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    NEED ADVICE: New Mommy hen to 6, 1 week baby chicks (stuck in coop)

    Hi, I have a Golden Comet who just hatched her 1st set of eggs. She was laying in her favorite nesting box inside the coop and I did not want to disrupt her. I have that end of the coop separated from the other chickens by some wire. The 6 chicks are 1 week old and mommy has not been able to go...
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    Help: Chicks PECKING on 1 chick :(

    Hi, This is my 1st time raising baby chicks and have research it for over a year before beginning. I have 8 (3 week old) chicks (Black Aust. RIR and Lavander Orp), i noticed yesterday that one of my Lavander Orpingtons was getting "pecked" on. They keep pecking her in the same spot (on the fluff...
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    UPDATE-FINISHED! New Coop from "The Garden Coop" plans PIC HEAVY

    Great post, I live in NC also and have been thinking hard on the Garden Coop. Love your addition of the 2 windows and extra door for cleaning. I would also do the external nesting boxes. I will be following your advice> Great job! PS this will also be my 1st wood project!! :)
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    "Wicked" excited to get BYC in Huntersville NC but where to start?

    Thank you all. This site already seems awesome and everyone is so eager to help. Greatly appreciate it!
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    "Wicked" excited to get BYC in Huntersville NC but where to start?

    Hi Peeps! Really looking forward to getting 6, 8week old chickens in a few weeks, but this is my 1 st time having chickens & I have no idea what in doing. We have plenty of land, and we will be building a coop. Nothing fancy, just wanting to have beautiful birds and fresh eggs around the yard...
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