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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Well here is my first shot at a coop for our 8 birds. There have been a few improvements since I took the pictures which are mainly addition of an ADOR1 automatic door. Also on the outside on the entire run is 6" of mesh on the ground with crushed stone over it to prevent digging. Let me know...
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    silkie sexing

    See and I have been thinking the fluffy one is the cockerel. It acts like a roo....always last one in the coop. Like walks around to make sure no one is left. When they come out in the morning "fluffy" is the last one out and usually goes back in to make sure no ones left.
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    Silkie thread!

    Here are my two silkies. Not sure what gender they are yet but they look a bit different
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    silkie sexing

    Any thoughts on my two white silkies? They look very different.
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    Best Automatic Chicken Door?

    I just ordered the ADOR1 which should be here this week. As soon as I get it installed I will let you know how it works!
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    My first coop (in-progress)

    So after a lot of searching for a pre-built coop and after a lot of reading on here about the quality of them I decided to build my own from scratch. After pricing out materials it also was going to prove to be significantly cheaper if I built myself. Started out with a trip to Lowes for...
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    Coop Walls in the NorthEast

    So I am constructing my first coop (will provide pictures soon) and am getting ready to put the walls on. Is having the wall made out of T1-11 siding sufficient, or should that go on top of a plywood (OSB) sub layer for additional insulation?
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    Frizzled EE (including sexlinks) and OE in Northern NJ

    1 or 2 please
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    Frizzled EE (including sexlinks) and OE in Northern NJ

    As long as they are sexed I don't mind how young they are. (I have one rooster and don't want any more lol) Yes please add me to the list
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    Frizzled EE (including sexlinks) and OE in Northern NJ

    I would LOVE one or two Frizzled EE Hen/Pullet's. I am in Hunterdon County and could easily pick up. I have been looking for a colored egg layer and the Frizzled's are soooo cute
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    Dog nipped chick

    We have her separated from the other chicks right now, it looks better this morning. I put betadyne on it last night and again this morning. It is ok to put like Bacitracin on it? I wasn't sure but I could do so. She is definitely eating and drinking, and I put some Poly-Vi-Sol in her...
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    Dog nipped chick

    Hello. I was looking at one of our chicks making sure we didn't have a pasty butt recurrence and one of our dogs sneaked by me and nipped the chick. There was some light bleeding and some loss of feathers (see photo). We cleaned the area with some peroxide on a Qtip and segregated her from...
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    Design a coop out of a shed?

    Haha yeah a friend of mine actually uses 5 gallon home depot buckets on their side with hay in them and the hens seem to love them.
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    Design a coop out of a shed?

    So I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on making a coop out of a 4x6 resin shed like the one in the attached link. I was thinking a small door could be cut in the side which would lead to a run, my chicks will be free ranged most of the time but I also want a run for times when I don't...
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    Why Hello! - First Time Chicken Owner Here

    Hi, I wanted to take a moment to say Hi, I am new to BYC and this past weekend we picked up our first ever chicks from our local TSC. We have 6 ISA Browns, and 2 Silkie Bantams and are very excited to start raising these little darlings. We are in the North East (NJ). Trying to decide on...
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