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    New coop renovations

    I had some ideas in mind for modifications to my coop and run. I wanted to incorporate the idea of grazing frames because our chickens tear up and dig trenches in our run if we don't let them out to free range every at least twice a week. I also wanted to add gravel for the flooring of the run...
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    New tween chicks!!!

    I just received two chicks of unknown age and breed from a friend as a surprise gift. I believe they are buff orpingtons but I'm not sure. I also believe they are around 10 weeks of age but I'm not 100% sure of that either because I've never had buff orpingtons before. Well my questions are...
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    Coop ready for winter!

    Living in michigan we have snow for most of the winter (although last winter we barely had any) so we needed to winterize. we cut up some plywood to close up some ventilation but not all, added a heavy duty tarp over the run and added thermometers on the outside and inside of the coop. here are...
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    How to move a coop safe, easy and cheap

    This is how we moved a coop cheaply without a tractor or anything motorized. my coop is about 4' by 5' and weighs over 1000 pounds. using 2 $15 furniture rollers recommended for 1000 pounds each we moved the coop over 100 feet on rocks grass and uneven surfaces. to lift the coop to get the...
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    Friendly Production Red cockerel for FREE!!!!!

    Here is my now 10 week old production red cockerel. I need to give him a new home because I live in the city and we can't have him. I live in Portage, Michigan. He is surprisingly friendly and beautiful and he's for free to anyone willing to give him a home.
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    what breed of chickens should i get????????????

    Since I'm selling my 8 week old production red cockrel (message me if you are interested, i live in southwest michigan and willing to ship) I now want to get two more hens about 6 to 10 weeks old but i dont know what kind to get. i have 2 production reds and 2 new hampshires now. i would like to...
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    ordinance help!!!!

    so i finished my coop a week ago and when we went into city hall the coop inspector said that one- we had to add a fence covering the run adn two- the area were we put the coop is not actuallyin the backyard. the first statement wasn't even in the rules for keeping chickens shown on the city's...
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    breed help!!

    8 weeks ago i bought 5 "red" pullets from TSC. It turned out that one was a rooster and we're finding him a new home. but since i bought them from the red pullet brooder i dont know what breed each chicken is. The breeds i think the chickens might be are, Rhode Island red, New Hampshire red...
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    Is this one a roo????

    i need to know if one of our family chickens is a rooster.we live in a the city in southwest michigan and the city ordinance for keeping chickens doesn't allow roosters. I bought 5 pullets from tractor supply,2 rhode Island reds, 2 new hampshire, and one that seems to be a hybrid of both. At 7...
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