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    evolution of a coop

    started with a kit, at the time for two chickens. (extreme left on first picture) super expensive and started breaking down immediately. Started immediately on another nesting area and medium-sized run for six chickens. (right side of first picture) kept hitting shoulder/back of neck going in...
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    losing feather ends around the neck

    I posted an issue a while back about a white leghorn I had that died suddenly, spitting up a bunch of blood. One thing that might have been an overlooked symptom was the fact that right before she died, I noticed her neck was missing a bunch of feathers on the back of her neck. I didn't think...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thanks for the comment about the upgraded hardware cloth. will definitely do this at some point. We have a big fenced-in yard, I've only seen a 'coon in my yard once in 20 years, and this Fall I smelled a skunk at night, went out and discovered the skunk TRIED to dig underneath (6" of crushed...
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    one of my chickens looks like it EXPLODED!

    there was no blood on the feathers, no broken skin. All the blood came from inside/ mouth/ beak. No feathers anywhere. Just looked like it spit up blood (everywhere) and died.
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    one of my chickens looks like it EXPLODED!

    Some more information: No, no way it was a predator. I was in and around the backyard and would've noticed. They were strolling around outside of their coop, and they come back in to lay eggs. I have six chickens, all are 10 mos. old. All have been perfectly healthy until now. We live in...
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    one of my chickens looks like it EXPLODED!

    So, it was a nice sunny relatively warm winter day, all chickens were roaming around my backyard and happy. A half hour later I went to the coop to collect eggs and noticed one (white leghorn) was in the nesting area DEAD. What's more, it looked like a scene in a horror movie: there was blood...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    I put the detail and the story behind this on the coop section of the website. Addition to a prefab kit.
  8. "Addition" to a cheap kit

    "Addition" to a cheap kit

    I purchased one of those kits, it's on the right of the photo. The thing looked VERY Small once I had it up. In the end, I decided to raise more chickens than the two or so the kit recommended. So, I started literally throwing down boards and sawing, nailing and screwing. I had no plans other...
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