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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    Here are a few more pictures. I got them at the end of last summer from a 14 year old boy who was raising and breeding for a hobby and to make $ for the family (limited English Spanish speaker). He had common breeds I recognized and a few unusual ones that I did not. Some super beautiful ones...
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    I like the design. Such a beautiful setting.
  3. Ann's Chicken Duplex & Run

    Ann's Chicken Duplex & Run

    It is hard for me to believe I built this coop 10 years ago. My chicken adventures continue today. The playhouse design was modified to be a duplex a few years ago. A summer shade cloth and misters keep the run bearable. Wheels allow some flexibility to change things up and a good clean out.
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    The Big Freeze Coop

    What a great coop story. Very touching that it was made with your dad. Such a creative process! I am looking to redo my run. Got a few ideas from this post. Is the bird netting attached to the coop as well as the posts? Thanks!
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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    Thanks for the suggestions! I need to count the silver one's toes!
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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    Any ideas about the breeds (mixes?) of these hens? The golden one lays a light olive egg. The grey one has a little crest and lays a beige egg.
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    What breeds are these chickens?

    I think they are probably a mixture of breeds. I bought them late last summer when they were less than a year old just because I thought they were pretty. The 14 year old businessman that sold them to me spoke limited English - breeds were not identified. I was delighted when the golden one...
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    Chicken Math

    I've never heard of a horse being at the bottom of the pecking order. Too funny! California is only a couple of states away. Ha! We are all chicken addicts.
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    Chicken Math

    Thanks for your affirmation. I agree about the addiction! Although we have 6 hilly acres, we are in an association that only allows the chickens through a 4-H permit. I had no plans for roosters but the little guys are already such characters (and friendly). I may try keeping 1 or 2 until...
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    Chicken Math

    I have 10 assorted chicks (7 weeks now) that we hatched out from EBAY eggs (6 brabanters, 1 cochin, 2 houdans, 1 blue laced wynadotte). I think 1 houdan and 3 brabanters are roos. Also have 4 hens (2 ameracaunas, 1 seabright, 1 polish) that are 2 years in the spring. I hatched the eggs to...
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    Normal Chicken owner behavior??

    I've been fighting an urge to go check on the girls/coop in this storm. After reading these posts I feel better. Now where is my headlamp...
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    How many double yolks have you had?

    Out of my six girls my barred rock has given me 3. She just started laying in July. So amazing.
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    California - Northern

    Hi, I'm a New Egg from Coarsegold, (foothills 45 minutes south of Yosemite). I have 6 hens (variety) that are 9 mos. old. They have changed my life.
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    Hen Getting Picked On

    I have the same problem with my 9 month old polish. The others have started pulling out her top feathers. I have heard that menthol ointment on her feathers acts as a deterrent. I worry that if I get another Polish there will be 2 that are picked on. I am considering removing her until she...
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    Wrong eggs

    My childhood pet cockatiel Cecil surprised me with an egg also. It was Cecilia from that day on.
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