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    New to chickens but no eggs yet??

    It has been five months with my wife's flock and no eggs yet! The weather is starting to turn and debating whether to add a light bulb to the coop, not for heat, but hours of daylight. She had 7 hens, she thought, but it turned out to be five and two roosters! All are healthy and content in...
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    PA NEWBIES but long time wannabee...

    Coop has been built and the flock has taken up residence. It took five solid days to build it once we agreed on a plan. Chose one from Dimensional Concepts, but changed it by adding a hang off the back nesting box vs. a six pack of internal boxes. Twelve foot run, four feet high for eight feet...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Took everyone's advice and now have a garage full of lumber to start the build. They will now have the room they should have and it will be a cool Father's Day event. Got some good plans and some good weather...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Fayetteville PA is a newbie looking for the perfect coop for 7 chicks....the Bremerton Coop from Urban Chicken site has been ordered, but now delayed. Can one be made for $200-300???? Suggestions welcome. We have been all over the map checking here and most everywhere else with pics and posts...
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    PA NEWBIES but long time wannabee...

    Thanks to ALL of you! I have been in all the help and learning sections and feel comfortable spilling my guts....It is the bosses b'day tomorrow so we will get some boards from the local lumber mill and support the local economy. The kids came over and have names chosen. I did get a 20 mile...
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    PA NEWBIES but long time wannabee...

    It took 30 years, but she broke me down and finally got her chickens! This past week we are the caretakers for a flock of 7 egg layers. Buff Orfingtons, Rhode Island Reds, Black Austrolorp, Barred Plymouth Rock and a Easter Egger. OK, the last three I bought because we needed to have a...
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