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    And so it begins ... (another coop build)

    Last March, we purchased a new home on 12 acres in central NC. Due to time constraints and the general stress of moving, I had to "commission" a local coop builder to build something so we could move our 5 girls with as little stress as possible. It was always gonna be a "temporary" coop. A year...
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    Christmas Decorations on/around your coop?

    We decided to add a little Christmas cheer to the Super Coop. Thought I'd share and encourage anyone else to post pictures of your coop decorations. We may add a little more but this is what we did today.
  3. diverdale

    Our First Eggs!

    We got our first eggs today! We got our 3 girls in May and were kind of expecting not to get any until Spring. Well, we don't know which one(s) laid them but we had one waiting in the nest box this morning (that we think may have been produced yesterday) and another one when we got home from...
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    The Super Coop Build

    I've posted some pictures of pieces of our "super coop" but I thought I'd create a real "build" thread and go over some of the challenges/successes for anyone that is interested. First off, we got our first 3 chickens back in May and purchased a little coop (referred to from hence forth as...
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    Nest Box Changes

    Finishing up the super coop...ran into an issue with the nest box roof. I didn't take into account the trim/door when I put the roof on. It was fine but I didn't like it. So....I tore it all off and added some 2x4s on the sides as well as a 1x4 behind the front 2x4 to bring it out a little...
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    New to chickens

    Howdy folks. Dale here, from North Carolina. My wife and I have been talking about raising chickens for several years now. This spring we finally decided to make the plunge. We got 3 chicks 17 weeks ago (18 this Wednesday). 1 Buff Orpington (Buffy) 1 Speckled Sussex (Speck) and a Bard Rock...
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