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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    Set my eggs last night (this morning?) at midnight. My daughter (27 yo) and I are excited to see how many will hatch, and what exactly they will look like. My wife, however, still hates me for hatching more eggs - - But then again, she does like chicken soup!
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    Ended Sixth Annual Hatch a Long Total number set contest number 4

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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    I was thinking of hatching 8 (or more) eggs for the hatch-a-long, but am not quite sure how many I will have. It seems that three of my chickens have made the wise and timely decision to molt in the middle of winter, and are no longer laying. All three of those chickens are the ones I wanted...
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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    We have been looking for an excuse to hatch some eggs. I suppose this is a good time to do so, and also a good time to see if our two roosters are doing the rooster thing - Will probably do 8 eggs from our flock, but would not mind having 4 of them coming from someone with Black Copper...
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    Chicken Not Going into Coop

    So, I have 13 7-1/2 week old chickens that have been outside for about a two weeks. There are no adult chickens around. I kept them in the coop for two days so they understood where home was, and then I let them out into a temporary run. They will be free-ranged at 3 to 4 months depending on...
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    New coop and chicken tunnel finally done.

    Chicken Tunnel - I was trying to think of how I could get chickens into a temporary run before I free range them, and would never have thought of building a chicken tunnel, and I really like the idea. Great job!
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    Coop Done! Now, the Run.

    That is a great idea but I am now sure if I want to remove and reinstall them as they are extremely fragile - maybe I will make a separate frame type insert for the panels in order to safely remove them. As of now, for additional ventilation there are boards in the rafters that come out which...
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    Coop Done! Now, the Run.

    Here are a few inside pictures - still have a bit of work to do on the nest boxes. I am using a branch for a perch and will put another perch in somewhere also - The perch ranges in diameter from 2-3/4 to 2 inches. Looking the other way. One of the reasons I chose this design was for...
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    Coop Done! Now, the Run.

    For the windows, I was looking for a good and cheap solution, and came up with the idea of trying fluorescent light panels that I found at Home Depot. I bought a 48" x 24" panel and cut it in half to make two 24 x 24 windows. I am bracing it on the corners and in the center, and so far it has...
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    Coop Done! Now, the Run.

    So, I finally finished my coop, and am very satisfied with the build. But, now I am trying to decide on what type of fencing I am going to install for the run - chickens go in it in two weeks. Initially I wanted netting from premire1, but then thought that installing an electric fence on...
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    Anyone frame their coop walls in garage first?

    I am almost done with my coop, and decided to do the framing in my shed then attach the frames to the floor. It worked out quite well, with everything fitting together beautifully. The important thing for me was to measure, and measure, and then re-measure. I am pretty terrible at wood...
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    Idaho?

    Hi all, Move to Idaho in July, and am finally getting things prepared for chickens. Ordered eggs that I hope will be here next week, which will also give me time to finish the coop and a fenced chicken area before they are ready for the outside. We are in Caldwell, just up the hill from...
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    Idaho?

    Hi all, Just moved to Caldwell, about 2.5 miles from Marsing actually, from Juneau, Alaska. My daughter and I are in the process of building a coop so we can once again have chickens. Looking at getting 6 - 12 chickens, and maybe a turkey or two. Other animals to follow
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