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    Coop recommendations for prodigal chicken keeper who is also lazy

    Yeah I guess I am looking for something similar to the Omlet that I can compare. I like a bargain as much as the next person, but since I have experience, I know exactly how much passion I do and don't have for making repairs. We sold our old coop. It was a shed we converted. It was ok for...
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    Coop recommendations for prodigal chicken keeper who is also lazy

    Thanks! I'm in the middle of the US, so 100-degree summers and below freezing in the winter.
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    Coop recommendations for prodigal chicken keeper who is also lazy

    Yeah, that's what I thought. We did build/retrofit before, but we are not really handy by nature, so it was a lot for us. Especially when the hobby is more the birds themselves than the coop-building. I just wanted some other ideas to compare to the Omlet. Gtk about the ones at TSC. That...
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    Coop recommendations for prodigal chicken keeper who is also lazy

    Cool! Thank you for the idea. I think that's still probably too much for us, but I will keep it in mind in case we can't overcome the sticker shock of the manufactured coops!
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    Coop recommendations for prodigal chicken keeper who is also lazy

    Hello! I'm back getting ready keep chickens again after a 3-4 year break. We kept them for 3-4 years before rehoming what was left of our flock. This time, I want them safer, and I want more convenience for myself. Here is my wish list: Something to assemble, NOT build Coop inside a...
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    Does this look like Scaly Leg Mites?

    She's a year old, btw.
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    Does this look like Scaly Leg Mites?

    Another Buff's legs look similar. The first thing I noticed was that the legs look swollen and the toes sort of look like pale, fat worms. At first I thought it was her age, but then I noticed the scales. I looked up SLM photos and gout, but they all looked much more severe or advanced, so it...
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    Will she keep sitting after the first ones hatch?

    Ok, thank you! That is a bummer but honestly we are pretty full up as it is, so any chicks that hatch will be gravy, so to speak. I am really interested to see how she does as a mother. This was not a planned event but we decided to watch and see what happens.
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    Will she keep sitting after the first ones hatch?

    Hi! We have our first ever broody, a Silkie. When she went broody, I marked the four eggs she was sitting on. When I checked on her the other day, there were fourteen eggs! I guess the others are laying in her spot when she gets up once a day? Last night, I candled eight of the newer eggs, and...
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    meaties on the "cheap" and easy

    hmmm! Well, a.) It's possible that I forgot to carry a one or something; b.), I didn't realize people were raising 7lb birds for the 20 lbs of feed; I thought they would be 4-5lbs. Thank you! I did the math again and it all pencils out. Also, we only have 11, since we did not end up...
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    meaties on the "cheap" and easy

    Really? That is great news. I had read 500 lbs for 25 birds, 600 lbs for 30 birds on here, so I was thinking these would $12 chickens.
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    meaties on the "cheap" and easy

    We have been keeping layers for 3 years now, but we just hatched 11 Cornish x chicks via an educational program, and hubby wants to try raising them. Feed cost projections are staggering, and we have no shelter for them yet. What are the best tips you veterans have for keeping it simple?
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    how many eggs should I be getting from this flock

    4-6 weeks.
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    how many eggs should I be getting from this flock

    I say they are in good condition. A few of them are still overbred even after removing two roos and adding two hens. But I saw two of those in the nest today.
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    how many eggs should I be getting from this flock

    They are all in good condition. They do free range, but if we are doing good for the breeds we have, I am happy. We recently found a black snake was eating eggs, but the numbers I gave are for after that. I had gotten up to nine before adding the two Australorps, but I know for a fact at...
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