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Blue Laced Red Wyandottes Chicken Breed Information
- Blisschick
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Blue Laced Red Wyandottes A Brief History of Wyandottes Wyandottes as a breed were originally created in the United States around 1870 by H.M... -
Mac In Wisco's Chicken Coop
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Paradise Coop
- Wakko
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This is my large chick/duck/guinea coop. My wife refers to it as our Aviary because of how it is designed. I build this in two stages as two... -
Rat - Chicken Pests - How To Protect Your Chickens From Rats
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General Information and Description Widely considered a pest in homes and farms, rats are long-tailed rodents in the biological superfamily... -
Brandt Creek Farm Permaculture Coop
- veganurbanfarm
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Before I ever even considered getting started with chickens, I got very invested in Permaculture education. A few years ago it would have been... -
The Bakers Dozen Chicken Coop
- jmilandfam
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The Baker's Dozen So one day my wife tells me the feed store has baby chickens and wouldn't it be wonderful to raise our own chickens. I gave her... -
Pallet CoopMagedon
- Melissa67137
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I am one to think outside the box and since I live in a limited fixed income I am always looking for cheap but sturdy ideas. That's why my first... -
The Jack Russell
- Lovely Lettie
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The Jack Russell is a breed of terrier originally bred for fox hunting. This article is about the goods and bads about Jack Russell's based on my... -
HELP, MY FLOCK IS FLIGHTY.
- Ribh
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It’s happened to us all. Whether by accident or design we find ourselves with one ~ or perhaps a whole flock, of flighty chickens. These are the... -
Ms Biddy's Little Red Chicken House
- Ms Biddy
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My little chicken house seems really plain (and dusty) compared to some of the chicken mansions here! I love it though because it reminds me of... -
Gable roof coop
- searlus
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Here is my 8x8 barn style coop I built last year. The coop currently houses 4 hens (3 Plymouth Rocks and 1 Rhide Island Red), we also have 3 ducks... -
Bumblefoot treatment.
- DuckPro
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Here is what you will need to help your chickens with bumblefoot: Bath Towel Clean kitchen sink Gloves Epsom Salt Neosporin or Duoderm Gel... -
Les Trois Poulettes
- Coquille
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For Easter I had told my two boys that I will take them to see little chicks. Lucky me the store had some available and we came back home with two... -
Dj's Chicken Coop Mahal
- Defjam
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Our coop was heavily influenced by SittyChick's Urban Coop https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/urban-coop which my wife and I found perfect for... -
Dutch Hollow Hoop Coop
- lklik
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Summary: 8'x8' ft footprint and over 6' tall! Large, light weight, easy to move with 1 person and about $200 to build! Getting our first... -
Our Handmade Multi Purpose Chicken Feeder
- Red Barn Farms
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Our Handmade Wooden Chicken Grit / Feeder Multi - purpose feeder! May be used for feed, grit or even oyster shell... -
The River Valley Coop
- 1993blackyj
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Our Chicken Coop, I copied the look of the "The Palace Chicken Coop". I was going with a 8'x12' and made a little drawing But ended up going... -
Save A Chick
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Save A Chick Baby chicks can be a wonderful part of any family. Unfortunately every year thousands of the chicks don't receive the care they...