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Article '15 Little Chicken-Keeping Mistakes You Don’t Realize You’re Making'- BYC Project Manager
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15 Little Chicken-Keeping Mistakes You Don’t Realize You’re MakingYep, we've been keeping chickens for fifteen years now, with #'s 4, 6, and 14 have definitely been part of the experience. Great article read btw.- John Paul
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Feeding Treats to Chickens in Moderation: What You Need to KnowI know the 90/10 rule but what does the 10 look like in terms of treats? I read about 2 tablespoons per chicken per day is a treat?
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Keeping a House Chicken… How, When, and Why?I had a house chicken when I was 12. I kept her until she was 12 years old. I delayed my Honeymoon because she was dying. She was one of the...- theoldchick
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Debby10s RoostI'm in love with this build. Thank you for including the plans and all the extra details that could help someone (like me) with their own coop...- thecatumbrella
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15 Little Chicken-Keeping Mistakes You Don’t Realize You’re MakingWell written and right on the button. Talk to the birds too and they will learn your voice from a distance. I can walk out of my house to go feed...
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Repurposed, functional, and BEAUTIFUL!Nice size re-purposed frame. Hope the chicken wire was replaced with stronger hardware cloth. The article would be improved with additional details.
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- Aquadogspa
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The Coop de Ville I live in Kent, WA with my 5 dogs, 2 cats, and my son and his cat on 4.5 acres. I started thinking about adding chickens... -
Hcarlsonlewiss Chicken Coop
- hcarlsonlewis
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Over a year before we started construction on the coop I had been talking about wanting chickens on a ski vacation with my husband, dad, aunts and... -
Daisychicks New Chicken Coop
- daisychick
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My New Chicken Coop! It started out as my long South facing horse shelter. The horse barn is a metal building with steel frame. I enclosed 2 of... -
Eggtopia
- Cetawin
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The coop began in the end of August, 2008. We had just moved to our new house and found the perfect spot on our little 4 acres, nestled in some... -
Nanas Playhouse Coop
- Nana2KJS
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and the stars of our show ... in no particular order.... Mrs. Olsen ... Nellie ... Gracie ... Rose ... Miss Beetle the beginning ... -
The Girls Coop
- taxus812
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Our Garden Coop - 5'x12' coop for 6 chickens I am new to chickens and I had no idea on what I needed or what I was doing. In fact I talked about... -
09northernchicks Chicken Coop
- 09northernchick
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Which came first the chicken or the coop? In our case the chickens! Our first feathered friends arrived May 1rst. They are, from what I... -
The Red Roost Inn Chicken Coop
- nwmud
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Updated 9/13/09: Current view of the Red Roost Inn. About Me and the Red Roost Inn Northwest girl (nwgirl), myself (nwmud), and our nwdog live... -
Our Balcony Chicken Coop
- SpunkyTheMonkey
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Our Balcony Coop Overview Design: Tractor-ish-looking upstairs/downstairs type coop Size: 2mx2m upstairs, 2mx2.5m "run" downstairs Houses: Our 3... -
The Process of a Broody Duck
- DaffytheDuck20
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**Exploring the Intriguing Nature of Broody Ducks** Have you ever wondered what it truly means for a duck to be described as “broody”? In... -
Homemade Brooder
- pecker426
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Just a quick post to show how I simply made my brooder, for anyone wanting ideas. This is my first rodeo so I googled a few pictures and came up... -
Little Tykes Castle
- fuquay nc girl
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We acquired a Little Tykes Playhouse from our neighbors to convert to a chicken coop. It's a work in progress and our chicks can't wait to get... -
Cottage Chicken Coop
- silkienewbiegurl
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Hawaiian Cottage Coop Aloha! Okay, there is really nothing Hawaiian about this cottage coop except where it is located. LOL. But, I thought it... -
I think I have a cockerel. Now what do I do?
- azygous
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Around the beginning of summer, people are beginning to discover they have a newly minted cockerel in their flock. Often this comes as a surprise... -
Article for Roseville
- roseville9
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The coop gets delivered. It is/was an old incubator. Bought it, and another MUCH bigger one for $50 each. Cost $75 each to have them moved 3 miles... -
Medium Portable Chicken Coop
- KnittingChick3
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My husband is going to collaborate with this article since he's the one who built it. All I did was show him pictures of coops I liked and tell... -
Omelays Chicken Coop Tractor
- omelay
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My version of a chicken tractor is basically an open-bottomed movable pen that houses chickens. We use our chicken tractors to raise meat birds... -
Trouble-shooting when your eggs don't hatch.
- Susan Skylark
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A few preliminary notes: I opened up a post the other day about a 'failed hatch' but was rather surprised to find it was about 2-3 individual eggs...