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  1. semcat66

    Backyard Brahmas!!

    Just found this thread - how great is it not to have to worry about offending someone because my LB Rooster (Frodo) doesn't meet their specs. DH and I are new to backyard chickens - just started in April of this year with Frodo and 6 hens (2 red Xlinks, 2 RIR, 1 Australope and 1 LB - though she...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest - 300 000 Members? Guess the DAY & HOUR and win!!!

    09/25/14 - 2:15 p.m. (Mountain)
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    Chickens laying outside in the yard.

    ...our escape artists - no free-ranging until afternoon for them!! We still have one hen that's not laying yet - hopefully she'll use the nest boxes *sigh* Any thoughts about making the nest boxes more attractive to them? I mean we have 6 (I know they'll probably only use a couple of them)...
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    Montana

    Sorry for the double post - I just figured out how to reply to a specific comment...sheesh
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    Montana

    Are they laying yet? If not, I'd close off the nest boxes for now.
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    Montana

    Are they laying yet? If not, I'd close off the nest boxes for now.
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    Montana

    Hello from Florence!! We just started our adventures with chickens this year and got our chicks at Easter (one was even dyed green - turned out to be a Light Brahma rooster!!). Love BYC - anytime DH or I have a question, I seem to be able to find a multitude of great information here...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    We had enough for our first breakfast of freshly laid eggs - just in time for DH's birthday!! The hen on the left and her "sister" are the ones that laid eggs first (we're not sure of their breed). Our Black Australorp just laid her first egg yesterday!! We have 2 RIR and 1 Light Brahma...
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    Keeping Chickens Free Range

    Oh no! So sorry to hear about your loss.
  10. Our "employees only" door that we got from Home Resource.

    Our "employees only" door that we got from Home Resource.

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  11. We also added a piece of plywood at the bottom to shield the hens from the rooster as they go into and out of the coop.

    We also added a piece of plywood at the bottom to shield the hens from the rooster as they go into and out of the coop.

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  12. The door we added to our separated coop section. You can also see the window we added to the north wall.

    The door we added to our separated coop section. You can also see the window we added to the north wall.

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  13. The run was initially just one big run, but we did have to separate the rooster. We can use that section later as the "introduction" section when we decide to add to the flock. You can also see that we added corrugated metal over a section of the run - it is over where we enter the run and goes to the coop itself. We used 1x1 pieces of wood, screwed them just under our barn roof and then onto the cross piece of the run. We then used roofing screws to secure the metal. This provides some protection from the rain and (we hope) the snow so that we can get to the coop without having to shovel a path.

    The run was initially just one big run, but we did have to separate the rooster. We can use that section later as the "introduction" section when we decide to add to the flock. You can also see that we added corrugated metal over a section of the run - it is over where we enter the run and goes to the coop itself. We used 1x1 pieces of wood, screwed them just under our barn roof and then onto the cross piece of the run. We then used roofing screws to secure the metal. This provides some protection from the rain and (we hope) the snow so that we can get to the coop without having to shovel a path.

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  14. Success!

    Success!

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  15. The nesting boxes

    The nesting boxes

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  16. The nesting boxes are in place now. You can also see in the bottom right of this photo the later addition of a smaller shelter - we ended up with a rooster that is not playing well with the hens - a bit over zealous. So we fenced in a section of the run, added another door to that section and built him his own little shelter.

    The nesting boxes are in place now. You can also see in the bottom right of this photo the later addition of a smaller shelter - we ended up with a rooster that is not playing well with the hens - a bit over zealous. So we fenced in a section of the run, added another door to that section and built him his own little shelter.

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  17. We shingled the roof of the coop and the nesting boxes with leftover shingles and some that we picked up at Home Resource.

    We shingled the roof of the coop and the nesting boxes with leftover shingles and some that we picked up at Home Resource.

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  18. The roof over the nesting boxes is also hinged so we can just lift it up for easy access.

    The roof over the nesting boxes is also hinged so we can just lift it up for easy access.

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  19. The latches we used on each end to keep it secure.

    The latches we used on each end to keep it secure.

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  20. Here is the east wall closed.

    Here is the east wall closed.

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