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  1. Love this coop!

    Love this coop!

    I started out with a very small flock (5 chicks) but wanted a coop that would allow me to grow my flock should I decide to. I researched everything I could on Backyard Chickens and on every website I could find. I needed something I could build myself, and sturdy enough to protect from a...
  2. Our first coop!

    Our first coop!

    Our coop on a snowy day with the chicken-infirmary wire crate attached on the end. Everyone was healthy so the infirmary wasn't in use! ;)
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    Help! Introducing my duck and chickens

    A friend stopped by today, they raise ducks. I asked them because I suspected my duck was actually a drake since I have never gotten an egg and have had him since Spring. She said if they have curly tail feathers they are male. Mine has cute little tightly curled up feathers on his tail. She...
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    Help! Introducing my duck and chickens

    Hi there! I recently adopted a duck from a neighbor who's family had it living alone and not thriving, desperately needing company and better living conditions. I penned the duck up in my garden so the 7 chickens and duck could mingle through the fence, and the duck was always running along...
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    Comment by 'HomeGrownChick' in article 'Cheryl's Hen House'

    Gorgeous!!! Very nicely done!
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    Help please I need advice quickly!

    It may not be the ideal situation to integrate one hen into the flock, but under these circumstances I would certainly try. Sounds like you know how to go through the integration process, and you have a big heart! Good luck to you and this poor hen!
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    Arizona Chickens

    This is so exciting to hear your successful story! I'm just now researching autosexing and am not sure I'm clear on how it works. So, do you have more than one coop, i.e., separate flocks, to keep the breeding options confined to specific breeds? Please tell me more, would love to learn how...
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    Arizona Chickens

    My hens are 2 Black Australorps, 2 Ameraucanas, and a Partridge Rock... Any experience or knowledge about any of these breeds broodiness? Does age play a role in this? They were all hatched in March 2013. They were laying abundantly until winter hit, now I'm not getting any green eggs from...
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    Arizona Chickens

    I'm also in Northern AZ, live in Oak Creek Canyon, and my ladies have slowed down quite a bit over the winter. We have not only a cold issue, but sunlight is limited during the winter months due to the canyon walls. If you decide to gather a group of us together for an order of Buff pullets...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Thank you so much for your reply, Jubilation, I value your opinion! I kept thinking more about it and was concerned. I'll take your advice with the neighbor, and hope one of the ladies do decide to brood over a clutch of eggs this spring! Would LOVE to watch them nurture some baby chicks into...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Could use your advice! I have a flock of 7, including 2 roosters. My neighbor across the street also has a backyard flock, and has asked to "borrow" one of my roosters for breeding purposes with his hens, hoping to increase the size of his flock. I told him I'd be happy to oblige, (especially...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Your garden is beautiful!!! I LOVE my organic garden produce, however, I have not had the success you are enjoying! I'm in Northern AZ and we were blasted by so much rain I have a mold and rotting issue with the squash, green beans, beets, and many other (formerly) beautiful plants/veggies...
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    Obsessed with this site! Hello from Northern AZ!

    Thank you!!! Thanks for the welcome! Having waaaayyy too much fun! ;) Thank you! So glad I found you guys! Hope by now you've sold your home and moved! Hope the chicks handled the move well... Can't believe how helpful this site has been! Thanks for the intro and welcome! Thank...
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    Arizona Chickens

    I love this article! What a great idea... I have lots of herbs growing in my yard and in pots, will have to try it. Thank you for sharing!!!
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    Arizona Chickens

    Congratulations Countrygirl!!! Adorable silkies, what an exciting experience. Thanks for sharing the pics!
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