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    Looking For Run Design Using Cinderblocks as a Base

    About a year ago I saw a coop design using cinderblocks buried in the ground as a barrier and a base for the run for a coop. I have searched and cannot find those pics now. Does anyone know who or where I can find these. I have LOTS of old 1/2 blocks, which is what I thought they used, stacked...
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    Got Our First 2 Eggs Yesterday!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!

    Went out to check on the chickies after work yesterday and someone left me a gift in the corner of the coop!!!! Then today there was another. Nice shell, very light brown. Not sure which girl is laying but I am pretty sure it's our Splash Silkie as she is the oldest and closest to laying age...
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    Snow and wind tonight. What to do ?

    They are predicting 1-2 inches of snow and winds 10-20mph with gusts to 40mph. Since this is our first winter with chickens, do I shut the doors for ventilation for the night until the wind and snow is done? I am concerned with the wind that it will blow into the coop and on the chickies. We...
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    Coop Humidity

    Okay, so I got one of those nifty wireless weather stations and put the sending unit in the coop. This one will show humidity and so far in2 days since putting the 5 Silkies in the coop it is at about 58%. I know there is someone on here that has figured out what the correct humidity should be...
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    Pics of our Girls and Boys in their new coop

    Finally got the Girls and Boys in their coop today for the Winter. Hoping everything will wotk out okay for them as this is my first coop build. Hopefully these uploaded. First time trying to put pics in a post.
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    Paint and Roost Question

    We are getting ready to put our chickens in their new coop and I have 2 questions. 1) When I was painting the walls I did not use a drop cloth. Stupid me. I have linoleum on the floor and was wondering if anyone had any adverse reactions with their chickens from not getting 100% of the paint...
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    Silkie laying on his side and breathng hard.

    Not sure of his age as he was bought at an auction. I know, I know that's beside the point right now. We have a temporary run for our 5 Silkies as I am building the coop for our chickens. They were out yesterday in the run in the sun and 1 gray Silkies tends to lay on his anyway but I noticed...
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    New Coop Construction Pics

    I have put some pics on my BYC page of our ongoing coop build. It will be 8x8, with 3 windows in the front and a 2' people door and larger window in one side. The back will have 3 nesting boxes and the last side will be solid. I will post more pics as we progress. You know, it's hard to take...
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    Newbie Question. What's the big deal about NPIP?

    I am just curious what the big deal is about this and what you have to do to get an NPIP registration number. I do not plan on breeding or showing anytime soon. Just curious. Thanks, Tom
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    A Couple of Coop building Questions

    My wife and I are in the process of building an 8'x8' coop for our Silkies. Right now we only have 5 but will be getting more. Probably no more than 10. My questions are these 1) I live in Md. and am trying to build it right but keep the cost down at least for now. Do I NEED to insulate and...
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    You Fplks are the BEST!!

    I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that has answered any of my first timer questions. The BIGGEST Thank You goes to the folks that have mentioned getting things from Habitat for Humanity ReStore stores. I never knew they existed. Well, my wife and I went shopping for material to start...
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    Coop Flooring Thickness and Type

    Going shopping tomorrow for the start of the new coop. What thickness flooring are you all using? I see most people are using OSB for floor and walls and are painting it. One question. Would you paint the floor before applying Linoleum or glue it to the bare wood floor. I know if I search...
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    Loose poop ??? Is this semi normal?

    We bought some Silkies las weekend at an auction. I know it probably wasn't the brightest thing to do, but my wife fell in love with them. They were being fed scratcg at the auction and they have been doing okay since we brought them home. I have been feeding them Souther States All Grain...
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    New Coop Build On Ground or Raised???

    I am getting ready to build a coop for my wifes new chicken. It is going to be 8x6 or 8x8 haven't decided yet. It will be tall enough to walk in. What are the advantages/disadvantages to being on ground or raised a foot off te ground. I live in Maryland so it doesn't normally get really cold...
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    Hello from Maryland

    My name is Tom and my wife's name is Beth. My wife and I decided to get some chickens to play with so here we are. She likes the more unusual chickens so we now have 3 red Silkies and 2 gray Silkies. She is looking at getting some Poilish as soon as she decides on what color whe wants. I am...
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