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    Comment by 'matt7sd' in article '"The Coop" est. 2013'

    This coop is awesome. There aren't a lot of coops like this, you should consider making some plans and selling them, I'd buy a copy. Since there aren't any plans (that I'm aware of) I think I'm gonna try and build this design but use mostly 2x2s for the frame instead of 2x4s, make it a bit...
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    EveryDay is a Chicken Day

    The Chicken 'Mansion' 3/28/15 After a couple years with our existing coop and getting a few more chicks, we decided it was time to upgrade and get something bigger, easier to clean, more durable, more waterproof and just better all around. I did a lot of research and a lot of budgeting to...
  3. Every Day is a Chicken Day

    Every Day is a Chicken Day

    The Chicken 'Mansion' 3/28/15 After a couple years with our existing coop and getting a few more chicks, we decided it was time to upgrade and get something bigger, easier to clean, more durable, more waterproof and just better all around. I did a lot of research and a lot of budgeting to try...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Hehe garage door. My wife calls it the chicken mansion. That's actually the first ramp I just threw together and I thought it was too steep so I put the bottom end on a cinder block. My new ramp is sturdier and red like the door.
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    Dog attack. When to cull? (Graphic pics)

    The really unfortunate thing is about a month later we were checking on all the girls and she was missing. No trace of her at all. We suspect a hawk or eagle since there wasn't a single trace of a feather or anything anywhere in the yard. We were pretty bummed. First chicken we've lost from...
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    Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #8

    Oh I already enjoy conversing with chicken folk. I've got a lot of friends and family that have fowl. I guess I just need to reach out to the rest of the world :-).
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    Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #8

    I'm just going to try and reply to a bunch of posts over the next few days and see if that increases my permission levels. I know it's not a time limit thing since I've been a member for a few years. I look at stuff on BYC all the time, just haven't replied to that many posts.
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    My silkie all grown-up...Chicka

    Wow she is beautiful! We had a silkie, my dog got a hold of her a few times, she thankfully survived but then about a month ago she just disappeared. I think a hawk must have gotten her because I couldn't find any trace of her and she was our best layer.
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    Is it just me?

    Yeah, your computer seems just fine. I guess you either pay for a more advanced membership or just deal with it. Chrome might have a way to disable them but I'm not sure about that. Good luck!
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    Yum or Yuck?

    Yuck Guarana soda
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    Heat lamp thoughts!

    Thanks! I've never thought of putting it outside. I guess as long as I could figure out how to cover it up it would be fine. I might give it a shot if it gets too cold. I'm in Washington though to thankfully it doesn't get into single digits very often.
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    Dog attack. When to cull? (Graphic pics)

    My dog got a hold of the same chicken 3 times and it survived each time. The last time it was pretty bad, ripped her open just above the wing. We just isolated her and put Antibiotic ointment on it each day. She healed up in a few weeks. Surprisingly she kept laying the whole time.
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    Heat lamp thoughts!

    I tried a heat lamp in my coop but noticed that my chickens only wanted to sit by it in the coop all day. They never left the coop for anything. I guess when it's cold outside I would rather be in a warm house too but I'm not covered in feathers. I finally removed the heat lamp and now they...
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    Is it just me?

    I'm using Chrome as well and it seems to be working just fine, of course my computer is pretty new and has 16GB of RAM so that helps. If you are having issues with other websites too I would look at your computer and RAM, if it's only BYC then maybe they just have too many ads.
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Here is the one I built. Unfortunately it didn't come with plans. My wife found a blog with a handful of pictures. She really wanted this one so I made my own plans and built it. It still needs some finishing touches but it's worked well. The shutters on the windows open and close which is...
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