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    New chicken owner in Fairfax County, VA

    We applied for the special permit and paid that fee. It was quite the process, but it moved along fairly smoothly. I’m glad we did it, we really enjoy having the girls.
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    Looking for processors in northern virginia

    We currently have layers, but I would like to add meat birds to our flock, so I am exploring before we move forward. However, I don't think that we want to do any butchering on-site, and would prefer to have this done professionally. How do I even search for this service? Does anyone know of any...
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    Henhouse questions for deep litter, DE question

    Excellent, I might be on the right track then. I will have a look at that pond liner and see if it will do the trick. I was going to line a raised bed planter same size with it but I decided not to, and have been trying to figure out what to to do with this thing. It comes up about a foot on the...
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    Henhouse questions for deep litter, DE question

    All, I'm partway through our coop build, a stacked henhouse over a fenced run that is being designed to accommodate deep litter. I have a few urgent questions about this as I attempt to finish things and get our girls moved in, which we hope to do tonight: 1. Bottom line up front: how do I...
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    New chicken owner in Fairfax County, VA

    Hello all, thought I'd introduce myself. We are a young couple living in Northern Virginia, and have recently gotten into the chicken raising game. I've read a ton on the forums before and we have been reading books nonstop to get up to speed, and in late February we acquired 8 baby chicks - 2...
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