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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    Thanks, Farmington, for the input. So...we had it reversed all along...and... I'm starting to piece together what think has been happening. I think our Welsummer, laid the first darker/speckled egg (see Post#22 in this thread), and within a day or two our Black Rock starting laying the...
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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    Hi gang, our second hen has started laying, and its the darker/spotted egg in the upper left corner. I just wanted to double-check with you experts. Our Welsummer matured faster, and so we only assumed she was laying first. The lighter brown eggs are Welsummer eggs, and the darker/spotted...
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    New laying hen, is bald spot normal?

    For those looking for "Pine Tar", you may find it difficult to find. Tip: your local Saddle shop will stock it under the "Hoof Dressing" category. Our local shop intially said they didn't sell "pine tar". But after a little more digging on the net, we called back and asked if they carried any...
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    New laying hen, is bald spot normal?

    Hey, thanks for the tip! I called Petco and our local Hay & Feed, they don't stock it. Will try local Saddle shop next.
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    New laying hen, is bald spot normal?

    As first-time chicken keepers, we're so excited to be harvesting our first eggs. Store bought on the left, our Welsummer's eggs on the right. Still waiting on our Black Rock's eggs. Here the girls are; Black Rock on the left Welsummer on the right. Sorry for the bad pic, but is this "bald...
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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    Quote: Nous ne sommes pas au Québec, mais nous sommes francophiles de San Francisco!
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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    Quote: The clamp light is held in place by being zip-tied to screws, and terminated into a portable GFI plug-adapter. It would be difficult for me to pull it down without cutting the zip-ties, so therefore quite unlikely the girls would be able to accidentally.
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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    Well, its been a seemingly forever wait...but this morning a pleasant surprise in our Coop. Our first egg!
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    Pictures of open coops?

    Quote: Hi SHF, we're on the Peninsula up here in the SF/Bay Area and while not quite as warm as sunny So Cal, we're mild/temperate year around. So, here's our 6'x4' open-sided coop. We just finished it, and will probably build/install some windscreens before the rainier and cooler winter months.
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    Do you have a sign on your coop?

    Quote: Well, the best laid plans. The "sign painting lady" never returned our calls or emails. So, this weekend we took it upon ourselves to do the job. Here it is: Our original photoshop artwork. Our hand-painted rendition.
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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    Okey, dokey. La Coop D'Etat is now complete with signage and its first tenants! My daughters have bestowed the monikers "Lady Spencer" and "Griffina" to our 4-month old Black Rock/Star/Sexlink and Welsummer, respectively. New tenants. Oh, and what chicken coop is complete without a sign...
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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    Quote: The open space is for storage, and there is a 1/2" plywood barrier between it and the (fully-enclosed) chicken living space below it. The picture just doesn't show it well.
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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    I know this might be a silly question, but does my Coop's pop-hole (about 1-ft. off the ground) need a ramp?
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    Do you have a sign on your coop?

    This is the sign we're painting to put on our newly completed coop (coop pics here ):
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    Our surburban "La Coop D'Etat" is completed

    Thanks, everyone, for the props! We're first time chicken owners, but have watched friends raise chickens on their farm for years. We decided to bring a little of the countryside into our suburban lives. The footprint is deliberately small, only 6'x4', so we're sticking with handful of...
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