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    Brand new, seeking advice

    Also, the feed store I'm thinking of has a website: http://www.kakabekadepot.com/ Like I said, I'll be up there sometime in the next couple weeks so I'll ask all the right questions when I get there. See what they have to say. They're not the only ones in the area that do this stuff, but...
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    Brand new, seeking advice

    I added my location. Thunder Bay, Ontario on the North shore of Lake Superior. I'm not on the lake though, I'm about 25 miles North in the country. I'm on about 20 acres and have no worry of neighbours either side... they're 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile away either side. I do have neighbours across...
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    Brand new, seeking advice

    Hmmm... maybe having meat and laying birds might be a good idea. I could incorporate a second coop within the building for the 6-8 weeks in summer for raising meat chickens and separate them with wire in the run during that period as well. I can't, at this point, see myself hatching eggs...
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    Brand new, seeking advice

    Thanks everyone for the prompt replies!! Much appreciated. I guess what I am leaning towards is a dual purpose chicken. I like the idea of gathering the eggs and slaughtering a chicken when the need arises. If I decide to move towards both laying and meat chickens down the road, I can just...
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    Brand new, seeking advice

    Hello all, I've been wanting to build a coop for some time and would finally like to get around to it this summer. There is a ton of information online as you all know, but I stumbled upon this site and thought I would tell you all what my objectives are and you can help me and point me in...
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