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    Elliot The Rooster That Lives In The House

    tlkjaw I feel the same way about a couple of my hens.But,noway they are coming inside the house.Wife you know. I like your story about your love for an animal though. By the way,I see that you live in Maine.We try to get there once a year and I know how cold it can get. Good luck with your rooster.
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    Breed and sex of these guys??

    Barred Rocks X 2.
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    Any suggestions on how to solve our frostbite problem?

    You know,I would hardly qualify as an expert,having been in the chicken hobby for about 8 months.However,I was brought up on a farm and have lived on a farm most of my 71 years. Our coop is 12'x18',is insulated and contains 50 birds.43 are 4 months old and 7 are 8 months old.The coop is...
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    How much chicken feed?

    Free choice for sure.
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    Comment by 'pipe' in article 'Just a chicken coop'

    Great job of recycling materials. I like your greenhouse idea.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I"ve been getting between 5 and 7 from our 7 hens."Duncia",our Americauna has only missed one day in a month and the temperature at night has been between 0 and -15 at night.I do use two heat lamps which keep the coop above freezing and an LED light,the equivalent of a 100 watt bulb,to give 14...
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    Anyone here near ottawa ontario,

    Hi, I'm near Spencerville Ontario.
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    A cheap rain,sun,snow shelter.

    LTygress, I found out that the covering on these temporary garages come in various qualities.The cheapest of these will last three seasons at best while the better ones will last about 5 years or longer.If you read the information at www.shelterlogic.com it makes the warranties pretty clear.
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    A cheap rain,sun,snow shelter.

    Thanks, Glad it was of some help.
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    A cheap rain,sun,snow shelter.

    I have been thinking about a shelter for my birds during inclement weather for some time now. My criteria are that it had to be moveable,easy to build and hopefully inexpensive. So,last week(last week of November 2013)I was dismantling an old portable shelter or garage.It measured 12'x20'. As I...
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    Free Chicken

    I received this as a free,surprise chicken with my order of Wyandottes,Austrolorps etc.,stc. from Murray McMurray's. It is now 8 weeks old and about 1/3rd to 1/4 the size of the other chicks of the same age. What do you think it might be and does it look like a hen or a rooster? Thanks for...
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    Baby chicks and cold weather

    We live in Canada and our weather here in Prescott is about the same as in Iowa.Wnters get pretty cold. I have 45 chicks that are three weks old.When can I put them into their insulated,unheated ccop?
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