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    Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #12

    Coop with mini pond Here is our coop
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    Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #12

    Trying to figure out how to enter
  3. Coop with a mini pond

    Coop with a mini pond

    About four years ago some City friends asked us to take their chickens after the city code officer started giving them trouble. Soon we found ourselves with 19 chickens and two ducks. At first we put them in an old shed but after the bear tore apart our storage and ate two fifty pound bags of...
  4. Roosts and Finishing Touches

    Coop with a mini pond | Roosts and Finishing Touches

    He added 2 1” x 2” roosts the width of the coop. The boss chickens roost on the high one, 43” high. The low status chickens roost on the low roost at 24” high. My favorite features are the solar lights on either side of the door. I don’t like going out in the dark when the bear is around. One...
  5. Our genius carpenter friend

    Coop with a mini pond | Our genius carpenter friend

    Our friend studied backyard chicken articles and came up with a plan for good ventilation. The shed roof structure is 2 x 6 s on end, left open to the outside air front and back to draw in fresh air. It really works well. It’s never hot in the coop in summer and their water never froze...
  6. Our old shed was a pushover

    Coop with a mini pond | Our old shed was a pushover

    First we had to demolish the old coop. We left the railroad tie foundation in place. Half of the old foundation would be the new coop and the other half a mini pond. We dropped a rubber liner into half of the old foundation, lined it with rocks, added plants and water. Instant mini pond...
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    Crazy mean duckling

    Got two ducklings to keep our old khaki Campbell drake company after the fox got his mate. Problem is the five week old female (she quacks) attacks the old drake continuously. He gets tired of it after a while and pins her neck and then she stops for a bit and then it’s back to biting him...
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    Backyard chickens with 3 ducks

    Hi We wound up being an unofficial chicken rescue. Because we have land, people who tried raising chickens in their basement!!!! Or backyard brought their unwanted chickens to us. We have twenty now, all kinds, different ages and they all get along. It’s nice seeing the chickens who had lived...
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