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    all roosters?

    I added 4 two month old chickens to our flock back in late June, straight run. We were replacing a couple lost hens. About a week ago I noticed one trying to mount one of our hens but this one was smaller of the 4. This week one of the chickens we were quite sure was a rooster started crowing...
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    Our first hatchings

    We had a brood hen we could not break so gave her some fertilized eggs. All 9 eggs hatched. My son documented in his YouTube video, Enjoy!
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    Rustic coop almost done

    Been working on a new coop in past couple weeks. Was able to find a lot of weathered wood to go after a more rustic tobacco barn look. We moved last year so had to say my good bye to my previous coop, https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/completed-our-amish-style-coop.385281 Built same 4x6...
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    Split nest lid design

    Making good progress on my coop. Its a 4x6 with external nest boxes. My previous coop chickens only used 2-3 nest boxes so planned on making a split nest box design with separate lids so one side is storage and the other side is a couple nests. I have seen this on the larger 8+ft coops and...
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    Removing concrete pad

    previous owner had a 12x20 concrete pad where I want to place my coop. I busted up the concrete using sledge hammer and removed best I could. Was wondering if anyone had issues with broken concrete in run? Some those pieces can be sharp. I plan on trying to get most of it out but doubt I will...
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    completed our Amish style coop

    Finished our coop tonight and wanted to start sharing the details. I have a friend who was tearing down part of his barn so I was able to get my siding and rough cut 2x4 material from him. I really liked the look and functionality of the salt box amish style coops out there but the $1500 price...
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