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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Well, I've been patiently waiting all these weeks. Today is 18 weeks since we picked up our chicks from IFA. I had raised 19 chicks and gave all but 12 to a friend when they got 16 weeks old. 2 days after giving those pullets away one of them layed an egg for him. Well naturaly I looked...
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    I think my Australorp "girls" may be "boys"....???

    Yep you have a couple Australorp ROOs there.
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    I feel Like I'm being watched...

    My son who is ever vigilant noticed that one of our chicks was getting pecked by the other chicks and it's tail was raw, so I went out to put some Rooster Booster on it's Tail. I doctored it up and let it go with the other chicks, it left and then came running back and flew up onto my arm...
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    Hi everyone, I'll introduce myself by starting a thread on my coop construction.

    More Progress, run is extended to 16X8 plus the 4X8 under the coop so 20X8. The chicken wire is temporary, 2 sides will be chain link. The other 2 hardware mesh. Wiring is now complete, it has 2 heat lamps and inside and outside lights that turn on out front. Siding is almost done, roof...
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    Hi everyone, I'll introduce myself by starting a thread on my coop construction.

    I had some more time to work on the coop today, The chicks growing like crazy cause me to start about 5 different projects at once. First I saw some of the PVC feeders on here and made a double tube feeder. As soon as I put it in they hopped in it and i could see I needed something to keep...
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    Coop finished~ well except for the finishing

    Looks very good, thats alot of nesting boxes, but plenty of roost area as well.
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