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    Coop floor suggestions?

    Any suggestions on how we should do the floor in our coop? Either paint or linoleum is the direction we're leaning, but should we caulk as well? I heard something about mites.
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    Laying Mash???

    I think I know the answer to this question, but recently I have heard different. Do hens require a special "laying" mash to produce eggs? A family member said that if I wasn't going to have a rooster then I needed to get some feed that was artificially insemenated. I felt like I scoured BYC and...
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    Crazy coop building day

    My wife and I had the worst day building our coop. All of our progress was hampered by screws that were too short. Everything fell apart. On the plus side, we took down one of our fence panels and realized we could make iowa coop larger than originally planned. That means more chickens!!!!!
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    Heating/ Cooling Ideas?

    My wife and I are about to begin construction on our coop and I was curious to see if anyone has any ideas on how to keep the coop warm in winter and cool in summer. The "cool" part is the most important as we live in the DFW metroplex and it can get pretty warm here. I want to run power to it...
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    Anyone going for a minimalist lifestyle?

    So with the addition of our small flock, my wife and I decided we wanted to live on as little as possible. We already forgo some of the more common luxuries, and we we are looking for ways to eliminate more. We found some farms in the area that will trade milk for eggs and there are plenty of co...
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    Brand new chicken farmer in Texas!

    So my wife finally did it. She convinced me to get some chickens. At first, the brooding of the chicks seemed a little daunting, but now they are part of our tribe. we just love them! I have recently adopted a vegetarian lifestyle and together with my wife we have really started pushing to be as...
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