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    My experience with a coop that is too small

    When I was growing up in the 50's folks kept chickens in whatever space was available. My paternal grand parents kept hens in a old layer house designed for three times as many birds as they had. My maternal granddad kept a dozen in an old horse stall. When I bought my dozen pullets I had in...
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    Pullets laying sporadically

    I have not had chickens for over 20 years but I had a chance to buy some started pullets for a very reasonable price this summer to I grabbed a dozen. The first egg came about 3 weeks ago, I got a egg a day for a couple days then none for a couple. Now sometimes I get 1,2, or 3 and sometimes...
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    Adding a second floor ?

    My chicken house is a little marginal size wise for my 12 pullets (50 sq ft). Right now it is not a problem as they are only 10 weeks old and have a outside run. My concern is this coming winter, it gets cold here often below 0 F and we are in a windy location. There are days when it is just not...
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    Hi from Vermont

    I have enjoyed lurking around this site for a while now and thought I may as well join. I am retired and getting back to my agricultural roots. I have always kept my hands in farming but never made a significant portion of my income from it. We had chickens off and on when the children were...
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    Dark communal nest

    First off hi to everyone on this great forum, I have lurked around here quite a bit and thought it was time to join. I am getting ready to build some nest boxes for my 12 pullets. When I was growing up in the 50's my grandparents kept around 50 layers on their small dairy farm. The hen house was...
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