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    Idea's for my new mixed flock coming in.

    Thank you all for the replies. My chicks came in at 5 this morning and are set up in the storage shed right now. I am on board with what Ridgerunner is saying. The chickens will be completely separate from the kids playing area and the kids are supervised while outside. I think keeping a rooster...
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    Idea's for my new mixed flock coming in.

    Thank you all for the advice. Maybe I am trying to do too much at first. This has been something my wife and I waited for for a long time and finally got our place with 5 acres. So all the stuff we have been talking about is within reach and maybe overreaching what we can do at first. I have...
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    Idea's for my new mixed flock coming in.

    One more thing, I want to keep it as simple and low maintenance as possible. I work away from home 2 weeks and then off for two weeks. My wife is a SAHM with 3 kiddos (6, 3, 1) so most of the bigger work would have to be done when I am home. Any and all ideas are welcome and appreciated.
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    Idea's for my new mixed flock coming in.

    I am going to be brand new to raising chickens in about 4 days. I have 9 Production RIR and 9 Buff Orps on the way. (6 hens, 3 roos of each). I have many idea's and questions, so many I am not sure what to do. I'll start with what I hope to get out of this (besides the fun of raising chickens...
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    Goats & chickens sharing a barn

    Wish I had some information to share but I would like to know this information too. Also, will free range chickens range that far away from their coop? I have read some information that most will only range out about 200 yards or so from the coop. I am also in the process of buying 5 acres and...
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    From Texas

    Hello Y'all, Well I am a newbie to raising chickens, don't have any at the current time but am in the process of buying my own 5 acre homestead in central Texas. I know the first thing we (my wife and I, plus our 3 minions) want to do is get a garden going and get some chickens. We have been...
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