main chickens that are the Patient Zero carriers, this is my first outbreak...
  11. nszrmch

    New chicks and New coop

    Hello! My chicks(5 of em) are getting ready to head into the backyard coop. However, we have an older flock (3 hens) in the backyard already. I've read a lot about how to introduce them on other posts on here. However, we are also purchasing a new, bigger coop. We are planning to keep the...
  12. nibuca

    New (to us) coop - seeking advice about any improvements needed

    Completely new to keeping chickens. We purchased our coop last weekend, used. It is approx 4 feet wide x 10 feet long, and is cedar. It is a tractor style. The chickens will also have free range in an area we will set aside for them during the day. Before we get chickens, we are making any...
  13. Kingerrrr

    BYC: Getting started

    Hello everyone, first time post here. I recently convinced my partner to allow me to get some chickens! She has told me she is "afraid" of chickens, but she knows this is something I have wanted for some time; after a lot of research and chicken videos she is finally on board! Little does she...
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  14. N

    8x8' Coop almost Done!

    Hi, I've been working on getting my coop setup for a while and I wanted to share a few pictures. Still no chickens, but I was thinking of using the mama heating pad setup so I can raise them in the coop. A few of these pictures are before I added the pine shavings. I also have a black bin...
  15. CanbyDan

    New hen house build, old trailer frame

    Fellow at work asked if I'd like an old camp trailer frame to use as a utility trailer, being the packrat that I am..... That was last spring, placed the flatbed trailer in the chicken run (it's about 8k sqft), the 30ish birds loved it for shade from summer sun. Our existing coop (was a kids 5 x...
  16. Squeak61

    New coop!

    Hello everyone! I am back today with a finished coop :D For this eod you who didn’t see my other post, my new coop is an 8’ by 10’ resin shed from Home Depot ( https://www.homedepot.com/p/US-Leisure-10-ft-x-8-ft-Keter-Stronghold-Resin-Storage-Shed-157479/100652232 ). It took me about 3 days to...
  17. Squeak61

    Change of plans...

    Oh my goodness. As you may know, I was planning to build a wooden 8’ x 8’ chicken coop this week. That plan went down the toilet :tongue Apparently, my family and I are not very skilled carpenters. The wooden monstrosity we (weakly) attempted to build was definitely not going to cut it. So... we...
  18. Squeak61

    Big new coop!

    Hello everyone! I’m super excited today, because it’s time that my family and I start our new coop :yesss: We have ten chickens at this point, and our tiny starter coop is way too small. So, we’re building a big 8x8 coop within the next few weeks. I’ll be posting the process on here for you all...
  19. ChxLadyCass

    Nests in new coop not used at all

    New nest boxes without heir privacy curtains. Water hangs in front of them a few inches up off the ground. Old nest boxes about 3 feet off the ground which everyone loves Stash of eggs hiding in the yard hey All! This spring we built a brand new coop for our ever expanding flock. This...
  20. Kranna

    Pallet Coop

    I have access to a ton of pallets in good condition, and would like to build my next coop (for about 6 hens) out of pallet wood. Does anyone have any design plans? Has anyone made a pallet coop? :)
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