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FYI Someone in Brooklyn, NY is building chicken coops for sale to private owners. NYTimes June 8 Dining Section: Fresh Eggs See article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/dining/fresh-eggs-so-local-theyre-at-your-house.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=chicken%20coop&st=cse

We have Bufs and RI Reds. About 10 months old. Have laid eggs all winter. With spring and access to worms I thought that we would see a darkening of the yolks to a darker deeper orange. Our eggs still remain yellow. We feed them Dumour feed and kitchen scraps. Eggs are good size and well...

Our 8 chickens are about 10 months old. Have done well outside in the coop and fenced area. Son built a "jungle gym" of limbs between trees so they can sit during the day next to the coop. BUT, in the last 2 weeks they have all decided to sleep on the outside on the limbs instead of going...

Hi Chicks are hitting week 4. In the garage in a large brooder box. Doing real well. Plan to transfer to new coop in 2 weeks. :/Question: they have been on crumble since beginning without cocci meds. Do I need to introduce them to crumble with cocci meds before they go out to the coop...

Chicks arrived yesterday. doing well in their brooder in the garage. We bought Dumor Starter at Tractor Supply. Eating away. Question: my understanding is that I do not introduce grit at this time. Correct? When do we add it to their brooder box?? When they have feathers?? OR When ???

Chicks have arrived and resting fine. Coop and fencing complete. Question: automatic door openers. Does anyone have any experience with any of these?? Saw another one from McMurray Hatchery - the McMurray coop controller yesterday on their site. Interesting that it also has a light for the...

Hi Putting finishing touches on the fence around our first coop. (The coop building guidelines' pictures were very helpful). We have a 9 Ft wire fence. Chicken wire fencing added on the bottom 4 ft as well as hardware cloth from the bottom foot and going out onto the ground for 3 feet around...

Hi, Our first chicks arrive next week! First group of chicks (6) we are picking up from Moyer's/Pa (Reds: hybrid cross between a White Rock egg-layer type female and a Rhode Island Red male) on Tuesday and the second group (4) arrives via mail the following week from Ohio (Buf Orpington)...

Hi we are new members and new to raising and care of chickens. Have just purchased a small coop "condo" for our chickens. We are half finished with the fencing (9 Ft height) and possibly electrical wiring to keep the raccoons out. Outside area around the coop is about 15 Ft X 15 ft. I've...