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    The Peeps Black Crested Polish - "Tulip" Born 2/26/2011 (13 days old) Ameraucana - "Rosie" Born 2/26/2011 (13 days old) Buff Orpington - "Peaches" Born 2/26/2011 (13 days old) Black Cochin - "Daisy" Born 2/26/2011 (13 days old) Golden Laced Wyandotte - "Goldie" Born 3/7/2011 (4...
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    Good name for a Gold-laced Polish?

    Ours looks like Lady Gaga, so we call her Gaga. Well, I call her Gaga. My wife calls her Tulip. Definitely not the brightest bird in the flock.
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    Waterproofing OSB Floor

    I have OSB for the floor and first caulked all the edges to make it waterproof, then put on a couple coats of primer, then a couple coats of a good gloss enamel. I am using sand as well and it seems to be sealed pretty well. However the previous posting about the rubberized roof coat sounds...
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    Is it better to apron a run or to bury the fencing?

    The wire would be under about 3" of sand - are the chickens still going to be hitting the wire? Never kept chickens before so am not sure how much they dig.
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    Is it better to apron a run or to bury the fencing?

    I am about to get started building my run and coop. Does anyone just cover the entire bottom of the run with welded wire instead of putting on an apron or digging a trench? I was going to dig out the run a couple of inches, lay the welded wire and fasten to the sides, then fill with sand...
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    Finally named some of the chicks....

    The names I had picked for our new chicks were: KFC Popeye's El Pollo Loco Cluck-U Wingstop Scrambles Unfortunately my wife vetoed the names and now they are called Tulip, Blossom, Daisy, Rosie, Peaches, and Goldie.
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    Live video is priceless

    We are out of town and have someone taking care of our little chicks for us. Since I can't sit and watch my chicks right now I have been having a great time watching the video feed of yours. I have got to get me one of those video cameras for mine!
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    New coop and run design plans - input needed

    Yes, the drawings were all done with SketchUp. There is a pretty steep learning curve but I use it a lot for furniture design so am getting quicker. However by spending the time up front with the planning I can try out different things to see what I like and also reduce mistakes during the...
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    New coop and run design plans - input needed

    Yes, the top under the overhang will be covered with hardware cloth for ventilation in the coop even when the window doors are closed. I had planned to keep the food and water out in the run hanging underneath the coop - should I keep it inside the coop instead? The hens will probably be...
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    New coop and run design plans - input needed

    New member and new to chicken keeping all together! My wife is in charge of picking the chicks and I am in charge of putting together the coop. We are looking to have 4 hens at the most, probably 2 or 3 to start out with. I have done a drawing of my proposed coop and run and am looking for...
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