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    New Coop Construction DONE!! Roost question

    Hello everyone, Well we have finally built the ladies their coop. They have been sleeping out side in the elements for who knows how long. We may have gone a little over board but that is what animal lovers do. The coop is 6' wide x 4' deep and about 4' high (from the floor not ground) At...
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    Quick Questions.....

    Hello everyone, So we are about done with our new coop and i am sure the ladies will ove it. can not waiti to show everyone pics. With that being said i have a couple of questions... 1. Is 12"x12" large enough for an entry door, and is there any need to be able to shut it? I plan on leaving it...
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    Door size????

    Hello everyone. I am in the middle of building the Ladies their new home. I have a question. How big is everyones door/opening for the chickens to enter at the top of the ramp??
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    Cool Pic

    I thought these pictures came out pretty good. Here is apic of one of the ladies. I had just let her out of her cage, trying to break broody!
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    breaking broody

    Last week, through this site i discovered on of my girls has gone "broody". I tried putting her on the roost at night just to discover her right back in the nesting box. I then tried the wire cage trick. Friday morning through sunday night she spent in the cage ( I FEEL HORRIBLE) I did let her...
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    Three Feeding Questions

    Right now i feed a scoop mixed with some protien mix and crushed corn. Should I stick with that or use a feeder, i found one in the shed the other day and it looks like it is supposed to hang... not sure if i should hang it or not, but first have to figure out if i should just use the feeder...
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    Hen Habbits?

    Hello all, I posted this on another post under updates but no luck. I am wondering if this might be a better location for my question. At fiirst I thought one of the ladies was sick. In the past 2 days she has been staying in the nesting box, not sleeping on the roost and not comeing out to eat...
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    !!!UPDATE!!! Not sleeping on roost?? Make sense?

    Hello all, i have two chickens and i am NEW to this. my two ladies have always slept on the roost together although it is not in a coop. i noticed that one of the ladies has been spending more time in her nesting box, and then tonight i she is sleeping in it and not on the roost.... Should i be...
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    Fertilizer / Weed Killer

    I am trying to get my lawn cleaned up and green. Am I putting the ladies in danger if I fertilize and use weed killer. They free range most afternoons...
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    Am i donig it wrong?

    Ok here is what i was told to do when it comes to feeding but the more i read the more i wonder. I was told not to over feed my chickens has they will get fat and not lay eggs... When i first moved into the house the two ladies only free ranged the yard, and got the occassional food scraps. I...
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    Columbian Wyandotte

    I was told in another post that this might be a Columbian Wyandotte but i should post another pic to be sure?
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    Needing some help! Ok, LOTS of help!

    Ok, so we acquired two chickens with our new rental place in Italy, and I want to build them a coupe. I am thinking they really were not taken care of in the past so my wife and I will be spoiling them!! Some basic questions as I have been reading through these posts. Should each chk have her...
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    male or female

    So, as I posted in another spot, the wife and I are new to this. we inherited some chickens with our house. Am I male or female??????
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    New to chickens and have a ?????

    Hello everyone!! Well my wife and I are in the Air Force and just got stationed in Italy. The house we rented came with two chickens. The landlord asked us if we wanted to keep them or have him get rid of them. We are animal lovers and thought it would be cool to have chickens with the bonus of...
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