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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    @rainee63 where are you keeping them now? I'm trying to figure out my brooding situation for my girls now before they grow super fast. Any suggestions?
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    Hey everyone, new to this thread! My flock just arrived at the post office and I rushed over to get them :) (Sorry for the bad quality, it's a screenshot from a snapchat video) They are a Buff Orpington, two Barred Rocks, a Golden Buff, and a Meyer meal maker who I think is also a Golden...
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    Thankfully, I do have access to my dad's power tools and his building knowledge. However, he is on business trips very often so I do not want to have to rely on him excessively, especially as this is my project. I am very lucky to have a handful of friends who are more than willing, and even...
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    @Mrs. K awesome! There is something about building the coop myself that I am still lured to. Maybe building it like a shed is my best solution after all. Like you said, I have noticed extremely small coops being listed as being for 4-6 chickens, which is why I wanted to come to everyone here to...
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    Alright everyone... need a bit of help again with the coop. I have searched around the forums and I have found inspiration but I do not think that designing a safe coop by myself will be feasible. However, of the many coops on here that I've found and liked, the plans to build them seem far too...
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    Thanks for all the great info! I am taking some inspiration from other members who have posted their completed coops, and hope to have a design ready soon. Ideally will start working on it within the next two or three weeks :)
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    I am in central Ohio, so it will definitely be getting cold here in the winter. Unfortunately I have already placed my order, but if I lose any babies in transit I will be picking up a little EE. When it comes to designing my coop, will those 4.s.f. account for the run as well? I am planning to...
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    (I am on mobile right now so sorry for weird formatting) @Mrs.K, I have not yet planned out my coop specifically, but will post possible designs when those are completed :) I am a junior now, and the project will run from April to somewhere next winter/early spring. @TalkaLittle, that is...
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    Update-- How would this look: 2x barred rock 1x golden buff 1x buff Orpington I realize these are all brown layers, however, I think the diversity of color among them would make up for it! Thanks :)
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    Good to know, thanks! Although I did mention variety would be nice, would you recommend doing a single-breed flock over a mixed?
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    Building My First Flock-- Need Help With Breed Compatibility and Startup :)

    Hi everyone, I just recently, (5 minutes ago), created my account for BYC after being a long-time browser. In the next few months, I will be beginning a senior project in which I will raise a small backyard flock to show its particular benefits in nutrition, sustainability, and waste...
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