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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    He's 23 lbs. he's actually really good with the chicks too. He likes to lay in the middle of them while they do their chicken thing. He talks to them too, and occasionally gets a reprimand from my bossy girl when he gets too noisy, or they don't want to share their meal worms. Most of the time...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    He's a mini Australian shepherd. He's 10 mos old now, was probably about 8 mos in the photo
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thanks! We worked from the ground up off of a random concrete pad that was in our yard when we bought our house. My husband did all of the cutting, but I am pretty good with a measuring tape and paint, and don't mind hauling lumber around. Took us about 6 weeks of weekends and evenings after...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    So here it is. ALMOST done. Still needs a little trim on the outside, but totally livable for the girls. Just got the nipple waterer installed yesterday. Hooray!
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Estimated 10 weeks based on supposed age when we got them. Definitely hoping for hens :)
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    So on the off chance better pictures change the verdict, I got some decent side photos of the two suspected roos. I'm so new to this, I really appreciate all of the input. This site has been an absolute wealth of knowledge.
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Dangit, and I was upset that one might be a roo I'll just hope for the best for now.
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Man, I sure was hoping they were all pullets, will just have to keep an eye on Clucky I guess. Maybe we'll get lucky. I guess the good news is that the Austrolorps, which are the friendliest, are girls.
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    We bought 2 Austrolorp and 2 Wyandotte pullets? from a local feed store in early May. Based on supposed age at purchase they should be about 10 weeks now. Worried that I may have roos in the bunch. What do you guys think? Mabel - Biggest of the bunch Oyster - Smallest of the group...
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    Pros and Cons for using sand

    Thanks for the info. Our run will be covered so that should help, except the the days when the wind is blowing the rain sideways :(. That said I do and will continue to scoop everyday. I'm hoping that the increase in run area will help distribute the poop so that the concentration over space is...
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    Deep Litter method or Sand??

    Hi guys I originally posted this to another thread then came across this one which seemed to be addressing similar topic. I'm very new to raising chickens and have been reading lots of good stuff on here, but this is my first post. We are getting ready to build our 4 girls a coop and run on an...
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    Pros and Cons for using sand

    Hi guys, I'm very new to raising chickens and have been reading lots of good stuff on here, but this is my first post. We are getting ready to build our 4 girls a coop and run on an existing 8x10 concrete pad in our yard and plan to use sand in the run (construction sand is the plan, from a...
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