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    Review of my experience with Meyer Hatchery

    I have 7 chicks from Meyer- got here 4 days ago. Meyer has been great. Postal service, not so much. They were misplaced for 2 days, and when they finally arrived, the heat packs were cool. 7 out of 8 survived and are doing very well, which to me says they were hearty, strong chicks to begin...
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    Floor of the Run

    Thanks for the advice! I've ordered 2-Domonique 2-Buff Orpington 1 Black Australorp 1 Columbian Wyandotte 1 Rhode Island Red 1 New Hampshire Red The chicks will be here in about 2 weeks. I was going for cold-hardy egg layers that look pretty! =)
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    Floor of the Run

    I will be building my coop and run as soon as the snow melts, and I'm wondering about the floor of the run. It is currently just grassy lawn (well, under the snow), and I'm thinking about leaving it that way, except for the necessary digging for posts, etc... to enclose the run. It will be...
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    Where to get chicks?

    They're only 8 weeks old? They're huge!!! And growing into lovely birds. Are you having a ton of fun with them? Which breeds did you get?
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    Where to get chicks?

    The coop currently exists on paper and in my head, so no. But-- I have a week and a half off work before the chicks get here, so I'm planning to get a lot of work done then to prepare for them. I do have a back up plan ( the unfinished loft over our garage where I can set up a temporary pen)...
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    Where to get chicks?

    I actually couldn't wait (gotta work on impulse control!) and ordered 8 from Meyer yesterday afternoon! They'll be here in 2 weeks. I know there's a risk that they might not all make it, but even if they do, I think I'll be ok. I've been asking around about the permits in my village, and...
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    Where to get chicks?

    I'm only allowed to have 6 hens, but mail order chicks seem to require 15 chick minimum. I have a couple local chain stores that do "chick days," but I don't want to waste time or money on mixed-sex or unreliably-sexed chicks (or risk my kids getting attached to a bird we can't keep!). I also...
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    Hello from Western NY!

    Hello from Brockport! That's so great that you can keep roosters! I would love to, but it's not allowed in the village. They're so beautiful, though! I'm hoping for a mixed flock of egg layers. I can only have 6, so as much variety in birds and egg colors as I can get in a tiny flock. May I...
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    Hello from Western NY!

    I'm limited to 144 square feet total, by village guidelines. My plan is 8' x 18', coop for the first 6', and run for the rest. A storage closet on the side of the coop will reduce the coop size to 6' x 6', raised 2' off the ground. I'm planning a predator apron as deep as I can get it, covering...
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    Hello from Western NY!

    Yep, limit is 6 hens.
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    Hello from Western NY!

    Yes, we live in a village and are limited to six hens.
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    Hello from Western NY!

    Total chicken newbie here! We just moved to Western NY this past summer, and I'm using the winter months to get ready for my first backyard flock. I've been reading, planning, and dreaming for years, but never lived in a place where we were allowed to have chickens. I'm planning to have...
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