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Integrating: A Pictorial Guide by BigBlueHen53Thank you so much. Best wishes going forward!- BigBlueHen53
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Integrating: A Pictorial Guide by BigBlueHen53Thank you for your reply. It gives me a lot of ideas on how to move forward. I really enjoyed your article with your pics.
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Integrating: A Pictorial Guide by BigBlueHen53Hi Bonnie, I love these questions, and thank you for reading my article. We continue to leave the gate and brooder doors open for a week or so...
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Integrating: A Pictorial Guide by BigBlueHen53I have a question... When you opened the gate and let the chicks integrate in with the OG, do you close off the gate so they cannot go back to...
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Clucky-Huddle CoopLooks like a nice job, especially using so much re-purposed material. I am wondering about the amount of ventilation in the coop, maybe there is...- N F C
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Raising a blind or partially sighted chickenGreat article, helpful and reassuring. Found this as one of the chicks from my last hatch has been struggling to get in the coop at night w the...- RedHighlandQu
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Clucky-Huddle CoopA decent coop/run made primarily by reusing materials. The article could use a bit more detail and a picture of the coop interior.
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Ten Reasons You Should Spend Ten Extra Minutes With Your Flock Every DayCould not agree more with the "Who needs TV when you have chickens" comment. They are so very entertaining!
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UK newbie's small pre-fab coop and enclosure.
- Ali James
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Building Roof Trusses
- jthornton
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Building roof trusses does not have to be complicated nor does it need any fancy saw cuts. Cut the bottom chord (the one that sits on the walls)... -
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How I Found and Created My Chicken Flock and Coop.
- ILoveSilkieChickens
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Me and my aid/special needs assistant started our chicken flock 3 weeks before building and buying the chicken coop and run. We went to tractor... -
The Recycle Club chicken coop!
- Nats Chickens
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This is how we built my chicken coop; I sort of cleared out the shed a bit, then me and dad dug the holes for the posts to make a 2m high fence... -
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«We Could Be Legends» Char Page
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We are the leg-ends. Chat Thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/«we-could-be-legends»-chat-thread.1277204/ Role Play... -
How I've raised muscovy ducklings with natural incubation
- Henrik Petersson
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For the sake of overview, I'll divide this article into sections, each with a headline in bold. How do muscovy ducks differ from other ducks... -
Cath's Flock
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The Final Decision
- Honukane
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Our family has had an interest in owning chickens for quite some time. It has been difficult making the final decision because owning animals... -
Everything you need to know about: SILKIES!
- DuckPro
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Silkies are known for their fluffy feathers which are known to feel like silk, or satin. The breed, however, is very unusual. Not just their... -
Poultry nipples
- sassysarah
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So recently I made poultry nipples with my Dad! Here's how to make them! What you will need: 5 gallon bucket. A drill and a 11/32 drill bit... -
Tevye's Illustrated Guide to Hygiene
- Tevyes Dad
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This is a repost from a thread, but I think it probably works better as an article. Tevye, as the official Spokesduck of the flock, will now give... -
WVduckchick's Ducks!
- WVduckchick
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The original 4. Hatched 3/22/15 They grew so fast! And so cute! Love peas But 3 of the 4 turned out to be male :( The 3 boys So 2 went... -
Atlanta, Georgia Urban Chicken Coop!
- WoeiHaveChicken
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Hi everyone! My wife and I purchased a home approximately 2 miles away from the downtown Atlanta Capitol in the Grant Park area. A couple friend... -
casportpony's "P-Dawg"
- casportpony
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My Beloved P-Dawg earned his name because he would follow me every where just like a dog and really seemed to enjoy rides in the truck and trips... -
Chill's Chicken Coop
- NickChillPhoto
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We decided to get chickens, earlier this year, and a few weeks ago (early June 2016) I realized it's time to build them a coop to get them out of... -
Hilltop Hens
- Kirbzilla
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Here she is... in all her glory. Our new Chicken Coop! After LOTS of research ( much of it on...