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    Comment by 'ErSwnn' in article 'Integrating new birds at 4 weeks old'

    I built coops inside my coop. the overall is 18'x9'. It's divided by a half wall, the upper portion is wire, the bottom is plywood with a closible pass-thru. This creates two compartments, one about 12 ', the other about 6'. This was done so I could raise meat birds (25 at a time) separate...
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    Comment by 'ErSwnn' in article 'Building a Chicken Coop? Do's, Don'ts and Things to Consider.'

    A couple of ideas here to consider. Make the coop inside "modular". Make it so everything can be takenout and washed...I use a pressure washer, inside and out. The nesting boxes are milk crates, one with an opening cut into it, the other resting upside down on that. On top of that is plywood...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Same here, my birds free range and are happy for it. Meats, layers, they all range. The downside is the occasional predator attack. Since the guineas took to the woods we have had no attacks. And a couple of months ago I watched our newer rooster fight off then give chase to a fox. I have...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    2 cups grape juice (homemade or store bought) 2 cups apple juice (store or home, must be unsweetened. it comes with natural sugars, add no sugar yourself) 1 box SureJell (there are two types, you want the one for cooked jelly) 5 cups sugar Mix SureJell and all the juices in a pot. Stir...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    We're looking for Brahmas pullets also, do you know if any are left at your source? In the spring I took in an injured Brahma that was a few weeks old. "Baby" followed me everywhere and we assumed it was a hen but the last couple of weeks has proven different. I'm unwilling to cull him, he's...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Thank you! I'll look into the club, I'm always looking for ways to improve my skills. Keeping any animals is a responsibilty, and I want to do mine correctly. My girls rely on me to provide proper conditions and I do my best to give it to them. From visiting other coops I feel mine is much...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Yep, cold, rainy and windy here outside of Crivitz. I'm 9 months into my first flock and thus far things have gone fairly well....if we exclude my two favorite hens killed by a possum and a Frizzle I nursed back to health that fell off the roost and broke her neck. The possum got in my...
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    A Rooster Too Far

    Thank you both for the quick, educational and experienced responses. This is pretty much what I had learned loooking around but also sought the wisdom of those who knew firsthand and not just from a textbook, as myself. If he's to be given away, no...I'll not ask what's next. I'll post him...
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    A Rooster Too Far

    I'm new to the chicken world, and therefore kinda stupid too. I picked up very young chickens from a craigslist ad back in June. I was told they were all hens except for the rooster we picked. Well, either I have a crossdressing hen, or I have a second rooster....and maybe a third as well...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    We had a problem with coyotes here too. I have 5 acres surrounded by 1000's of acres and very close to a wildlife area. I walk around the property (it has a trail along the perimeter) and fire off a shotgun. Just target loads at nothing, maybe 12 rounds total once or twice a week. Before...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Well...I'm not a true Cheesehead but I do live here in Wisconsin, about 4 miles east of Crivitz. I moved here from Philly 11 months ago, my wife is from Twin Bridges (her folks used to own the Tall Oaks store). I'm betting a few Up North people know exactly who I'm talking about. So I'm new...
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    New Guy

    Hello all! I'm a newly minted chicken flock manager. I can't say "owner" because like cats, chickens don't seem to have owners as much as they have staff. I live a few miles outside of Crvitz, WI having moved to the area from just outside of Philadelphia last September. Once I committed to...
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