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    How big is too big when getting a rooster

    Hey all, I got my first batch of backyard chicks last year, and they are all doing great. I've moved to an acre property out of city limits and starting my own little homestead :) I've loved learning about the different philosophies on how to raise healthy chickens and have decided that I am...
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    Compost in the Run

    I wanted to share my compost run design, because I'm really enjoying the low maintenance and my chickens are loving the supplemental feed and scratch. My chickens have run of the yard, but I built a run adjacent to the coop for when I'm in vacation or we need to lock them up, but not all the way...
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    overhauled A-Frame Coop

    So I bought this little (6' X 5') a-frame coop off Craigslist for cheap, thinking it would be exactly what I needed for my five chickens. Unfortunately, I'm a newb in construction as well as chickens and didn't realize that the 2x1's the coop was originally built with were barely being held...
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    The Awkward Zebra

    Weird title right? Well it's my business name- and I thought why not have it be the name of my mini farm as well! I sell mostly crocheted items, but will break out to raise alpacas and sell my own fiber/yarn as well in the (hopefully) near future. Anywho, already off topic, . I wanted to...
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    nest box entry too little?

    Hey guys, I bought an a-frame coop, that is a little rough around the edges, but I think will be perfect for my 5 chickens (they are only a week old now, so I have some time to spruce it up). One of my concerns is the size of the entry to the two nesting boxes, it's only about 8 by 8. the box...
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    Hello from Fort Collins, CO

    Good Morning (or afternoon/evening), I'm a brand new member and brand new to backyard chicken raising! I'm looking at a coop today (an awesome a-frame) so hopefully that'll work out, but if not it will be fun to build one as well I'm picking up my babies on Friday (They might be hatching as...
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