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    Ibc tote chicken coop

    hi there sarah, I'm going to install one to for my broodies (4 silkies). am using a 600L IBC container. and live in Belgium too;) question, did you put roosts in there? and did you have any troubles with rain coming in through the large openings? I can imagine if the wood chips start to rot it...
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    Not mine, but they do look nice, flocking together;)
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    Did the lazy sunday morning thing and ran it through www.onlinedoctranslator.com It came out the Borat way I'm afraid, but if you read between the lines there sure is a synopsis to be found :yesss: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9jeB4vr6DmYYWxsSXhFOEVXM0U/view?usp=sharing
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    Woops, that's a long one. I also have it here in pdf, perhaps you can run it through a Google Translate or something. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9jeB4vr6DmYTTJYN2tSYWhLYlU/view?usp=sharing
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    A double page on Campines in our regional newspaper. Sorry it's all in Dutch...
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    For the second year Campines are being served in one of the finest restaurants in the Campine region. And we were lucky enough to try some out yesterday. Heaven.
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    Just a nice picture. Enjoy the weekend everyone.
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    A picture of about 1910 showing Mrs Van Loon feeding the Campines at the farm of Mme Van Schelle in Merksplas, Belgium. Madam Van Schelle was the vice-president of the American Campine Club around that time and exported many of her own Belgian Campines to the States. Today Luk Van Bouwel is...
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    Making some promo too;)
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    As far as I know Brakels and Campines are not bred together. Untill recently they had only Brakels in Belgium, Holland and Germany. In the UK and Ireland they have mostly Campines. And in Scandinavia both breeds can be found. The henfeathering trait is also not wanted in Brakels and is a...
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    They're from 2016. I like them but they're also not perfect, although thanks for all the compliments. some of the hens have really ugly combs and the rooster's tail is too horizontal. the hens also lack some elegance and should stand more regal on their legs. For me personally they look too...
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    Heritage breed have to keep track of time just as well we thought. That's why we launched a brandnew Whatsapp group. PM me your cell phone number and I'll add you manually or you can open this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/D8GdosBhIEMFGzxUGGAZAE The group is by no means intended to replace...
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    Some Campines at my friend Rik's place in Belgium. Any points? Always eager to learn. ps: the cock comes from Denmark, the chickens are Danish x English
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Campine

    And some other pictures from this month. We held a special day showing Campines, Brakels and Chaams all together. Nice!
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    Campine Chicken thread?

    Has anyone seen this article yet? http://bangordailynews.com/2016/06/10/homestead/sharing-the-good-life-with-chickens-favored-by-caesar/
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