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    Anybody else using a hutch from Del's Farm Supply?

    My neighbor got us into chickens and they started out with a great little hutch from Del's Farm Supply, a NW chain. I looked around for plans, ideas, etc. (many of them here) but in the end decided the price was right vs. my time & effort to purchase a kit just like they had. We found one at a...
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    Newbie from Puyallup

    Thank you for the great welcome! To the first couple posters above - where'bouts in Virginia, and where'bouts in Florida?...EDIT...just realized your locations are under the avatars... I was born in Galax, VA and raised in Ocala, FL. Now living in beautiful Washington State (with a wife from...
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    water in the coop overnight?

    I have been contemplating getting another watering device (thanks for the link to the nipple!) since my 2 chickens are getting older & larger. PLUS I see the wood shavings in their water still. I elevated it on an upside down flower pot and that seems to do the trick for keeping poop out (most...
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    neighborhood covenant says no poultry

    We have been renting but about to purchase our home as soon as the short-sale financing goes through. Once we actually purchase we'll have to sign on the line. Fortunately, there's alot of wiggle room in our covenant. It says you can have 'caged birds'. Well, chickens are birds and ours live...
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    Newbie from Puyallup

    Howdy y'all! I've been reading/lurking for a while, since we got our chickens a few months ago, and finally joined. Our neighbors had 6 sexed chicks, three Rhode Island Reds and three Banded Plymouth Rocks. They needed to get rid of 2 so they offered two to us. We took home (across the...
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