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  1. The Coop 19

    The Coop 19

    The Coop Goes Up...
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    Our Isa Brown Chicks Have Arrived!! (Our first time with chickens) A real cutie... Getting used to the new digs... The brooder in the livingroom... Toasty warm... Chasing each other around... They're really quite entertaining...
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    One Isa Brown's Odd Behavior

    OK, Here are a few pics... When I went out tonight to check on her & to take the pics, I noticed that if I gently rub the top/back of her head she seems to like it for a few seconds & then all of a sudden she starts dragging her head around the floor of the pen quite frantically for 10-15...
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    One Isa Brown's Odd Behavior

    I will give it a try...
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    One Isa Brown's Odd Behavior

    Hi there, I have 26 Isa Browns that are 12 weeks old today (July 9th) and they are all doing fantastic with the exception of one. She will constantly twist her head around backwards & tuck it underneath her (rear-end in the air). She will be ok for an hour or so if I throw a treat into the...
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    The chicks are coming...

    I am getting the Isa Browns from Rochester Hatcheries in Alberta Canada. (www.rochesterhatchery.com). They have a great reputation in these parts... I will look into the electric fencing - Thanks for the input!
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    The chicks are coming...

    Thanks everyone for your responses to my breed questions!! I ended up ordering 25 Isa Browns that will be here on April 8th. We are all very excited as these will be the first chickens for us recently converted "city folk". I ended up building a coop (with the help of BYC) that is 10x10 but...
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    What breed of laying hen should I get?

    Thanks everyone for your responses!! I ended up ordering 25 Isa Browns that will be here on April 8th. We are all very excited. I ended up building a new coop that is a quite a bit smaller (10x10) but fully insulated with vapour barrier and wired with lighting and 2 heatlamps. I built a...
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    What breed of laying hen should I get?

    My family and I have recently moved to an acreage in the central Cariboo of British Columbia Canada (100 Mile House area). There is quite a large chicken coop here on the property (30'X20') and we have decided to get some laying hens. Is there a particular breed that would be better suited...
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