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The Secret Weapon for Safe Coops: Why Hardware Cloth is a Backyard Chicken Must-HaveI forgot to mention-we used zip-ties to attach the netting. Easy, fast & affordable.- Nanook33
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15 Signs Your Flock is Healthier Than AverageI think I have heard a cough or sneeze before but not sure. Anyone have a video link to what chicken sneeze and cough sound like to learn from?
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Spontaneous Sex Reversal in ChickensMy 4 year old GLW is growing spurs as we speak! Shes always been my healthiest best layer. So odd but after reading the article I guess there's an...- My Very First 6 Chickens
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The Secret Weapon for Safe Coops: Why Hardware Cloth is a Backyard Chicken Must-HaveThank you for the tip. This in my price range. I already have chainlink, chicken wire and about a six inch high strip of hardware cloth around...
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The Secret Weapon for Safe Coops: Why Hardware Cloth is a Backyard Chicken Must-HaveTry bird netting & make sure the top is covered as well. Hubby has fantail pigeons, living in a chain link fenced fly with a wired top. He lost...
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How to Handle the Ageing Process of ChickensI just lost two of my old girls (they were best friends) not too much time when one passed then the other. Floppy wasn't her normal self and...- cjsras
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Top 10 Reasons To Keep RoostersGreat points on why to keep a rooster. I've had roosters for years, as well as years without one, and have definitely seen a difference in the...- Lacy Duckwing
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Converted Backyard Tin Shed Chicken CoopNice conversion with lots of pictures. Needs more details. The dryer vent was a nice touch for ventilation; it looks like it would help prevent...
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Gamecocks' Hen Habitat (in progress)
- dbdurden
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Disclaimer: These plans are for someone who has more money than time and or construction skills (me)! In order to get my sweet husband's... -
Coop Love
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It all started when our friends bought chickens. And then my mom insisted that we 'needed' chickens. My husband and I both looked at her like she... -
The Chicken Temple
- colincrompton
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Our family is extremely artistic so, when we decided to get chickens, we couldn't just have a coop, our chickens needed a temple! My dad went to... -
The Little House on the Hill
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A month ago we wouldn't have said we were chicken people. We have two dogs and a fat cat and it seemed like enough. A chain of events that started... -
Beach Shack
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Started out in March by purchasing the Garden Coop plans @ the same time as our 1st batch of chicks knowing that we had absolutely zero... -
The "Hilton"
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So here is a little look into our very first coop/run. We needed something completely enclosed to protect our chickens from our dogs, cats, feral... -
Mustang Valley Farm Chicken Wagon
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Our coop is a chicken wagon I designed and my husband built. We wanted it to be an open air coop so we built a small scale Woods style coop... -
Old-fashioned Coop
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We live in an 1840's farm house and like all things old. My husband is very good at reconstructing and repairing period buildings, and an... -
Cottage Coop De Ville
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I was absolutely fascinated by Lake Norman Coop de Ville and the Wichita Cabin coop so I set on a mission to build my own, by using their great... -
Fowl Territory
- softblooper
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Yes, baseball fans should have chickens! The plan was to build a coop that looked like this: Many of you will notice that this is a very... -
Where Chicks Rule
- woodsygal
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Hi all, I'm sharing my coop photos. The coop is 5' x6' and the run is 3' by 8'. It currently houses 6 with a capacity of 8-10. I say 10 since the... -
My version of the Red Roost Inn
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I have made some modifications to the design of the Red Roost Inn, such as adding a drop down door in the back, for easier cleaning, and revision... -
Resin Chicken Coop
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When we first got chickens, I bought a small -coop. We only had 3 hens, so the size was more than enough. Cue to 2 years later, we have a total of... -
Coop KenJi Bling
- featherweightmn
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Miller's South Jersey Coop
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My daughter had ben asking for chickens for almost a year. I'm a pushover but it took a long time for my wife to relent. We went and checked out... -
Cluckwelle Abbey - small coop
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We've been wanting chickens for years but didn't think it was possible on our small, in-town lot. After some careful law researching and thinking... -
6 Chick Shanty
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When my husband and I decided to start raising our own chickens, we decided we wanted a coop that would be affordable, modest, functional and NOT... -
Palmers Peepers
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Our coop is finally done!! Like many before us we jumped into chicken ownership blind. My husband and I had promised the kids chickens a few...