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    space for broody with her chicks

    Hi, sorry if this has been asked and answered, I couldn't find much on it. Working on building our coop, and want to plan ahead with some different sections I have planned. I plan to have it sectioned off in one area for introducing new birds to the flock, or to put chickens who I specifically...
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    Help! Brooder plans

    Okay, I've been reading and planning and drawing and reading some more, and I think I've come up with a plan for brooding my chicks. I've got 15 chicks coming first week of March (6 are silkies, rest are LF). I have another 15 coming first week of April. Would have had them come at the same...
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    Deciding where to house goats..

    Hello, just looking for some input from experienced goat (or sheep, llama, etc) people. We have five acres with several old buildings, and we are trying to decide where we should put the goats. We have an old building probably 30 or 40 feet behind the house that I would really like to turn into...
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    separate runs for different chickens?

    Hi there, I have had so many questions answered by old threads, but I have one I haven't come across yet. I have read that some chicken breeds specifically prefer free ranging, and that some are happier (or at least perfectly content) living in a run. Does anyone have their run sectioned off...
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    Brooding silkies and regular chicks together?

    Hi, I am getting 17 chicks (mixture of orpingtons/rocks/etc) first week of April, and I'm interested in getting silkies as well. If I wait until summer or next spring to get them, will they adjust just fine to living with my large chickens? Or am I better off brooding them together?
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    New here

    Hi there! Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jami, I had chickens as a kid for pets and 4-H competition and absolutely adored them. I had multiple different breeds and I loved them to pieces! We did a lot wrong, I don't think any of our chickens lasted more than a couple years before...
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