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  1. nappybutbald

    Well dang... "training" issue!

    Now thats a new one I've had them just lay them in the coop on the nasty floor with all the poo and stuff but never dropped from the roost. Just make sure they don't get a taste of that precious gold yoke then you have to train them not to eat their eggs.
  2. nappybutbald

    learning curve (bend) lol

    I have learned so much in this adventure of my mine keeping backyard chickens. Sure a lot of time spent here reading but there is nothing like experiencing it in real life, wow what an adventure. So March 10th 2015 I started out with 10 chicks 2 White Leghorns, 2 White Plymouth Rocks, 2...
  3. nappybutbald

    ⠀ Organic oyster-shell ????

    Not only do i use oyster shells in a tin for them to consume at will but i also bake the egg shells we use at home by baking them and then grinding them up in a processor and mixing it in with their food works out fine for us and yes lol they are organic cause everything we feed them is organic...
  4. nappybutbald

    A Big Change For DeKalb County Ga Ordinance

    so since i live on one acre I'm allowed 21 hens wow. i had 10 hens one mysteriously disappeared have no clue what happen to her. Just one day doing my head count she was missing I really think she got out and something or someone ate her. I have learned a lot this short time i have been...
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    A Big Change For DeKalb County Ga Ordinance

    I. Keeping of chickens, pigeons. The minimum fenced yard area for chickens shall be twenty-five (25) square feet per hen. Chickens and pigeons must be housed at least twenty (20) feet from any property line, and fifty (50) feet from any residence other than the owner’s. Any structure housing...
  6. nappybutbald

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    1 egg 10 hens 21 weeks and 3 days old see what happens tomorrow.
  7. nappybutbald

    finished the coop

    Nice coop!!!!!!!
  8. nappybutbald

    My The Porch Chicken Coop 10 Hens In Dekalb County

    Erecting the first part of the fence a lot of work to be done yet
  9. nappybutbald

    My The Porch Chicken Coop 10 Hens In Dekalb County

    here the door is open with a screen in the inside to prevent the chicks form getting out when they more in next weekend, part of the training plan is to keep them locked in the coop for a few weeks for them to become accustom to their new home and where it is safe. blocking off nesting...
  10. nappybutbald

    My The Porch Chicken Coop 10 Hens In Dekalb County

    I have installed the Pullet shut automatic door opener, this is a sweet door a must for the lazy man (me) lol. No need to get up early in the morning or going out in the evening to close the door LOVE THIS DOOR it has been running on it's own for about a week now no problems at all so far. The...
  11. nappybutbald

    My The Porch Chicken Coop 10 Hens In Dekalb County

    two weeks old tomorrow and already roosting I've seen them all sleeping on this small branch i put in there. it's part of training teaching them how to roost in the brooder
  12. nappybutbald

    My The Porch Chicken Coop 10 Hens In Dekalb County

    Here's my update ..... First i received my new babies on Weds April 29th the waiting was crazy LOL. temporary new home for them.. their first night you can tell from all the crap they are making themselves right at home.
  13. nappybutbald

    My The Porch Chicken Coop 10 Hens In Dekalb County

    Hi there will I live in a community that has no HOA its the County board of Commissioners that has to make the decision if we can keep hens or not. I currently have ten baby chicks all my neighbors know about them and is cool as can be about them. I live in a cul de sac two close neighbors and...
  14. nappybutbald

    A Big Change For DeKalb County Ga Ordinance

    I don't know anything about a monday evening meeting, but I do know about the ones that are held every second tuesday of the month at 10.
  15. nappybutbald

    Anyone impatiently waiting for your baby chicks to arrive?!?!

    lizzychick your pictures are beautiful..
  16. nappybutbald

    Outside they go? Need help

    I'm learning!!!
  17. nappybutbald

    Worst thing about Ordering Baby Chicks!!!!

    Is Anticipation!!! I promise the worst is the waiting for them to arrive, for me it was like waiting for a baby to be born at a hospital. You would think express mail means over night but not in most cases. Once I received the tracking info I think I checked the movement at least 25 times if...
  18. nappybutbald

    My The Porch Chicken Coop 10 Hens In Dekalb County

    Took your advice about using bamboo for roost and went with a more natural feeling for the hens purchased some timber post from tractor supply store.
  19. nappybutbald

    new member :)

  20. nappybutbald

    My Roo needs a HEN!!!!

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