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Thank you for your help!

No. I have the following: Blue Isbars (Silverudd Blues) Lavender Orpingtons French Black Copper Marans Cream Legbars BBS Ameraucanas I plan to have different height things for them to roam on (but roosts the highest) so they can be on the ground or at a higher height to maximize space...

So 14 chickens with 12x12 = 144 sq ft? Making sure my math is correct.

I am building a covered 12x12 enclosed area with a roof on top of the whole thing, three sides have 4 ft of galvanized tin on the bottom half and hardware cloth 2 1/2 ft to the roof. 4th side will be hardware cloth only. I live in sunny FL. Inside this are I will attach a roost bar and...

What laid the egg just to the left of the mint green one? The brown/khaki one.

Thank you for your reply. I thought they were cockerels, but wanted to make sure. And yes, that was one of my 3 CLB pullets photobombing. I have one too that is older and his chest feathers are coming in more of a straw color. I'm not sure if I need to continue growing out all three to pic...

Hen or roo? There are two of them, but I can't distinguish in pics. They look exactly the same. Lol. They are 7ish weeks old.

Yes!

Thanks everyone. I hope to start tackling this tomorrow with a friend!

Red bank, where do you live? I'm in Okaloosa and might be interested in your CLB. :-)

I'd like a link PMed to me too, please!

New FL beekeeper here subscribing! I inherited a hive that had not been harvested in 4 years. With the help of a more experienced person, we harvested and extracted 76 pounds of honey off of 2 very full 9 frame medium supers. Amazingly, the hive is very healthy, but I will be doing a better...

I want to build a run for my chickens but have no carpentry skills. Anyone have a how to frame a run for dummies video or step by step pics? I have quickcrete, 4x4 posts, 10 foot 2x4s and 2x6s, nails and hammer, hardware cloth and smaller chicken wire (for the top of the run), and a willing...

Just wanted to say I have this exact coop and have had it for 3 years. We painted it and put it on boards like you did. It's great for a couple of chickens! The only thing I'd share to do is go ahead and Put a different roof on it. Our roof rotted and is falling in. If I could go back, I'd...