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    Excited about finally having fresh eggs daily!

    Excited about finally having fresh eggs daily!
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    Comment by 'chickensonblue' in article '10 Things to Consider When Building a Chicken Coop'

    Looking for recommendations... How do you insulate your run in the winter? I'm thinking of adding insulated panels on the sides and putting a light in the coop. Or do you confine them to the coop?
  3. 10 Things to Consider When Building a Chicken Coop

    10 Things to Consider When Building a Chicken Coop

    We finally finished the new chicken coop. Here are some things we considered when designing it. If you are considering building a chicken coop here are ten things you might want to consider. Wide Doors on Both Sides of the Coop In both the front and the back of the coop we installed wide...
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    Best kind of coop

    We just finished building our coop. Here are the details. http://www.mnoutdoormommy.com/2017/06/10-things-to-consider-when-building.html Hope it helps!
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    Make or female?

    Any cockerels here? The Cochin growls, fluffs up feathers, and dances:
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    Make or female?

    Well they are getting a lot older. Here is a current picture. Any new ideas? Any cockerels?
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    Simple Coop Design for 4 Chickens with Run

    Honestly I love the tractor style and fixed coop could work too. I really want something easy and affordable to build. I just really need an insulated design as we have a very cold climate.
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    Make or female?

    Thanks. They are pinkish.
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    Simple Coop Design for 4 Chickens with Run

    I'm looking for an easy step by step detailed coop design with run for 4 chickens. Students in the carpentry class at the school I teach at will be building a coop for my chickens as part of a project. I need to come up with the design and buy all the supplies. Can anyone help me out with a...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Our new outdoor hobby is raising chickens in Minnesota. Learning and sharing what we learn. Here is our chick update so far www.mnoutdoormommy.com. Advice?
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    Composting in the chicken run?

    Do you put your compost in a pile, can, tumbler...?
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    Compost

    Thank you all for your feedback. Here is my set-up so far http://www.mnoutdoormommy.com/. Does anyone use a tumbler?
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    Compost

    How do you compost your chickens' waste? I have my chicken coop in the center of my garden. I plan to compost the waste to use for my garden. Does anyone have any compost setups you recommend. I plan to let the chickens roam the garden to help fertilize in the winter and keep them in the...
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    Make or female?

    Thank you. I was told there is a 90 percent chance they are female.
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    Make or female?

    Thanks. What should I be looking for to tell? They are about 4 weeks old.
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