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    Replacing chick question

    Hello all, looking for opinions. Some predator wiped out all but 3 of my 12 chickens. 1 male bantam buff brahma 3 months old. 2 female australorps 6 weeks old. The 3 month old is obviously lonely making sad noises all day. So I am trying to figure out what is my best next move. A...
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    Help Solve Mystery

    Thanks guys, unfortunately none returned. Ill be fox proofing the coop even more.
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    Help Solve Mystery

    No run, just coop. They free range all day 8-8. This happened at night/early morning.
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    Help Solve Mystery

    Hi guys, had an incident last night and cant figure out what happened, any thoughts? Coop is up on stilts, probably 3 feet up. Chickens are 11 weeks. 7 bantam and 2 large. Plus 2 6 week old in a crate. Woke up this morning and door was open. It has a wooden turning lock. Small amount of...
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    Breed and Sex Help

    Trying to figure out a few from my flock. All Bantams 10-11 weeks Here are the three in question. Thought the middle and end were the same, mille fleur? But middle is much more orange colored. Buff Brahma? Has pea row comb. Assume male but had another that was male and was much...
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    Help With Coop Please - NOW WITH BETTER PICTURES :)

    No I learned the other day it is not water tight, what do you think would be the best way to fix that? Shingles? Metal? how much can you get for organic free range eggs ? a dozen ? $6-$8 ? 6-8 Seems high, but maybe there is more demand where you are, out here is see 3-5. Here they...
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    Help With Coop Please - NOW WITH BETTER PICTURES :)

    Yea, lol Im not spending that either, ie 75.00 coop :) But it does give me some ideas on how to improve what I got.
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    Help With Coop Please - NOW WITH BETTER PICTURES :)

    TY Bruce that is great find. After considerable looking I finally found a coop project that I think can help give ideas https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/steadfasts-chicken-coop. Not sure I want to do a run that large, but maybe on a smaller scale.
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    Help With Coop Please - NOW WITH BETTER PICTURES :)

    Yes it is a bit small, they do free range all day, I will have to expand the coop, maybe on the right side eventually? I can get cold here Shenandoah mountains in VA. Thanks !
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    Help With Coop Please - NOW WITH BETTER PICTURES :)

    Some better pictures, hopefully this helps. My plan is to take the left side and attach a nesting box to it. Maybe hardware cloth underneath and expend a small run with hanging food and water? Any other suggestions please let me know.
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    Help With Coop Please - NOW WITH BETTER PICTURES :)

    We are in the "winter" area of VA, so would you suggest plywood on the sides and back? What type of materiel to extend the roof? I was thinking of enclosing the area under the coop as well, for food and water, making a mini run, use hardware cloth? But yes they will be free ranging most of...
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    Help With Coop Please - NOW WITH BETTER PICTURES :)

    Hi Guys, bought this coop off craigslist for 75 bucks. Obviously nothing fancy, needs some improvement so I was wondering if you guys could give some opinions on the important improvements to make. The pictures doesnt show the ramp or roast. There is only one nesting box on the inside of the...
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    Looking for help plz - Newbie builder

    Thanks guys, both of these are very helpful, gonna head to lowes/home depot today.
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    Looking for help plz - Newbie builder

    I have a circular saw, hammer, drill and dont mind buying some stuff, but when I look at the pictures I have no idea how they got built. So like in cooking, I am just trying to find a "recipe", instead of a picture of a cake. I hope that makes sense. I appreciate the help, you guys are...
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    Looking for help plz - Newbie builder

    Hi all, looking at some of these coops I am simply overwhelmed, you guys look like architects. I have ZERO building experiences and was wondering if any one could point me into a direction to a step by step guide to building a coop. I currently have 6 bantams and 4 large size. I dont need much...
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