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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    So, looking for something a little unusual: feathers. Any good feathers, really, though wings and tails would be nice. I know the fall moult is around the corner. I'm trying to be crafty to bring in a little extra savings so I can afford chickens and other shiny things when I move into a house...
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    2013 SEED/PLANT/GARDENING SWAP

    Oh, mine please. Asparagus, tarragon and paraley. i have rose champion, dark purple grape hyacenth, and mystery lillies all established. the full seed list i'll post in an hour or so. posting this from memmory via phone at a restraunt atm. Don't know how I ever lived without this smartphone...
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    2013 SEED/PLANT/GARDENING SWAP

    On offer from south eastern massachusetts, live plants, all three more than i can dig from my parent's backyard before they tear the whole thing up for sod at the end of fall: grape hyacinth in dark purple. day lilies, color unknown, from a huge rogue patch in the yard. Rose champion...
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    Ack! Moving to Texas!

    I'm a newenglander heart and soul. I don't know how quickly I'll be able to get used to the weather being just about the same for weeks on end. I start getting the wiggins when I can't tell the last three days apart by the weather. Wouldn't be able to manage living in south tx. I'd turn into a...
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    Texas

    Hey all. I'm considering a move to TX within a year or so. Any tips? I'm thinking maybe NE area, but it's very early days. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/newestpost/714021 if you'd prefer to keep it off this thread.
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    Ack! Moving to Texas!

    So I think I, my fiance, and his immediate family are seriously considering a move to Texas within the next year. Granted, the idea only came up the day before yesterday, but he's grabbed hold with both hands. I'm hoping for some advice on the areas you live or have lived. What the weather is...
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    let me roam the garden?

    I'm actually planning on building a garden around my chickens. Giving them a few hours of supervised garden time doesn't sound like a bad idea, but do be careful to not leave them to long if you value your plants. Given the chance and no new area to forage chickens will completely demolish the...
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    I'm going to make a rotating pasture

    I'm actually planning on doing the same thing. This site set me on my chicken adventure. http://www.richsoil.com/raising-chickens.jsp I honestly don't remember if they have a square footage recommendation, but they do have a time period recommendation of one week out of four for each pasture. I...
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    A good plan.

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    Striving For Perfection

    Striving for Perfection: A journey from Clueless to Coop Nirvana This is the story of my first Chicken coop, starting from Febuary 2012. Included are (will be) pictures and plans for the coop that we built (will build). In the beginning: Earlier this year, I spotted THE PERFECT HOUSE up...
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    Roost Height

    How high is to high? What is to low? the newbies want to know! Oh, and what kind of slope should I be aiming for in a ramp for them? I'm planning building a coop from scratch, with a row of nesting boxes topped by a poo tray and roost. I plan on getting full sized hens, hopefully austrailorps...
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    Planning a Coop

    I'm in the process of actually designing my own coop. There's so many great tips and tricks to keeping a clean coop here, I couldn't just get some prefab thing. So far it's looking to be about 5ft deep by 6ft wide, and on either side is a row of raised nest boxes. on top of each row is a poo...
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    Poop board convert *warning-graphic/gross poop pictures*

    Thanks so much for sharing! I'm in the process of designing my 'dream' coop on paper right now, and this idea is just awesome! I'll be sure to share my plans once I get them scanned into the computer. Hopefully someone with some drafting skill can turn my graph paper into instructions for me...
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    Chicken Garden Plan: Suggestions wanted

    For the garlic and onion, do you mean funny gross or funny like 'slightly garlicy' ? As for having tomato plants, i've heard that the chickens will not actually eat anything that's bad for them until they've completely run out of healthy greenery. Then it's "need greens" versus "gah, bad for me"...
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    Chicken Garden Plan: Suggestions wanted

    So, research reveals that chickens and gardens go well together, and the best plan is to get a couple of different sections and let the chickens into each section for a week or so, and then on to the next so the area can rest and you get first pick at your produce. However, most of the people...
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