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    Easter Egger - Roo or hen?

    Great! Thank you all.
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    Easter Egger - Roo or hen?

    This is our 11 week old Easter Egger. I'm a little concerned that she is actually a rooster based on the tail length compared to our other chickens and that nice long mane coming in around her neck. S/he has a very short comb, but I believe easter egger roosters don't get a large comb? (Could be...
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    Same hen keeps getting pecked at by all the others

    It's so sad :( We took her into our kitchen (in the old chicken wire brooder) for the past two weeks at night to let her sleep without getting picked on. We'd put her into her separate area of the run during the days. I don't know if it changed things up, but they seem to be leaving her butt...
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    Same hen keeps getting pecked at by all the others

    I found Pick No More on Amazon for $9 and free shipping. It will be here Monday. Thank you!
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    Same hen keeps getting pecked at by all the others

    Thanks - it stinks I was at TSC today and it's 45 minutes from us I'll have to make another trip there.
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    Same hen keeps getting pecked at by all the others

    It started when she was 3 weeks - they pecked at her tail feathers until she developed a sore there. We pulled her and let it heal. We found the issue was overcrowding in the brooder and fixed that. Now the birds are all around 10weeks and out in the 15x15ft run (12 pullets in all) and 8x4ft...
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    How did you waterproof your nest boxes?

    Thank you! Back to Home Depot I go
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    Help with layout of hen-house interior?

    Gotta love Paint 30" is perfect!
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    Help with layout of hen-house interior?

    3-D with food and water hanging and that random 4x4 :)
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    Help with layout of hen-house interior?

    error - see my post below
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    How did you waterproof your nest boxes?

    We are having trouble figuring out how to waterproof the nest boxes where the lid gets hinged to the coop (our lid opens upward). There is a gap there even with the shingles. We constructed it by making the nest box frame, covering with plywood at an angle on the sides, and placing a plywood lid...
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    I need help :( can't figure out coop layout

    All done! you can see in the last picture how far the poop board overhangs into the doorway. Not bad at all, especially since I'm pretty small so it won't be in the way. I'm very happy with it!
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    I need help :( can't figure out coop layout

    There! Just need to add the roost support bars so they don't sag and the front trim piece to hold the PDZ. You guys rock :) thanks for the help and photo inspiration!
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    I need help :( can't figure out coop layout

    Thank you so much for the help! I couldn't think straight on this part of the coop because of where the access door is, and it was driving me crazy. It's snug but it fits in the space allotted and sits above the pop door. Now it all seems so simple... I'm smacking myself lol.
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    I need help :( can't figure out coop layout

    Ok I figured it out! I just laid everything where it will be to show you for now. The two poop board panels will be flush with each other and with a roost running the full 8' on the one wall and 4' on the other, we are at 12' of roosting space for 12 chickens. The biggest poop board width I...
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