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  1. 406Jen

    Starting over...

    ....hey, guys. I used to be a very active lurker :D, and then we moved. My girls were adopted by a friend, and my coop went with them. It was a completely solid and wonderful and excellent and hand-built-by-me Garden Coop, and I am so sad every time I think of the fact that it couldn't come with...
  2. 406Jen

    Broody? not bound.....???

    x-posted in Emergencies/Diseases, but this doesn't feel like an emergency, so... 14 month old Buff Orpington, hiding out in the laying box for two days now (yesterday and today). Today I lifted her off, placed her outside run and she drank water and ate, wandered around a bit like normal, and...
  3. 406Jen

    Diagnosis help needed. Not egg-bound. Broody?

    14 month old Buff Orpington, hiding out in the laying box for two days now (yesterday and today). Today I lifted her off, placed her outside run and she drank water and ate, wandered around a bit like normal, and settled down in one of their favorite dust bath locations. Once the door to the run...
  4. 406Jen

    Training to use nipple? How long?

    I've 3 ladies, and today's high will be 4 degrees. Many degrees below zero at night. I've been using a 1 gallon standard waterer on top of the cinderblock-with-a-lightbulb trick, but many times a day the water is still frozen solid and for obvious reasons I need a working solution. I purchased...
  5. 406Jen

    Qs: Squatting, Straw vs Alfalfa, and Snow (already). Sigh

    Lots of various questions - I've looked through old posts but wasn't able to pinpoint exactly what I need, so I hope you can help me here. Background - 3 hens (Jersey Giant, Black Star, and Buff Orpington) not laying yet but due around the first week in August: 1) Squatting: I know this is a...
  6. 406Jen

    They put themselves to bed!! They put themselves to bed!!!!!

    There is literally NO ONE in my real world that will understand why I'm so excited about this, so I must share here. Brought my 3 girls home to their new digs on Friday. I'd build the coop all by myself - pounded every nail, sawed every board. Friday night I put them up in their coop (raised)...
  7. 406Jen

    I think I'm doing this wrong. New flock.

    Just picked them up yesterday. They're about 16 weeks old. I went to buy feed for them, and the dude at the store pointed to a green bag for "poultry feed" They're too young for this, right? I mean - I assume this is the layer feed everyone talks about? It's for adult chickens. These girls...
  8. 406Jen

    Brand new flock. Couple transition questions

    I just got 3 girls, expecting them to begin laying in the next month or so. So excited!! 1) I have water in a shallow bowl for them, but I've yet to see them drink. I gave them a bit of watermelon rind and they're picking all the innards out. Pecking at some of their feed as well. I'm not sure...
  9. 406Jen

    Holy Feathers, Y'all. Coop is done. Help me check my list.

    I took a LOOOONG time (2 months) to build my gorgeous coop, but I hang the door tomorrow and pick up my girls on Friday. I have A LOT OF QUESTIONS so I hope this is the best miscellaneous place to post all of them. **General Info: I'm in SW Montana, high elevation. We can get down to -40 in...
  10. 406Jen

    A bit frustrated with The Garden Coop plans

    hey all I'm been sloooowwwwwly building The Garden Coop from plans purchased from the site. Up to the now, the directions have been quite easy to follow, but I'm at the point where I'm putting the walls and floor on the actual coop, and am at a bit of a loss when it comes to what they refer to...
  11. 406Jen

    Non-baby hens in Rocky Mountain area?

    I'm almost done building the coop, and intentionally built before I got the girls. I'm not interested in raising from chicks, and I know many poultry farms/breeders sell birds that are hardy enough for outside. I'm looking for suggestions for reputable sources closer to me. I live in SW...
  12. 406Jen

    "The Garden Coop" Questions

    I'm building a coop using purchased plans from TheGardenCoop.com I'm at the point where my purlins for the roof are painted and ready to be attached in anticipation of the roofing, but I'm second guessing the SunTuf stuff. I'm not of the school of thought that chickens need higher quality...
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