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    Today's Coop Addition

    Since the white leghorn has started laying, I thought I should provide her with a proper place to lay. Thanks to my FIL for donating and preping the milk crates, and for the use of his circular saw.
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    Congratulations Blackberry

    Is the Wyandotte in the second picture a hen or roo? I ask because my 8 wk old "hen" looks like yours.
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    Have been using sand in the run for 3 mons..now what?

    My covered run is 6' wide x 10' feet long x4" deep. When I built my run, I removed the dirt to 4" then filled with a cubic yard of construction sand. If you can find a quarry close by, and have the means of transporting, you will save a lot of money this way. Bagged sand, even the...
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    Ok to be in coop?

    Conventional wisdom says to start chicks out at 90 degrees, then reduce temperature by 5 degrees each week. 90-15=75. I would put a lamp in the coop.
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    What's the name of your chicken coop? "Chicken" Hilton here

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    Ok...Now its REALLY finished.

    With the addition of the coop sign, mulch and mums, as well as making the guillotine door operational, I can say that the coop is really finished. The Leghorn on the ramp is the last one to turn in for the night. I am glad that I do not have to come out after dark, scoop them out of the...
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    Do you have a sign on your coop?

    The finishing touch was hung today. It is great to have a Brother-in-law that makes signs for a living.
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    Big Government vs. Teenager and his pets.

    The latest in poultry discrimination. http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=12966646
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    Finished Coop!

    I finished the coop today and the girls have moved in. I borrowed heavily from "The Feather Factory" I'm looking forward to our family's adventure with chickens. I can't wait for the eggs.
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