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    Indoor/Outdoor Gravity Feeder- Anybody built one?

    I'm thinking about designing a gravity feeder that will feed inside AND outside the coop. Anyone done this or have ideas on what might work and what wouldn't? My coop floor is probably 10"-12" above ground level, so it would take two different chutes separated by a baffle in between for the...
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    Coop design flaw...So there I was stuck in the coop...

    The door to my coop has a self-latching door on it. To keep from getting locked in, I drilled a hole through the door frame and ran a nylon string through it and attached the string to the latch outside. On the inside, I tied a washer to the string to keep the string from getting pulled thru...
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    Do Your Chickens Eat When Not Hungry?

    For the last week or so, when I go into the coop to feed the chicks (4 weeks) there is always some food left in their feeder. However, when I pick up the feeder to put more in, they go nuts. They even fly up and land on the feeder while I'm trying to put food in. Once it hits the floor, they...
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    My Chicken's Are Crazy!

    So yesterday I go into the coop and kneel down to see how everybody is doing. My favorite, Hen-rietta hops right up on my hand like always and settles in. But then, several others began to follow suit. Soon I had 3 on each arm, 2 on 1 leg and 1 walking back and forth behind my neck from...
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    Fellow Pilots? Anyone else who "flys the coop"?

    Just wondering how many other pilots out there have chickens. I'm a corporate pilot, at least for now until the economy completely tanks. Airplanes and pilots are always the first to go. Anyway, what kind of flying do you do and what do you fly?
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    I never knew chickens were so dusty....

    I have read on this forum that chickens are 'dusty'. My first ever chicks are now 4 weeks old, and in the last week I've noticed a build up of dust in the coop. It began before I started letting them out in the run for a while on warm days (which they love), so it's not just the dust from...
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    My "Carmex" Cure for Picking

    I went out in the coop the other day to find my favorite pullet (Hen-ryietta) with blood all over her rump. It had been about six hours since I had checked on the chicks (they are all about 3 weeks old). One of my cockerels also had a bloody spot on his right wing. I guess it doesn't take...
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    Do you feed indside or outside the coop?

    I personally can feed inside, outside, in between.... Well, you get the picture. But what about the chicken feeder? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? I'm going to build a feeder and would like to know the best place to put it. My coop is fairly small, so I'd like to avoid taking...
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    Mystery Bird... to me anyways

    Can anyone tell me what they think this little one is? It was an extra in our order and he/she is beautiful. We are curious what breed. Thanks!
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    Hello and thanks!

    First time poster and first time chicken owner. My wife and I have talked about raising chickens for years but never took the plunge. In light of the recent economic downturn, and what may be on the horizon, we decided this Fall would be a good time to start. We consider it a step towards...
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