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    Taking Games Jokes and Fun out of Recent Posts Listing?

    Quote: Uhm, how did you see this post? Do you work off the Recent Posts page or the Index? There is a Games, Jokes & Fun section, and the objection here is that it's taking over BYC. BTW, from Hollywood, SC. I usually read the post on BYC's homepage. If I have some extra time I read...
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    Taking Games Jokes and Fun out of Recent Posts Listing?

    I didn't even know there was a game section.
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    What Special Treat or Yummy Did Your Flock Get Today?

    Grasshoppers!
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    Hawk with baby Spotted in area Have questions,

    We lost our RIR a couple weeks ago. My four chicks were outside in their unfinished run (only a few weeks old). I look out and think to myself "wow, those tailfeathers are getting large". Then I realize it was a juvenile hawk. I run up but it was to late. It appeared that all but one of my...
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    How did my grandmother do it?

    I'd rekon it's the same reason your grandmother (if like mine) only shut the front door at bed time. She could also let her children run free ,as long as they stayed on the farm. And, how a grandmother knew where the nearest hickory bush was no matter what part of the yard she was in. Im a young...
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    0My new coop build. (lots o' pics)

    Quote: It is heavy but the counter weights make a huge difference(they do need to be slightly heavier though).
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    0My new coop build. (lots o' pics)

    Update time!!! I finished my coop, half finished the run and our chickens seem to love it. We got a RIR, a barred rock, a silver laced wyandotte and a Black Copper Marans. The coop is 4ft cubed and the run is 25ft square. Should give the 4 hens plenty of room. Here are the kids helping dig...
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    0My new coop build. (lots o' pics)

    Quote: Eggcellent idea!!! I had not thought of that. Quote: Using the 2x4's between the rafters gives me a 1inch strip to fasten my hardware wire to. And seals the are above it so nothing can sneak in. All of the other space will be open in the roof. I also plan to put the back of the coop...
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    I H-A-T-E mud more than anyone!!!

    I love the mud , send it my way. LOL This is my mud toy.
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    Best way to acquire diverse small flock?

    Here is a link to the thread on my 4x4 coop build. I hope to be finished before new year. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=271859
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    Best way to acquire diverse small flock?

    Please excuse me if I posted this in the wrong area, but I figured that acquiring my small flock will be the first step of managing my flock. I want 4 hens for my two children to help raise,(for eggs,fertilizer, and the good lesson). I would like , gentle, large egged, beautiful birds. My...
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    cthrash1's second picture is absolutely beautiful. The wide tufts on the side of the head. I see alot of EE pics but this trait doesn't seem to be as prominent in all of them. What should I be looking for? Is this a specific breed / sub-breed with the tufts and elegant look? BTW: I thought I...
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    0My new coop build. (lots o' pics)

    I decided to go ahead and build a coop for next spring. The plan is to house 4 hens. Overall dimensions will be 4' x 4' x 4' tall. Bought some 2x3's. I started by framing the floor . Cut studs to length for the walls. The daughter inspecting progress. Ok , maybe she is playing...
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    Newbie from Upstate South Carolina

    Hello all, Im a 28 year old dad with a 11 yo step son and 3 yo daughter . The wife and I decided to get a few chicks next spring for the kids to tend to. My moms ans dads families both, always had chickens running about. And my father in law had yard birds when the wife was young. I want my...
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