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    A work in progress

    Thank you! I thought it would be a good time to post an update. SO a lot has happened! The first day after my post it was POURING down rain. Theres a very muddy hill to climb up and down to get to our coop (we're building stairs) and with my fractured hips and pregnancy I didnt want to fight...
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    A work in progress

    The coop is now completely cleared out, the sheet metal removed, and the ground raked. Things of use I found to use on the property and craigslist: -Lots and lots of wood. We always have an ample supply. -Lots of sheet rock -Framed plain wood board -Sheet Metal -Old tires -5 foot by 5 foot...
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    A work in progress

    Sorry for the long post in advance! I know there is a lot of stuff! I'm 21 weeks pregnant and moving all of that exhausted me. LOL Chicken-wire is all we currently have, but Im not too worried about predators getting through it. The wire is 5+ feet off the ground on the upper half of the shed...
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    A work in progress

    All right I just measured the dimensions. The coop itself will be 63sq ft and the run will be 434sq ft
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    A work in progress

    We're getting our ducklings on Monday or Tuesday. We have a brooder set up, but we haven't got our coop together yet. We took over my partner's families old property. I'm thankful but it's also been a little bit of a pain because there were so many people living here before us and they were all...
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    Ducks “helping” with gardening

    Ancona ducks! I've been obsessed with them for years now. We're so excited. Im kind of a beginner gardener but I took some articles and compared safe plants for chickens, ducks, and dogs. This is what I've got: -Dill - great for canning, seasoning, dressings, and meat -Lavender - dogs can eat...
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    Ducks “helping” with gardening

    So cute! We're improving our coop/ run with some bird friendly landscaping and eventually a filtered pond. You have such beautiful helpers, I hope mine will share the same interest [We're picking up our first 15 bird straight run on Monday]
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    Just Peachy

    Thank you! I'll look through them now
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    Just Peachy

    Hello! My partner and I are starting our first flock of french maran x orphington cross chickens along with a flock of ancona ducks. I joined so we could have access to as much information as possible.
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