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Impacted Crop How To Treat Your Chickens Surgery Graphic Pic
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Crop Surgery Performed - Truly Graphic but Informative Pics - By Ruth Well, you can add one more thing to the list of things I never thought I... -
My Poultry Palace
- trainman
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Well after dealing with a 10'x12' dirt floor coop the previous owner had I decided it was time for something more to my ideas of what it should... -
Colorado Prairie Coop and Run
- Robilyn81
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Hello! Here is my adventure to obtain a chicken coop. The coop was bought pre-made so this page is mostly about the run construction, which I did... -
Introduction to Raising Turkeys
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SO YOU WANT TO BE A TURKEY PARENT Let me just start with, “I am not an expert or a veterinary doctor,” but I do raise turkeys and am an avid... -
Oldish coop
- dan26552
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I'm writing this because @Mountain Peeps asked me to My dad built this coop 16 years ago when we first moved here it has served it's purpose well... -
Combination Duck House/Manger
- GentFarmer
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Here on the hobby farm homestead, I was tired of everything looking... well... utilitarian. The coop is inside a dog run, and it's big as a shed... -
Three Sided Coop For Texas Heat
- Skittleinaustin
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I have just completed my three sided coop, built for the heat of Texas. It is built within my fenced in garden area as a secondary protection... -
Jennmuggs Chicken Coop
- jennmugg
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Welcome to my page! I have 6 ISA Brown Pullets and 2 more on the way. My obsession with chickens starting innocently. Instead of throwing out the... -
Indoor Brooder
- Big Red
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Here's a few pics of my indoor brooder........ It is made out of 1/4 inch plywood and is 4ft long x 2ft wide and 21" Deep. ......with a screened... -
The Cluck Wagon
- CassInMass
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I spent the fall 2008 and winter 2009 building the "Cluck Wagon" in my garage. I started off by buying a homemade trailer sized 4'x4', so I made... -
Texassuperchickens Chicken Coop
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Our First Chicken Coop June 2008 I built this recently and had it ready to be occupied for my chicks that arrived the day after fathers day. In... -
Adventurefamily5s Chicken Coop
- Adventurefamily5
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We just finished our coop. The whole chicken ownership thing in the suburbs is a really huge debate. Here in Raleigh, backyard chickens are a... -
Robbdebbies Chicken Coop
- robbdebbie
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Here is our Coop!!! I looked at many of the finished coops here on Backyard Chickens, and tried to take the best from each design. The inclosed... -
Our Coops
- 4HillsSumatras
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Our Old Coops. We built our coops long before we ever heard about BYC. Sorry we don't have any pics to show phase by phase of the process. We... -
Chick Nursery
- ThreeBoysChicks
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The Chick nursery The nursery was new in 2007 and was built to raise chicks and also to house a broody hen when hatching. It has served us well... -
Detroit City Garage Chicken Coop
- Anny
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Detroit Chicken Coop I didn't grow up on a farm, I grew up in Ann Arbor and moved to Detroit in 2006. The plan for my chicken coop was to... -
Gunslingers Chicken Coop
- Gunslinger
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Construction: The coop section is 4x8 and the total size with the pen/run is 8x12. The front is 8 foot high with the rear lowered to 7 1/2 feet... -
Literary Chicken's Abode
- Spinning Carrie
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Our coop is an 8x8 shed style that we loosely based off of plans we found at familyhandyman. My daughter has wanted chickens for a long time...