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    My First Coop (PHOTO'S)

    That's a beautiful coop, in a beautiful place!! Have fun with your birds when you get 'em!!
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    i need some help as soon as possible.

    I have had several cats with my chickens, my neighbor has several cats with her chickens, there are several other cats in the area, have never known a cat to kill a full grown chicken. Are you 100% sure their cat is killing your chickens? I have to admit I am shocked and sickened by all the...
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    Big egg for the day!

    That is just a beautiful assortment of eggs!
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    Broody and may die ?

    A friend of mine had a duck that desperately kept trying to hatch some babies, but no daddy duck. So she put some of my hen's fertile eggs under her! The duck happily hatched and raised those chicks!! It was a riot!
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    How do get electric to the coop

    Oh, and by the way, it gets to -20 here many nights, and my girls do just fine in their unheated coop. Sometimes when it is that cold I put on a heat lamp, but I think that just makes ME feel better!
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    How do get electric to the coop

    I run a heavy duty extension cord out to my coop in the winter, get most of it up off the ground by resting it on the clothes line. I have a metal water heater from the feed store up on cinderblocks in the coop, with a galvanized waterer on top of it. Seems to work fine. One of these days tho I...
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    My girls are finally eating my worms

    Only 4??? You definately need more!
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    My chicken coop and run

    Your coop is terrific, and more power to ya for building it yourself! I built mine all by myself too a few years ago-pretty amazing what one can do with some determination! I decided carpentry is a lot like making a quilt, only with stiffer material! Once I figure out how to post pics, I will...
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    Coop 1 Has Lift Off

    Post pics of your project please, and have fun!!!
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    dirty eggs?

    I just wash the poop off with a damp cloth. I try not to wash my eggs before I store them, unless they are poopy, because they stay fresh longer if unwashed.
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    chicken coop names...

    My mother named mine "The Egg-plant" She had my dad make me a nice sign for my birthday a couple of years ago!
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