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    One chicken being bullied! HELP!!

    We're having the same issue at our house. We have 6 3-year-old hens that have been together since day 1, but all of a sudden two of them are beating up on the Rhode Island Red. We put her in a dog crate in the garage and are planning on putting her back in the run in the dog crate once her...
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    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    Just realized I never posted a picture of our finished coop! The ladies have been living out there for about six or seven months now and seem to like it just fine!
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    My chickens are 36 weeks........ And not laying :/

    Are those breeds very light-sensitive? They may not start laying until the days get longer.
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    We got our first eggs this week. I think our chickens are just a little bit older than 4 months. I'm not sure who laid it, though! Here they are, next to a grocery-store egg for comparison.
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    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    Thanks, NevadaRon! I was thinking of something lower to the ground, but maybe taller is the way to go.
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    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    Hi all. I love that I can check in with others working with this design. I was wondering if anyone is attaching an enclosed run to the Purina Mills design. We installed the nest boxes over the chicken door, as in the original plan, but now I can't figure out how to attach a run so the little...
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    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    Thanks, audioguy. I definitely wouldn't have thought of that until it was too late.
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    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    Update! We've gotten so much work done on the coop! Here's a picture:
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    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    Quote: We had some 2x4s already, and spent about $240 at Home Despot on the rest of the wood, hinges, latches, etc. If we were buying everything new I think it would still have been under $300. However, if you're building the original 4x4 plan, it would be much less. Going the 4x6 route...
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    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    Quote: Okay, thank you!
  11. quillary

    5-week-old chicks losing feathers, or pin feathers coming in?

    Thanks for your answer. I don't think they are overcrowded, and they have since filled in those bald spots. So I think I jumped the gun in getting worried enough to post!
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    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    Hi there. I just got the materials to build this coop, though we are making it 4x6, based on everyone's advice. My question is, what did you do with the skylight opening? On the design it looks like a hole that just gets covered by the corrugated roofing. I was thinking of putting some...
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    5-week-old chicks losing feathers, or pin feathers coming in?

    Hi there. My new babies have decided to start picking out their feathers. They have little bald spots, but I think I can see the new feathers coming in. They seem very active and are eating and drinking plenty, and I don't see any broken skin. Is this normal? They are sort of in between...
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