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The BuiltMore Coop (we built way more than we needed to...) Step One: Get chickens. We can only ever have 3 chickens, so each of us got to pick one of the breeds we researched that thrives in our geographic location / climate. This also means a small coop. Buff Orpington: Dominque and...

Well, it is getting a little cold, dropping into the 20s at night and my hubby decided to winterize. As you can see, our coop has some spacing between the boards where the wind could come whistling through: So, he applied insulation board on the inside of the coop. Shiny, shiny insulation...

Build Yer Own Chicken Igloo Based on some advice we got here on the BYC forums, we had a catlitter pan that we put a bottle of frozen water in, and found that the chickens would get in there to cool down. But my husband wanted to do MORE. So, he made an igloo. And you can, too! Yesterday...

We put a cupola on top of our coop, and when I say "we," I mean "my husband." It's functional, as you can see from the inside looking up. We () were sure to put hardware cloth on all holes. I was on the lookout for a weathervane. I thought it would be the perfect finishing touch. But...

I know only what I've read about here on BYC and some online searching. I'm not a vet, but I wanted to have some things on hand in case my birds have a problem. Here is the kit I currently have including what problem each item is good for (with pertinant links). Hope other newbie bird owners...

I had to get the effort started, but everyone loves it. Hubby even commented that he'd rather string lights on coop gables than the house.:p Coop: 1 House: 0 Here's hoping Santa will leave us our first egg.:lol: This may be our Christmas Card this year: Now, to hang a wreath and...

Throwin' Elbows We got 3 chickens at the same time. Two were just a week old, and the third was a Buff Orphington (BO) about 7-8 weeks old. The BO is so very sweet, but set the pecking order as expected since she is much older. Turns out, one little one was a roo, so he got taken back to the...

I've read about chickens taking dirt baths and I've read on BYC to put sand in their runs for this. We currently have "river sand" in the run, which I think will drain rain away nicely, but with the bigger gravel than "play sand" is not condusive to chicken baths. When we let them out to free...