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    Sand for the run

    What kind of sand do you use in your run area and where do you buy it?
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    What have you repurposed while building ?

    I found a couple old windows at my local dump that they didn't mind me taking. i added a little pallet trim so the window appeared to be sitting flush on the wall. I got a bunch of pallets to use for trim so I save money there to buy other hardware or whatever i would need. Collecting is my thing.
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    Chicken breeder

    i was going to order from mypetchicken.com because they are right here in Ct but shipping cost is $47 and chickens are $62.50. I would go pick them up but according to the website they do not have a store so pick up is unavailable.
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    Chicken breeder

    I'm not raising RIRs this time. Were I live I cannot have chickens but across town were my mom lives can have chickens. She told me that seeings how she will see the chickens every day she wants to pick them out. So i handed her a chicken book and told her to highlight what she wants. She picked...
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    Chicken breeder

    Were any d.o.a.? I'm not showing them.
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    Chicken breeder

    i just heard of idealpoultry.com. Has anyone else ordered from them. I got rid of my flock last year. I’m in the process of building a bigger coop. I never mail ordered chicks before and someone told me I needed to get a import permit in Connecticut. I emailed the department of agriculture but...
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    Adding hens

    I have my own hens and I have the opportunity to pick up 7 barred rocks and 2 ameraucanas. They are a year old. I have 6 RIR's. The people just started a family so I guess they're keeping baby,lol. Anyways how well will this work. Do I just add them like "hey, they're living with you now" lol...
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    Merry Christmas From Connecticut!!

    Merry Christmas. I'm from Connecticut also. Haven't received eggs in quite awhile. I just recently put a light with a timer so they get around 13 or so hours of light. They are being freeloaders...lol
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    Chicken Coop questions

    The light was up just temporary and it did get moved. I do have another question though. I put a timer on it so they get around 13.5 hours or so of light per day. I increased it 30 minutes per day. Anyways, on to my other question, I was talking to a small chicken farmer yesterday and she runs...
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    Chicken Coop questions

    My girls are all grown up. Got them April 2016. Lost two from Hawks and one just died.
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    Chicken Coop questions

    It's not the best looking coop or the Taj Mahal but for my carpentry abilities it works and the chickens seem to like it.
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    Chicken Coop questions

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    Chicken Coop questions

    Coop size is 6'x4'. The sun starts going down around 3:30-4:00. I put a timer on it set to come on now at 3 am. When I got my chicks I specifically requested no roos.
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    Chicken Coop questions

    Today I installed a light inside for more light. I know it should have been done a while ago but that got put on the back burner. Today I actually had some spare time. I cleaned out the coop and put in a light. I have a couple questions: leave on at night for extra light or set timer for early...
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    Free ranging my flock

    They are a little over 1 year old but have never been free ranged at my new apartment (about a month). They have been sleeping in the Coop every night with not one sleeping in the pen.
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