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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    Here's my rooster and a hen, our other buff was nesting so I didn't want to disturb her. I love them and their fluffy butts!
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    Roosters fighting through fence.

    Hey guys! So my husband and I have a flock of 6 chickens 1 rooster, all about 16 weeks old. They just discovered that our backyard neighbor has many chickens and 2 roosters. Well, our chickens could care less but our rooster, Rooberto, can't forget about it. Everyday we let them out to free...
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    Big combed pullet or roo?

    So this boy/girl has been a topic of controversy between my fiance and I. I'm pretty convinced it's a roo but our local fish guy is saying it has a chance of being a lady with a big comb so it's making us doubt our certainty. He/She is the same age as the other orpingtons and is no bigger...
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    Shed --> Coop Conversion Build Thread

    Above is our nesting boxes with crafted with some milk crates given to us by a friend! I think they look awesome!!! We'll put cardboard on the bottoms and fill with straw. ^ Our roosts and poop board below them that we'll fill with DPZ or PDZ? That sand stuff haha Here's the deck...
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    HELP! Rooster?

    I'm thinking she is a he :( I'm trying to convince myself that maybe she'll just have a big comb but now she's getting wattles...
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    Shed --> Coop Conversion Build Thread

    Update! We did vinyl flooring today! Along with our roof!
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    extreme pasty butt??

    One of my girls had this!! She is 3 weeks older now and doing 100%. I think some poo dried on her fluff and when she tried to pick it off, she picked off some fluff too. I could be wrong, but I couldn't think of anything else. I don't think it's any bullying either because there's no blood. I...
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    Is it okay for chicks to eat bugs around the age of 2 weeks? They're also pretty jumpy.

    My girls are around 3 weeks old and they just had a couple hours outside, I think it's fine.I don't know much about this but I thought the Mother Hen would let their babies rummage around after a couple days of hatching. Maybe they're just mad because they have to go back inside? Haha
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    Hen or Rooster?

    So. We got some chicks and the smallest orpington that seems to be the youngest has the biggest comb. We also think it's turning a bit red. But it could be orange? She/he is also getting kinda bossy and picking little fights with all the others. We're within city limits so no roosters allowed...
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    Girls first steps outside!! Can't tell if she's a he (above and below). Comb is bigger than others and it seems to be turning a little red!
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    Shed --> Coop Conversion Build Thread

    Awesome! I'll probably install some more ventilation then! Geez, I'm so glad I started this thread otherwise my ladies would be hot and sweaty. They're getting so big it's crazy!!
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    Shed --> Coop Conversion Build Thread

    littlecritters- I did see a thread about using PDZ! I loved the idea of it! How big does the poop board have to be for 7 ladies? trefoil- Coons are so ruthless! Do they go for the chickens during the day? and for ventilation, we have 2 smaller sized vents towards the roof. Is that enough?
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    Shed --> Coop Conversion Build Thread

    Thanks everyone! It really means a lot! No one that we know has chickens so this is our only source of information! We will be definitely be predator proofing the run soon. I didn't know that some animals could be so relentless! The more advice the better for us! And this weekend we will...
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    Shed --> Coop Conversion Build Thread

    Thanks! We're pretty proud! Good luck with your shed conversion, it's much easier then I thought it would be. I'm only worried about critters getting under the run. But I figured I'd place some cinder blocks an inch into the dirt around the run. Anyone else have some critter proofing ideas...
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    Shed --> Coop Conversion Build Thread

    My fiance and I decided to get chickens and didn't want to spend a ridiculous amount of money on building a new coop. We mulled over the option of the small coops for sale at Wilco and thought about building something small but I didn't want my ladies in a small cramped area. We thought for...
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