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Construction progress of my coop and run. Coop dimensions: 8' wide x 4' deep x 5' high sloping down to 4' high Run dimensions: 16' long x 8' wide x 6'.9'' high

Im very new to chickens. Almost complete with building my coop and run. Im looking to start off with 3 chickens. The coop is being build with 6 nesting areas if I want to increase up to 6 chickens. Since Im in the North East I was thinking of Road Island Reds but open for to your input. I...

Hello. Im very very new to raising chickens for eggs. I have a friend who is looking to get rid of three chicks that were hatched on 3/14/13. My question is how can I tell if they are female? Also what is the likely hood of a male to be born. Thanks