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    Illinois...

    I am in unincorporated Downers Grove; looking to get going (fingers crossed) this year but have a ton of other things on my plate at the moment.
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    Coop Site Questions

    Tree of Heaven is invasive; might be better off using some herbicide to kill them off before building over/around them. I think you can get a solution from any garden center that goes on with a brush over the fresh cut and it will kill it in a few weeks.
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    Unincorporated DuPage County, Illinois

    Any updates to this thread, by chance? A quick google search didn't yield any further information.
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    New Member

    Thank you for the information! My friend keep sthem for the color variations in the eggs; conversation starters when he gifts them to friends and family.
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    Question about my first coop purchase please

    Thank you; I just read an awesome post on making a coop out of old pallets; I think I can get some from work and this has me thinking. . . are the pre-fab coops really that bad? I'd much rather opt for safety - we do have a fari number of predators where I live (coyotes, 'coons, hawks, you name it).
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    New Member

    Hello; new to the forum and looking forward to great information! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Brand new; hoping to get 4 hens this Spring 2019. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Zero, for now. (3) What breeds do you have? My friend is offering me...
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    Question about my first coop purchase please

    Also following; I am in the same boat, so to speak. Looking to jump into chickens this Spring. Per ordinance (unincorporated suburban Chicago), I am capped at 4 hens. I have some limited carpentry skills but really am limited more on time that I can dedicate to building a coop. Any additional...
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