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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    So, it's been a while since I posted. We regularly talk about how the chicken coop was easily the best project we've done. Our coop has held up really well and has been virtually zero maintenance other than the "burden" of having to collect eggs every day. :) We built our coop during the...
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    Made my own Coop, respectful critiques welcome!

    What an amazing job you’ve done! Congratulations! Looks absolutely beautiful.
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    Ideas for Run

    Sorry to resurrect this thread, but just wanted to chime in that we use wood chips. There are a number of tree services that we would get on their "list" for free wood chip deliveries, but now they all have moved over to using an app called Chip Drop. https://getchipdrop.com/ so, begrudgingly we...
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    New Member from Maryland

    Nice to meet you. Looks like you have your hands full! Best of luck to you and your flock.
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    Hello from Maryland

    Hello and welcome! How is the exploring coming along?
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    Hello from Maryland !

    Welcome welcome, best of luck to you!
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    Is it done yet?

    Is it done yet?
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    Anybody tried wrapping their roost bars in rope?

    I put them in my coop, but my flock just moved in this week, so I don’t have much to say other than I like the look and the concept. I plan on taking them out and hosing them down if they get too dirty. The chickens seem quite happy roosting on them at night though!
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    Carolina Coop Plans

    That looks pretty legit! I heard that Carolina coops was looking into the possibility of offering plans for sale, but never saw any movement.
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    My CarolinaCoop-inspired Coop

    Yeah, sorry - I followed the Carolina Coops terminology; They say that a coop isn't a coop unless it includes both a hen house and a run. So, yeah the footprint of the whole structure is 8'x16'. The area where they spend time at night on the roosting bars (hen house) is 8'x4' If you look at...
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    My flock

    That was FAST! Thank you!
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    My flock

    A little over a month ago we received our flock of 10 baby chicks from an online breeder. We ordered a "rare" bird mix, and half of the fun has been working to identify our breeds. We feel pretty confident in the breeds we have been able to identify, but would like some second opinions. What we...
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    My CarolinaCoop-inspired Coop

    Here's mine! It's been a ton of work, but a fun project! TL;DR, Wanted to buy a coop from carolinacoops.com, but they were backlogged. Decided to try building my own and that gave me the opportunity for tweaks to make this coop my own. I didn't end up saving any money (still cost about $5000...
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    Hey Hey!

    I wished I had a kit I could have assembled, but no, it was a big pile of lumber on my porch before it got turned into this! Definitely the most involved structure I've ever built. Even though it was a lot of fun do to, I don't know that I'd want to do it again anytime soon! :D
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    Hey Hey!

    Hi! We’re new to raising chickens, but have wanted to raise them for a long time now and the pandemic finally gave us the kick in the pants to do it (along with everyone else these days it seems). We’ve got 10 lovely ladies that we’ve been raising from chicks. Today they are coming up on 7...
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