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  1. ELShens

    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    We were all very excited to discover this little brown egg in the nesting box on Tuesday. It's from "Snap" the Buff Orpington at 25 weeks now the 2 EE's better figure out how it's done before we change their names from Flower and Buffalo to Baked and Fried.
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    Pea Gravel for Run

    My 2 cents: I have it, but I'm second guessing it due to the cleaning. The summer wasn't bad because I could go out and spray it everyday, but it still felt like it was a little dirtier than i'd like for the scratching. I'm trying to throw some hay in over the top with some DE and see if when I...
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    Has anybody bought downloadable plans off the net?

    I bought plans online from here: http://catawbacoops.com/ they were pretty good. Good descriptions and also had files for Google sketch-up so you could look at them in 3-d. The cut list was setup so that every piece of timber was maximized which would be great if I was better with a measuring...
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    Overrun with Poop! Lawn sweeper or some other pickup tool?

    I have the same problem, I underestimated the amount of chicken mess left behind when you move the tractor in a small yard. I hit it good with a hose after I move it, the funny thing is I have all these bright green rectangles in the yard from all the "fertilizer." I move it every two days and...
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    Thoughts on linoleum run flooring

    Thanks for the input. I have 3 22week olds for a run that is just a little smaller than 4x8 so I think they have enough room there, I just think my yard is a little small to fully benefit from a tractor. We started moving it around pretty regularly and by the time we've get back to where we...
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    Thoughts on linoleum run flooring

    HI All, I've had the Chicken ark http://catawbacoops.com/ up since July and cleaning the roost is pretty simple: Roll up the newspaper, cat litter scoop up the "extras," Dust with DE, put in some new newspaper, maybe a little more DE and...Voila! The ark spends almost all of it's time on the...
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    Chickens HATE Black Oil Sunflower Seeds!!!!

    I have to throw "Chicken Croutons" (cracked corn) on everything the first time. I'm going to try some BOSS i'm always looking for a good chicken treat. I think my birds are oddballs because they don't like cabbage or watermelon. They do love spinach and salad greens but even those needed a...
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    When should I setup my nest boxes?

    Thanks All, I think I'll go ahead and work on it this weekend. The "red faced" remark was good too, because I was noticing my Buff was starting to look a little different... a little more red in her face. Eddie
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    When should I setup my nest boxes?

    Hi All, I have 1 buff and 2 EEs that are about 18weeks old. I have an A-frame coop with nest boxes on the ends that I have blocked right now. Is it too early to lay in some nesting material and a Golf ball or two and let them start having access? Thanks for any input. Eddie
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    Waiting for Eggs in SW Washington State

    Hi There, This is the first foray into chickens for the family so we're hoping for success. We got our 10 week old Pullets the first week of July (2 Americanas that the farmer said were from McMurrays so I don't know if that means they are actually EE's or not, we're not concerned, and 1 Buff...
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