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    Building our first coop and run

    Finally got most of the run fenced in, we used 14ga 1x2 welded wire 72 inches tall. We also buried chicken wire about 6in deep along the outside of the run and connected it to the bottom of the fencing Also finally got the last window installed today, love how much natural light we have...
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    Moving from brooder to coop

    So our 11 chicks are about 8 weeks old now and quickly outgrowing their brooder, we plan on moving the to the coop/run within the next week. I read on here they should be denied access to the run for the first couple after moving to the coop? Is this accurate and also any other advice on...
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    Building our first coop and run

    After spending a lot of time on this thread researching how to build our first coop and run, I went out and purchased this massive (8x12x12) shed for only 375$! Moving it home presented a few challenges but with a little luck and some back roads we finally made it home After stripping all...
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    Our first coop

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    Hello from Kearney Mo

    Finaly got our new coop moved home and started to make some progress working converting it over, here's a few pics of the progress so far.
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    Hello from Kearney Mo

    Thank you. Starting to make progress on the coop. Bought this beauty for 375$ dollars this week. Has a lot of potential and should make a amazing coop. 8x12x12ft tall
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    Missing wing feathers

    So here is the progress after 5 days I feel like this isn't normal, the other lavender orph. Looks much more normal. Also one thing I noticed today was this chick has no chirp, it tries, you can see it's beak open and close and hear a faint sound and every once in a while it will manage to...
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    Sick chick

    I have noticed over the past few days one of our chicks hasn't been acting normal, gold sex link chicks are about 3 weeks old. I recently noticed the smallest of all the chicks seems really lethargic while all the other chicks are active and running around this one just seems to lay there and...
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    Hello from Kearney Mo

    [/IMG]. Here are some pictures of the brooder I built. Will post more as the coop and run progress
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    Missing wing feathers

    Here is a better photo, it looks a lot better today. Seems like there is more "fluff" than there was yesterday
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    Hello from Kearney Mo

    New to this site and completely new to raising chickens, When my girlfriend, son and I made the decision to get chickens we defiantly hit the ground running by going to a local chick day and picking up 12 chicks, the gentleman from heartland hatchery was kind enough to throw in a 13th bird free...
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    Missing wing feathers

    Sorry for the picture quality will try and post a better one as soon as I can get a chance, if you look closely you can see what seems to me like bare bones where the feathers have been picked clean on tail end of the wing. I don't think the other chicks are pecking at them but obviously I don't...
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    Missing wing feathers

    I'm new to chick raising and recently purchased 12 baby chicks, 2 lavender orpingtons 5 buff orpingtons and 5 gold sex links. The buffs seems to be a few weeks older than the sex links and the lavenders appear to only be about a week or so old, today I noticed both of the lavender orpingtons...
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    Silkie coop? Questions from a newbie

    So I have decided to start raising chickens! I have absolutely no experience with chickens. I have no little to no interest in raising meat and although the egg production will prove beneficial, this will be more of a hobby. All that being said I believe silkies will be the proper fit for me...
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