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Coop Construction January 29, 2015 by beriel79 Our chicken coop began its life as an old, sad, playhouse that we considered demolishing several times. When we decided to get chickens I began researching coop construction and fell in love with...

Backyard flocks are legal in Jacksonville, FL

My Coop-A-Cabana/Coop de Ville/run is 13'Lx11'Wx7'H. It is completely predator proof with cattle-grade wire top to bottom and across roof and embedded 1 foot into the ground. Pressure-treated wood was used for support beams and cemented into...

Backyard flocks are legal in: Jacksonville, FL Atlantic Beach, FL (50 family pilot program) Neptune Beach, FL (25 family pilot program) All the details are here ->...

Check it out here: [URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-last-spark-a-magic-rp.1187714[/URL] ~Free Mages~ Nariah01 characters: Name: Arisala (no last name, goes by Ari to close friends) Gender:...

Our children's fort was sitting in the yard doing nothing as our kids were in college, so we turned it into a coop. We bought Chicken coops for Dummies and figured out what we wanted, taking pieces from many of the different designs. We put...

Chicken Breed Info: Breed Purpose: Meat Comb: Snood Broodiness: Very Climate Tolerance: Most Climates General Egg Info: Egg Productivity: Seasonal Egg Size: Large Egg Color: Speckled White Breed Temperament: Friendly Breed Colors /...

My first coop adventure

Breed Details: Wood ducks are a breed commonly kept in aviaries. They form monogamous pairs, mating with the same mate for their life. The females make a nest in the spring consisting of 8-12 creamy, off-white eggs and they usually hatch in 28-30...

Wild turkeys are rarer to find then the common domesticated turkey. Wild turkeys are usually not pure and can have domestic bronze and other varieties in them. The best way to tell the difference between wild and mixed turkeys is by checking...

Breed Details: The temperament of each bird may vary widely. Buttonquails are small, drab, running birds, which avoid flying. In length and 1.9 to 4.7 ounces (53 to 134 grams) in weight, with the female significantly larger than the male....

Breed Details: Other color varieties include: White, Black Shoulder, Purple, Silver Pied, Opal, Cameo and Bronze. India Blue mixed with Green are known as Spaldings. Peafowl are easy to care for, very entertaining and gentle birds. Peacock Peahen...

Our local library (two blocks from my home) has Jazz Cafe once a month for ages 13 and older. Spoken word poetry, songs, essays etc. No clapping only finger snapping allowed. No critiques. The idea is to bring senior citizens and youth together...

WIP

Breed Details: Mandarins are a great aviary duck and can reside with many other breeds without crossbreeding. They can fly very well and therefore need an enclosed pen or aviary. They are a beautiful bird and the hens usually lay one clutch every...