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    My Christmas Chicken Beanie!

    So most of my friends and family now know I've gotten a bit obsessed with my chickens. I think they think it's a bit weird but I'm okay with that. Especially when they give me cool stuff like this to embarrass my son by actually wearing! Chicken hat by Quietly Scheming, on Flickr My...
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    Chicks Moved to the Coop!

    So after living in my hallway closet, after 4 weeks, we decided to move them to the coop. The wife is preggo right now and has the super nose. She walked by the closet door while I was checking in on them one day and I thought I was going to have to clean up another mess. Anyway, they're...
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    Chicks Arrived & Doin Good!

    So my chicks arrived (ordered from Meyer's Hatchery ) on Nov 1 and they're doing good so far! I got the call from the post office and they had to leave them on the porch since I was driving the wife to the airport at the moment. Luckily for us a friend lived in the neighborhood five minutes away...
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    Playhouse Coop Conversion - Roosts Too High?

    So I finally got around to putting in the roosts. I have the bottom roost 26 inches from the bedding line. Is this too high? The second row (the ones in the corners) are 10.5 inches from the bottom one. Roost Diminisions: bottom roost is 42x4x1 inches long and the top are 27x4x1 inches long...
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    Watering Nipples - How High?

    So I've finally got the auto watering system installed. Here's what it looks like so far. My main concern is that my PVC line (Picture Below) is too low. The bedding will be 5 1/2 inches deep which puts the nipples roughly 11-12 inches from the bedding. Is that high enough? If it's not I may...
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    Ordering Chicks - Mixing Breeds?

    So my coop is nearly complete along with the fence and I'm now looking at ordering chicks. I plan on having a total of 6 hens and no roosters. I do have a few questions though. 1. Can you mix breeds? I'm new to all this and wanted to have a variety of birds before eventually expanding and...
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    Feed & Water - Inside or Outside

    I realize this is probably a newbie (total new guy here) question but I can't seem to find any references. Is there a preferred location to provide feed and water? Does it matter? I was actually going to set up my feed and water inside the coop but I see lots of folks provide it outside. Do...
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    Playhouse Coop Conversion

    So I'm pretty new to all this but finally decided to just do it. I'm converting an old kids playhouse into a coop. I'm planning on keeping 4-6 hens solely for eggs. I plan on keeping their wings clipped. The playhouse It's honestly not going to need much modifying I think. The "schoolhouse"...
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    New Guy Intro

    Just wanted to stop in and introduce myself. I'm located out in Crosby, Texas and got interested in chicken keeping from a few friends who've had really great success. I decided to finally do it so I'll be lurking on the forums, doing a lot of reading. Thanks for providing a great place for...
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