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    Heavy Laying Brown Egg Chickens

    If production of eggs were my only concern I would select hens among Sex Links, Rhode Islands, and Black Australorps -- in that order.
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    I want to buy true ameraucanas.. any suggestions?

    Who cares what breed it is as long as the egg color is what you desire? You're after a blue egg, right? Just get a bunch of hens and see what they lay. Breed birds from blue eggs or whatever.... or go buy blue hatching eggs.
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    Which breeds to choose for small flock?

    I like Welsummers too. They are beautiful chickens and lay a beautiful egg. I also Like Ameraucanas/EEs -- you can get them in almost any color and they lay some big colorful eggs too! If I were keeping just one breed, it'd prob be Welsummers. I don't think you need to worry about...
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    on the ground vs. above the ground coop

    If I were building a permanent coop, I would keep the dirt floor. Wooden floors are expensive and require more care than a dirt floor. Just make sure coop and run are big enough and it'll be fine.
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    Crazy people..what do they have against chickens?!

    Human beings tend to fear the unknown and tend to 'hate where they hurt.'
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    black copper marans or barnevelders or welsummers?????

    Cuckoo Marans -- I have two, one silver and one golden. Neither lay a particulary dark egg. My Welsummer lays much darker.
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    black copper marans or barnevelders or welsummers?????

    I like Welsummers. Nice birds, nice roosters. Pretty too. BCM roosters look pretty nice too, though I hear they can be mean. I have started some BCMs, so don't have much expereince with them...None with Barnevelders.
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    coccidiosis

    Once the chick starts 'drooping' and bleeding, you've got only a little time left. Fortunately, Sulmet works pretty quickly. I never knew Corid was safer, but in my experience Sulmet really works and will turn a chick around in a hurry if it's coccidia...Never used Corid.
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    Will dog kennel work as run?

    Yes. It won't be protected from raptors, but should do fine. I wouldn't worry too much about the the 8ft coop. You could just make it one side of a pentagon. Those kennels don't have to be rectangles. :-)
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    Small Coop Design Parameters

    http://catawbacoops.com/ I like these a lot. You can use it for a breeding pen, or a broody coop, or a coop for up to 6 birds. Easy and cheap enough to build. I am going to build a half-length version and use it for a broody coop.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    75% 2 Buff Orpingtons 2 EE 2 Brown Leghorns 2 Bantams (Silkie, Barred Rock) 2 Cuckoo Marans 1 Welsummer 1 Speckled Sussex
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    How Many Eggs With How Many Hens Today?

    58%
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    Hi from VA!

    I really like two-level, A-Frame Chicken tractors with approx 8'x4' foot print. Great size and ease of use for a small home-flock.
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    Ameracaunas Eggs

    My Ameraucana/EE lay very well and other than egg shell color, I can't tell any difference in the eggs. Relative to the size of the bird though, the eggs are pretty large.
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    walk in or raised?

    I'd build a Catawba Brougham A frame tractor. I've been using one for a year and I can't think of many shortcomings.
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    Coop size for 4 standards and 3 bantams?

    Here's another one I built. This is the one I actually use for my own chickens.
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    Coop size for 4 standards and 3 bantams?

    http://petchickensofvirginia.com/group/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2889 Sturdy, strong, yet light enough to move around. Chickens get grass every day. Adequate shelter from the weather (sun, rain, snow, wind). Predator proof! I'd recommend this design:
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    Coop size for 4 standards and 3 bantams?

    http://petchickensofvirginia.com/group/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2889 I'd recommend this design:
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    6/11 I have two bantams (Silkie and Barred Rock) that don't lay too much. So 6 is a lot for me!
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    Which "chocolate" layers have the darkest eggs?

    I got hatchery Welsummer and Cuckoo Maran and I can't tell their eggs from any of the others as far as darkness goes.
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