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    New to back yard chickens

    Welcome!!! I'm relatively new to posting on the site, but I never would have been so successful with my flock if it wasn't for the genius's here at BYC! Best of luck to your new flock!
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    Topic of the Week - Let's talk about eggs

    Which breeds or types of chickens are good egg layers? From my personal experience with my flock, my red sex links and Amber sex links lay daily. My buffs lay everyday, some are every other. My Black Copper Maran lays a chocolate egg every 2 or 3 days. The ameraucanas and Naked Neck/Ameraucana...
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    Names.....

    Red Sex Links - Gretchen and Big Bertha Copper Maran - Liberty (My stepson said the statue of liberty is copper, hence the name lol) Buffs - Goldie and the other is not named yet.. I let my stepson name them all.. My wife has dibs on the Barred Rocks, no names picked out yet..
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    Sussex County, NJ. Anyone else close by?

    That makes sense..lol thanks
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    Chicken Pop Door Plan

    I know this is a older post, but just wanted to say thank you. I converted a 8x8 resin shed into my coop and I was having a heck of a time trying to figure out the pop door. The only difference with mine is, being its resin/plastic, i built a frame on the outside as well and bolted it all the...
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    Sussex County, NJ. Anyone else close by?

    Hey all, I knew when I first started planning on getting chickens, it would be a great experience, but I NEVER thought it would become such an addiction! The posts, messages, etc I have read and received from this site have been amazing. I never would have gained the knowledge I have without...
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    I FINALLY got some chickens!!

    Thanks Ken I appreciate it.. That was today's goal, to research and make sure I do it right. Thank you for taking the time you took to send the links man.
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    I FINALLY got some chickens!!

    Hey all, After spending MANY hours on this site, and doing my research over the last 2 years, we finally got 2 birds this weekend. The girls are red sex link, and we have gotten 4 eggs already(2 sun and 2 this a.m.) My wife let me convert a 8x8 resin shed we have on the property. My step son...
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    Hello from NJ

    I live in Wantage. (Sussex Co)
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    Hello from NJ

    Welcome!! I just joined the site today, myself... What county in NJ?
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    Hello from New Jersey

    Hi Diva, yeah, thats one of my concerns... Along with the Coyotes and Bears... The raccoon's are my biggest concern though because they are crafty little critters.. Im going to do everything I can while constructing to make the coop as safe as possible. Ive been reading a lot of ways to secure...
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    Hello from New Jersey

    Hey all, My name is Dave, and I live in northwest NJ. I'm moving into a new house on 8/31 and my main priority is starting a small flock. I've been doing TONS of research for the last 6 months or so, and I have a few friends who currently have chickens, but the most valuable information I've...
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