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    coop floor - what do you absolutely *need*? different in winter?

    I keep some of my chickens in kennel runs with concrete floor, for security reasons... (locked gates). The runs are elevated about 4" off the ground, and surronded with a "scupper" of river rock so it drains. I have no problems with my chickens feet, but you do need to add some things to give...
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    Our newest coop and run

    Very pretty set up. Do they get to come out and roam?
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    What breed is this stag?

    RIR kept away from hens too long?
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    My totally FREE coop!! FINALLY FINISHED!! (all pics on 1st post)

    Thanks for posting! Very neat!
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    Here are a few of my pens...

    I really enjoy seeing what other people do for coops, so I figured I would post a couple videos of mine on here. I made the vids for some friends on another board, which is who I am addressing the questions to. Anyway, I use dog kennels almost exclusively for security. First, I can lock them...
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    coop Nearly Done!!! pics added

    Keep us posted!
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    Raccoon story with a happy ending

    They WILL be back. And they WILL be back during the day. Proof coop. Get (good) dog.
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    Icelandic Chickens

    Thanks for the reply wyan-zen... I do appreciate it. I breed performance dogs. As most people know, "performance" animals/fowl/fish what have you, rarely look like their show counterparts... I accept that Icelandic chickens are a "performance" bird, and have not been bred to a standard...
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    Icelandic Chickens

    I like the first cockerel the best... you don't want to get wry tail going or something if that is what the second guy has going on. The first one is beautiful, have you named him? Storms like crazy here today, on and off, and lots of wind.
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    Icelandic Chickens

    If you donot use selection very carefully in just a few generations they will change markedly in appearance, away from known standards of the breed, they willNOT reproduce themselves to a known type. The Icelandic otoh, reproduces itself, and has for over a thousand years. Without a standard...
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    Icelandic Chickens

    Hi Jake! I keep warning about our small genetic base, and to not pollute it but to study it and to build numbers while we learn more about them. We do have a very unknown breed here. A breed, not a landrace. It has all of the hallmarks of a breed. Including different genetics then modern...
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    Icelandic Chickens

    My girl has been "without a rooster" for months and still looks this way. Wow! If not caused by roo, what caused that? Obviously if caused by a roo it would still be bald for months until they moult. Did she escape from a predator????
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    Icelandic Chickens

    Hint: If your hens are getting tore up on their back (more than just a few feathers lost, I mean red, raw skin) dremel the roosters toe nails and spurs. It is quick, easy and saves the hens a LOT of stress and pain. I started doing this after I saw my first "tore up" hen and have never had...
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    Icelandic Chickens

    If you go to www.haena.is using Google Chrome, it does a pretty good job of translating. Here is the link for the article on Icelandic Chickens.. http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/10E06A03.pdf THANK YOU THANK YOU! I will check those out. Looks like I've gotten what I could from this...
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    Icelandic Chickens

    If you have been following the posts? I came here curious to see if there were any serious type Icelandic breeders here who could help me research the "uniqueness" that some claim for these birds. I have heard that they were "isolated" for the past 900 years on Iceland, and priimarily I am...
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