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    What age to the coop?

    Where in NY ? Big differences in temperature between upstate and down state I'm in the Albany area and it has been unseasonably cold lately. My one year old birds don't care but I have some 2 week old Black Austorlorp chicks in the garage. Nights can still get cold in April around here...
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    Red sex link pullets in a cold climate area

    I will be increasing my flock size this spring and am considering Red Sex Links My current flock consists of Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds and Silver Laced Wyandottes which are all cold tolerant I live in upstate NY where the winters can get long and cold I have read that the Red Sex...
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    Beak dragging on wood

    Thanks....figured it would be something simple like that Small flock of 12 producing well thru the winter adding six chicks next month....black austorlops
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    Beak dragging on wood

    My girls have a habit of "dragging" both sides of the beak on our wooden deck They angle their head to one side and then the other while pulling back and dragging the sides of their beaks on the wood This happen to anyone else ? why do they do it? Tom
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    coop done - the girls have moved in

    Coop is done... 8 foot x 7 foot 12' x 24' existing dog pen re-purposed for chicken run 6 silver laced Wyandottes, 3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Rhode Island Reds to start Hinged window covers for the front and back screens The girls seem to like their new home Tom
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    roost questions

    dheltzel said: Also, make the roosts removable/replacable. They can get dirty over time and being able to remove them for cleaning or reversing them to put the clean side up, is a nice thing. ************************************************** never thought of that...easy to do good...
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    roost questions

    Thanks The coop is big enough to expand my flock 8 feet square x 7 feet high anybody else with suggestions / ideas ?
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    roost questions

    I live in upstate New York with cold winters Currently building a coop to house my dozen chicks when they mature..Silver Laced Wyandotte and Buff Orpington Read some articles on this forum but want to confirm some info. before I complete the interior of the coop Roosts should be higher...
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