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    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    my BO's and most of my birds slowed down, almost stopped as it got colder as well. but other stressors were involved, new coop in November, adopted 5 older hens in December. I just added light to the coop a couple of weeks ago, 6am to 8pm. production is slowly starting to rise.
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    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    i absolutely love my Buff's. my Roo is also a buff and such a cool bird. definitely my favorites out of all my birds.
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    5 years after creating account we finally have chickens!

    Thank you for the warm welcome. this has been a great experience so far. love my girls! and my roo! lol
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    5 years after creating account we finally have chickens!

    I joined this forum about 5 years ago when we lived in another town. a year later we moved and this spring we finally got our first chicks. I'm so glad we finally did it, the chickens have added a lot to our lives. they are more enjoyable then I could have imagined. my 7 year old son joined the...
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    trying to decide on coop type...

    thanks ridgerunner. the ventialtion, and roost issues are what's making me second guess my original plan. these types of coops seem to be popular in the uk, probably due to space constraints. i do have limited space but i think i'll build an elevated 4x6 or 4x8 coop, like you said. i'd like...
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    trying to decide on coop type...

    here are a couple of pics i've found:
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    trying to decide on coop type...

    the family and i are ready to start our backyard flock, we're thinking 4-5 rhode island reds. we live in northwest connecticut. we got a lot of snow last winter. i'm a pretty handy guy and can build anything as long as i have plans. i'm leaning towards something similar to the a-frame "ark"...
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    greetings from northwest connecticut

    thanks for the warm welcome!
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    greetings from northwest connecticut

    hello fellow chicken lovers. my name is pete and my wife and i are looking to build a coop and get a few hens for eggs. this will be a clandestine operation because we have under the allowed acreage according to zoning. bah! i do have some expeirience with chickens, but this will be the first...
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