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    My coop grand opening!

    I’m finally done...well there is always something else to improve on but the bulk is complete. Ladies are 8 weeks old. Some of the ladies are crowing now but I’m not willing to give in and call them cockerls yet. It’s a little early still, right? We had some family over for a ribbon cutting...
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    12-day old chick questions

    New chick dad with a couple questions. I got 18 chicks last tuesday. they were hatched on monday 6/1. I've kept them in a spare bedroom in a 4'x3' dog cage with paper towels on the floor. I've been changing the paper towels three times a day for the first week and two times a day this week...
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    Hardware cloth combo on run

    Here is what I’ve got so far. The run portion is 8’x6’x6’ tall. The horizontal board is at 2’ and the vertical members are 4’. I bought 1/4” hardware cloth (23gauge 48” roll). I was thinking of using this to cover all of the sides and then using a second layer of 16 gauge welded wire like...
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    "Mini" coop-er build

    Hey, all you cool cats and chickens, I wanted to post the progress of my coop build. It's been tons harder than I imagined it would be, but I wanted to give hope and inspiration to anyone thinking they can't do it. I have very little experience with woodworking and while I've been close to tears...
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    Hello from NW Arkansas!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. I’ve wanted them for a while. We finally live outside city limits so I thought I’d give it a try. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I ordered from Cackle and they should be hatching June 1. (3) What breeds do you...
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    concrete post advice

    I'm making a coop+run similar to the simple suburban coop at sslfamilyfarm.com. The overall dimensions are 6' wide x 12' long. The coop portion is 4'x6' on one end and is raised up about 30". Both coop and run will have a metal roof. The base of the coop+run will be 2x6 pressure treated. I live...
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