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    coop ok for winter?

    thank you all for these posts. great information. this is such a great site. ha yes I was eying some plywood in my garage for this purpose! put up yesterday. thanks. Eaves were open about an inch on the high and low side of the pitched roof, I closed them off partially, leaving about...
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    coop ok for winter?

    hi all, now that winter is upon us in the Hudson Valley, I'm starting to sweat whether the coop is ok for the cold to come. The more you read online the more confusing it gets...insulate/ don't insulate? Heat/ no heat? Now much ventilation is good without causing a draft?...Last couple years...
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    winter...

    winter...
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    roosters?

    ok thanks a lot! very helpful. sorry pics are terrible. I'll get a better pic without the wire...yes the hackle feathers are pointy... so maybe I have 2 roosters...they get along OK so far but still young...2 roosters & 14 hens, maybe that's OK? the coop and runs are big and we've started...
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    roosters?

    also, this lady is not looking so lady like these days, much bigger than the others, also bigger comb/wattles...not sure the breed, I think she was supposed to be an auricana...rooster too? they all seem to get on pretty well, so far...
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    roosters?

    hi all, Just joined this site, but I've been googling your answers for the last 2 months, thanks! this is my first attempt at raising chickens, we got chicks in April, they are now about 12 weeks old. 4 of our chicks were supposed to be black sex link pullets, but the black one pictured here...
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    hello!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, first chicks this April, joint effort with my kids, neighbor, and their kids... (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 16 (3) What breeds do you have? Black sex link (4) Sienna Star (4) Auricanas (3) Unknown...
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