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    New Coop Construction DONE!! Roost question

    Well i lowered it and placed her on the roost earlier. Good news is she now will jump down. this evening i found her roosting under the cage i have set up for her Broody sister. Not sure if she is still al ittle confused or misses her sister. I put her on the roost and she is sound asleep...
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    New Coop Construction DONE!! Roost question

    Will the two nest boxes be enough for 6 ladies? it is one giant box with two smaller boxes in it... How much lower do you all have the poop shelf?
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    New Coop Construction DONE!! Roost question

    Will be lowering it tonight to just above the box. Want to leave enough room for a poop shelf. How many ladies you think will be comfortable?
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    New Coop Construction DONE!! Roost question

    No opinions or feedback at all?
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    New Coop Construction DONE!! Roost question

    Hello everyone, Well we have finally built the ladies their coop. They have been sleeping out side in the elements for who knows how long. We may have gone a little over board but that is what animal lovers do. The coop is 6' wide x 4' deep and about 4' high (from the floor not ground) At...
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    3 weeks an4 days later she is back in broody!! GGRRRRRRRRRR is this normal? IS she giong to have to spend one week a month in prison?
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    Quick Questions.....

    Thank you 4 The Birds. I have plenty of room, i guess i was wondering about about the safety of the new birds. Are chickens teritorial? Will my current ladies try and hurt a couple new friends or are they usuallu receptive to new roomies???
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    feeders in run AND inside coop?

    I am assuming this is if you lock them in the coop at night? Mine have access to the coop/run any time...
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    Quick Questions.....

    Hello everyone, So we are about done with our new coop and i am sure the ladies will ove it. can not waiti to show everyone pics. With that being said i have a couple of questions... 1. Is 12"x12" large enough for an entry door, and is there any need to be able to shut it? I plan on leaving it...
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    Door size????

    Hello everyone. I am in the middle of building the Ladies their new home. I have a question. How big is everyones door/opening for the chickens to enter at the top of the ramp??
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    FINALLY!!! it took another day/night in the broody jail but today she was DONE!! I could tell instantly. When i walked out this morning to feed the girls she was standing in the cage and you could tell she was ready to get out. The past week she had just been lazying there looking at me as if...
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    So upset. Five days of solitude an it looks like all for nothing.... She free ranged for a while and when we got home she was back in the nesting box and not on the roost??? Back in she goes tomorrow or what??
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    Roost height?

    So upset. Five days of solitude an it looks like all for nothing.... She free ranged for a while and when we got home she was back in the nesting box and not on the roost??? Back in she goes tomorrow or what??
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    Cool Pic

    I thought these pictures came out pretty good. Here is apic of one of the ladies. I had just let her out of her cage, trying to break broody!
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    What DON'T chickens like to eat?

    Update withthe brocolli, next day it was GONE!!!
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