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  1. jakesbigpapa

    Food and water inside coop?

    I built a coop with an attached run. My question is, do the chickens have to have access to food and water over night, while they are inside the coop, or can it stay in the run? FYI....the run is TOTALLY enclosed, top to bottom, including hardware cloth beneath the stone, sand, and earth in the...
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    Hen house door?

    This is probably a dumb question, but this is my first flock, and I'm just learning. I just finished building my coop with an enclosed run. Is it necessary to have a door to the hen house at the top of the ramp, if the run is predator proof? Thanks in advanced.....and here's a photo of...
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    Can I? Help!!!

    I'm getting 4 silkies on Friday. They'll be a week and a half old. On Monday, I'm getting 8 chicks (3 speckled sussex, 3 golden comets, 2 EEs) that will be 2 days old. Can I brood them together?
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    2 week old silkies with 8 new chicks? HELP!!!

    Hey folks, Chicken math prevailed, and I ordered 4 silkies which will be here Friday, 3 days before my other chicks (3 speckled sussex, 3 golden comets, and 2 EEs). My question is, is it okay to brood them together, if the silkies are about 2 weeks old when the other chicks arrive? I figured...
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    A Roofing Question

    Hey folks....I'm building my first coop/run. I'm using asphalt shingles on the roof over the run, and I was wondering, do I need to worry about the roofing nails being exposed on the underside of the sub roofing? In other words, do I need to worry about my birds flying seven feet up into a...
  6. jakesbigpapa

    Started my coop/run today

    Hi folks...thanks for all the great info you've all been giving me. Started my coop/run today. Thought I'd share the days progress, since the whole concept is inspired by BYC member designs.
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    Do I need to insulate my coop?

    Hey....I'm brand new to the backyard chicken game, and I'm getting started on my first coop. I live in the Finger Lakes region of New York, and my question is, do I need to insulate my coop? I know that it's a complete beginner question, but I figure that's why this site is such a great...
  8. jakesbigpapa

    Speckled Sussex and Golden Comets

    Hey there. I'm BRAND NEW to the world of backyard chickens. I have a three and a half year old son, and I thought it would be a fun and educational project raising and caring for chickens. Our local Agway has a shipment of Speckled Sussex and Golden Comet chicks coming in at the end of March...
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