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  1. michaelf1478

    Co exist??

    Wondering if I can put a few turkeys with my chickens? I leave the coops open so they all can free range I the backyard. The yard is roughly a acre and it's fenced in as well. Wanted to ask the experts before I went and purchased anything. Thanks in advance.
  2. michaelf1478

    Barn lime

    I've been reading up on barn lime in the run to reduce smell. Seems like a great idea since it's only $3.00 a bag. I purchased a bag yesterday and put it in the run today. I cleaned my run/coop out, shifted the dirt around, applied the lime the shifted it again. My question is did I do this...
  3. michaelf1478

    Sexing

    Anyone have any advice on how to sex Lavender Orpington chicks. Had a few hatch the other day and the suspense is killing me!!
  4. michaelf1478

    Perch ideas

    Had some 2x2 laying around the house and I decided to make some perches for my coop. I'm​ thinking of doing a few ladder perches. Wanted to get you fine folks opinion on it and maybe some other design ideas.
  5. michaelf1478

    ID plez

    Purchased these chicks today at local feed store, were sold to me as araucana. After alot of reading today I learned that I may have Easter eggers. Doesn't really matter to me because I'd have got them anyways, I'm just curious and don't want to go around saying I have araucana when I don't.
  6. michaelf1478

    Constructive criticism please

    I've decided to try and raise chickens. Since I have alot of junk in my back yard, I've decided to try and use it to make a coop and a laying box. I'm gonna use a old 10x10 dog kennel to keep them locked up at night and for the box I found a old stackable shelf some scrap tin and scrap wood...
  7. michaelf1478

    First chickens

    After a few months of research and a few weeks building my coop I am almost ready to buy my first chicken, my coop is roughly 8x5 and I have my run made with 10x10 dog cage, I only used 3 pieces of the kennel and I attached the coop to the the fence so I wouldnt have the coop in the kennel so...
  8. michaelf1478

    Brooder question

    I have a booder built with plywood without a top yet im wanting to get some chicks pretty soon they gonna be about 2 weeks old and the brooder is gonna be outside and its been kinda cold here in Ga getting into the lower 30s, if I put a top on it and a ight on the inside will they be ok outside...
  9. michaelf1478

    coop and run question

    I am using a 10x10 dog kennel and I am building a coop out of pallets it is gonna be roughly 66L x 53w x 53T im gonna put a floor in and have a pallet in the middle to give it a two story laying area, and im gonna cut out a 2x2 door for the chickens and im gonna hinge one of the doorsand put a...
  10. michaelf1478

    New guy

    Hey im Michael from middle Ga, I've just decided to get a few chickens so I can have fresh eggs. I already know I'm gonna have hundreds of questions for you guys so stay patient with me.
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