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    5 Hen Help....

    I'm being given 5 pullets (bantams) I'm assuming....not sure. They're free, so I'm not rocking the boat too much on that one. Know what I mean?
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    5 Hen Help....

    Large coops like that would be nice if I had the space...but I'm staying with the whole idea of "back yard" chickens. I may need to correct that length for the run that's 6 feet out not 6 inches. I think I typed faster than I was thinking. Now that we have the bedding down, what about the...
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    5 Hen Help....

    I found some rabbit hutch type mesh. Very small square type mesh, metal. I'm going to put bedding down, but not sure what type yet
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    **SHARE YOUR MOST UNIQUE CHICKEN NAME**

    My chickens are named : Nugget, Dumpling, Gerdie, Lucy.... No name yet for the other, but leaning to: Catchatorie.... This coming from someone that also named my pig: Porkchop
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    5 Hen Help....

    So I got this brite idea to raise some hens. Aside from dogs, cats and occasional fish, I'm a true NEWBIE to chickens. I got started and finished on a make shift coop and run. The coop is 3' x 3', the perch is about 6" off the floor. Wire mesh on the floor. The whole coop is raised 2' off...
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