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The Dig Box: Customizable Fun for Any Chicken RunGreat idea!! My girls (& boy) cannot free range-we have too many hawks-& this might be a solution to help with boredom. Off to Home Depot to get...- Nanook33
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Testing/calibrating incubator thermometers and hygrometers.X2 Those were my beliefs in 2018 as I was going down the same rabbit hole.- ChickenCanoe
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Why coop height matters and the benefits of a taller coopYour "short coop can be inconvenient" photo could easily be me, decked out in Muck boots and lying on my stomach to stretch into the furthest...- Callender Girl
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Why coop height matters and the benefits of a taller coopThanks! My brother was nice enough to come out to the duck coop to get that photo of me. 🤣- StinkyAcres
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Raising Cornish X for Meat – The TRUTHFree ranging CX pullet and a mix cockerel who is in luv with her. Both 8 weeks- Molpet
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Why coop height matters and the benefits of a taller coopThere is a lot of good advice packed into this short, easy read. The photos and illustrations are nicely done and supportive of the text. On a...- MROO
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An instant and affordable quail aviary option?: Using pop-up mattress mosquito netting to house quail.This looks ideal, thanks for sharing your great idea. I'm definitely going to look into this type of set-up ❤️.- Esc_Quaily
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How Much Chicks Eat - Chicken BudgetingSome original content would be a good addition to the old book material.
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My First Coop: Circ Du PouletThe article does a good job of covering the planning and building process.
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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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Hespo-clucky Inn (pallet coop)
- mollybeth
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:D We started our coop in the summer of 2015 it's an ongoing family project. We used a mix of pallets , treated and untreated lumber, and... -
Successfully managing ducks in the garden
- farmincity
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I have been very successful in keeping ducks in my garden while many tried and failed. In my opinion one reason is I practice a permaculture non... -
Sonnyside Up! in South Dakota
- AmberSD
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Welcome to the Sonnyside Up! coop in northeastern South Dakota! 2015 is the Year of the Chicken. Maybe not on the Chinese calendar, but it is... -
Chickens in the Garden
- Catie79
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A lot of keepers start with the image of their chickens peacefully ranging through the yard, picking at unseen bugs on a carpet of green with a... -
Understanding the Heritiability of the Rose Comb Trait
- chickenpooplady
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Rose combs are interesting comb shapes found in breeds like the Wyandotte and the Dominique. These combs are not as tall as the more common single... -
Gallus Haus
- bhaus
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Though I am interested, I don’t have a lot of opportunity to explore “green” building techniques and designs. This Suburban chicken coop is my... -
What To Do With Unwanted Cockerels
- marlyn5
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Yikes, one of my chicks is a cockerel! What do I do? by Becky Flanagan Remember when you bought your chicks from the feed store? They came with... -
Half Monitor Chicken Coop
- bugsaroo
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Half Monitor Chicken Coop from the 1920's re(hatched)born to create sustainable hen house for the early 2000's Having grown up in the Midwest on... -
California Chicken Coop Plans Drawings Included
- mother_hen6
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California Coop We have a very small urban back yard that is mostly taken up with our vegetable garden. The challenge was to fit in a coop that... -
Chris Lil Coop and Art work
- ChrisC
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Chris' Lil' Coop Porcelain Rooster Holland Rooster Buff Silkie Rooster Salmon Faverolle Rooster Cochin and Chabo Roosters Bigfoot makes an... -
Birdicus7s Chicken Coop Plans And Progress Pictures
- birdicus7
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Hi folks, and welcome to our page! A brief background is in order. I raised Rhode Island Reds all through high school for my FFA project and was... -
Building Your Own Chicken Coop Plans Supplies Materials
- NChickenwing
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This Page Submitted By: NChickenwing Building Your Own Chicken Coop In the spring of 2009 we decided to join a friend in raising chickens for... -
Jennys Small Suburban Coop
- chuckzoo
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Jenny's Small Suburban Coop My 2 Barred Rock pullets have arrived! We named them Crazy Daisy and Sally While they are growing coop... -
Bluies Coop And Run
- bluie
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THE COOP IS FINALLY (almost) FINISHED! Planning started over a year ago, but actual construction started on July 7, 2008 and was more or less... -
Snake - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Snakes
- BYC Support
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General Information & Description Snakes are long, legless carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Fifteen families of snakes are... -
Backyard Chicken Health Checklist for Mid-Year Maintenance
- BYC Project Manager
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If you’re a backyard chicken keeper, you know how quickly the months fly by. One minute you’re raising spring chicks, and the next you’re... -
Handling Death in Poultry
- Shelby R.
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A guide to dealing with death in chickens, with helpful links and resources. -
An instant and affordable quail aviary option?: Using pop-up mattress mosquito netting to house quail.
- Susan Skylark
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An attempt at housing coturnix quail in a pop-up mattress mosquito tent.