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    large breeds less likely to be taken by Coopers Hawks?

    Have been having some issues with Coopers Hawks this winter. Summer seems to be less of an issue as the hawks are likely less desperate, but this past winter we had 2 solid attempts to get our gals. We were thinking of adding some chickens to our small flock and were thinking of getting a...
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    New coop / shed

    Couple pictures of our new coop / shed. Built by The Cottage Works of Monroe WI (no affiliation, just satisfied customer.) Still have some indoor window trim and electric to add. Used Black Jack rubberized roofing material on the floor. Got the garden window on craig's list for cheap...
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    vent fan for coop?

    We are about to have our new coop built. It will effectively be a small 6x6 garden shed. It will be situated in a pretty sunny location and we have always noticed that our current small coop gets quite hot inside during the day. Our gals are able to free range all day in our fenced in back...
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    Our gals are MOVIE STARS! Local TV cable program on backyard chickens

    Back in December Whitewater WI approved an ordinance amendment to allow backyard chickens - a project I worked on for some 5 months working with the city. This past month our local city cable TV station (Charter station 990 locally) produced a really good program featuring an interview with our...
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    Whitewater, WI passes Backyard Chicken Ordinance

    Well, 5 months of hard work paid off Tuesday night when our City Council unanimously approved the backyard chicken ordinance I had been working on with them. They even waved the second reading to expedite the ordinance approval, in part because in 3 previous lengthy Plan Commission meetings...
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    working on ordinance for Whitewater, WI - through 1st stage - video of presentation to Plan Commissi

    If you are bored . . . Here is the link to the video of my presentation to the Whitewater, WI Plan and Architectural Commission regarding amending the city ordinance to allow backyard chickens. Ordinance is still in limbo, but it appears we have some support from the Plan Commission. Most...
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