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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    5'9" coop, front side. The door is at the corner to save on materials, sawing labor, design and measurement labor, and to encourage the chickens to lay in the dark corner on the opposite side from the door. The door is also a ramp. The roof peaks slightly higher than 4 feet so that I can open it...
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    Best Wire to use

    Black copper marans
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    About a year and a half. The new white feathers are at the front of his tail, near where his oil gland is.
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I found that my BCM rooster is growing some new tail feathers. They are coming in white. I'll keep an eye on it and see if they turn black.
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    Best Wire to use

    My chicken fence consists of welded wire with 2"x4" holes 4 feet high, the bottom few inches buried, and poultry netting with 1.5 inch holes tied to it along the ground. The top is mostly open with a tarp at one corner for shade and rain. I don't have any problems with squirrels or birds...
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Those are very nice eggs.
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    help me make a portable coop

    Are you looking for an all inclusive thing that they will spend all their time inside, or just sleeping/laying quarters? I made a hutch about a year and a half ago. 12 square feet, sleeps 15 medium chickens comfortably or 20 uncomfortably. Materials and paint cost about 120.00 and took an...
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    coop door opening directions

    I generally don't have a problem with escapees from the coop. During the day they are in a run attached to the coop. I remove the back wall and the roof, and close the chicken door to the run. The I can sweep the coop out, sprinkle shell flour, and let the sun shine on it for a couple hours.
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    The smaller attack roosters are more troublesome. They are difficult to catch, and execute aerobatics as part of their attacks. The more personable of my BCM roosters once did his wing display and shuffle dance for me, but not since I trimmed his wing on one side. He is embarrased to show it off...
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    Size Chicken Coop for four Chickens

    My smaller flock of 4 is in a small hutch that measures 2'x4'x18", with an outdoor run that is 20x20. During 3 seasons of the year it is fine, but during the winter it becomes a muddy mess.
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Quote: Is there an expected disposition from BCM? Of the 2 roosters I have, one is standoffish, the other is almost personable enough to allow me to pick him up. They are in seperate runs with their own harems, so they don't interact beyond angry looks and crows.
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Until now I was't aware that a wave in the comb was a major problem. The hen in the background right of this picture has it.
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Quote: In my flock, chicks with no white feathers have turned out to be solid black hens. Most of my hens are colored that way.
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    My black copper marans cockerels had the 2nd or 3rd primary feather grow in white, but later fill in with black as the bird matured.
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    Having to build a NEW Coop for my chickens. Want ideas and designs.

    Yes. They rotate between 20x20 outdoor runs. The hutch is on wheels, so when they tear up the grass I push it to the next run.
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