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    golden comet laying outside of nest

    Two of my gals started laying just over a week ago. They would lay in the run even though I put golf balls in the nest boxes. After the 3rd day of laying in the run, I talked with another chicken owner and he told me to remove the golf balls and lock them in the coop for a day. So I took his...
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    First Egg

    At 6 am this morning I was awakened to the sound of one on my chickens singing the egg song. I tapped my husband's shoulder and informed him that I believe our black Australorp was laying her first egg. He really could have cared less and rolled over. After the song was complete (it went on...
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    Egg Song

    Good to know! I am on egg watch as my father-in-law came over to visit and thought one of my gals should start laying any day now. I go out every day but nothing yet. I am afraid to let them out to free range in fear that they will lay prior to figuring out that they should lay in the next box...
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    Custom built--No Waste--PVC Feeders

    Awesome feeder. My hubby made one similar but with only a single hole for out in the run. The girls love them and no mess! Great job.
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    PVC Feeder

    My awesome hubby made a pvc feeder and chicken nipple waterer while I was out of state for a few days. The girls LOVE them! I have another feeder inside the coop but this has become their preferred feeder. What do you think?
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    roost rails near always-open ventilation — OK or bad idea?

    I have windows in my coop that I can open and close and they also have the hardware cloth because I didn't trust the screens to keep the critters out. I have been keeping them open all day and night while the weather is nice and the roost is at window height and I have another roost about a...
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    why are coops raised off the ground ?

    We built ours 24" off the ground. We wanted our girls to be able to go under it for some shade as we also have an attached run. With it being raised 24" it makes it easy cleaning as I don't have to bend over to clean the coop.
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    New Chick Behaviour - Is this normal?

    My babies loved to peck the dogs instead of each other. If they even saw the dogs through the glass...2 of the chicks came running up to peck at them. I was like a game for them and the dogs. Chicks peck glass, dogs bark like mad making the chicks peck all the more. They have since become...
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    no sleep for the past week, how do you shut a chick up

    I wish I could offer you some advice but I am new to chickens and got my babies mid-march. The ONLY time I heard them peep loudly was on our way home from picking them up and I think they were cold. Other than that...they have been so quiet. Like I was shocked at how quiet they turned out to be...
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    New to Chickens and just built coop

    Thank you. No it was not a kit. I just looked at some of the awesome coops on this site and took what I loved from several of them and combined them into one. I made a rough sketch and handed it to my hubby and we built it as we went and made a few changes as we went. It actually turned out to...
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    New to Chickens and just built coop

    The pullet shut door is working great. I did have to reset it this morning though because my girls are missing the last call before the door shuts for the night. I think because dusk is coming later now than when I programmed it a few weeks back. I think once I program it to close an hour...
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    New to Chickens and just built coop

    The entire coop is 6 ft x 9 ft. Hen house portion is 3 ft x 6 ft and is raised 2 ft off the ground so the birds are able to utilize the entire 6x9 layout. We wanted to put the siding down to the ground as well so they had some shelter from the wind if need be without having to go inside.
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    Nipples

    My babies took to it quickly. I started them off with a nipple waterer from the first day. I had a back up water dish for the first 48 hours but once I saw all four were drinking from the nipple, I removed the dish. I was pleasantly surprised how quickly they learned especially since my father...
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    New to Chickens and just built coop

    This was the girls first night in the coop.
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    New to Chickens and just built coop

    On March 18th I received my 4 little chicks and it was then we started to design and build the coop. I think it turned out awesome and the girls seem to like it. It ended up taking 3 weeks to build simply because it rained non-stop for 2 weeks. I was thinking we would spend around $600 to...
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