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    Year-Round Hoophouse on Extremely Windy Farmland?

    Hi there! We're planning (hoping?) to house our chickens in a hoophouse coop (when I say "hoophouse", I mean ACTUAL hoophouse--the kind used for vegetable growing, covered in poly) year-round, or as year-round as we can. We're fortifying the bottom 3-4 feet with wire netting to keep our...
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    Oh crap, just ordered chicks--NOW WHAT?!

    I just ordered 28 mixed chicks (heavies mostly) from McMurray Hatchery (a "combo pack" and some Buff Orp ladies), and OHMYGOD, what do I do now? They'll be here in about a month. I have a heat lamp, feeders, waterers, going to get pine shavings (is that okay?) for bedding closer to arrival...
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    Male/Female Ratio?

    Okay, so I want chickens *bad*, but I'm a little confused on some things. I'm interested (only) in egg production, whereas my boyfriend wants to use them for meat also. This being said, would it be most economical to purchase roosters with the hens? I want a rooster or two (for looks, I...
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