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  1. lefttowrite

    RIP Mama Cass 💔

    A beautiful evening last night and I let the girls out while I was weeding my berry beds. They went into sparse trees up the hill a bit when I heard a squawk, then silence. Five girls made it back to the coop, but Mama Cass (one of my top two favorite chickens) did not. By the time I got there...
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    Help - mystery blood in coop and on eggs

    I have a small flock of six Australorps, almost two years old. About two weeks ago, I started noticing some blood on a few eggs. (Photo attached.) It wasn’t a lot, but I’d never seen it before. A friend suggested since it was a minimal amount, maybe there was some pecking going on in the...
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    Coyote in broad daylight!

    I live on 4 acres in a rural area and we’ve always had coyotes. But we only hear them at night, and far off. Today, however, my husband spotted one sneaking toward the coop at 10 in the morning! Broad daylight! He was scoping out our house, too. Just one, so I wonder if he is scouting for a...
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    Fall Garden Prep, or: Earning Their Keep Since They’re Not Laying Yet

    The girls got a lot of garden time in the last couple days, between cleaning up beds, leaving behind a little compost, and eating spreading out cover crop seed. What’s cuter than black chickens against a backdrop of fall color? Nothing, I say! Ella, queen of the woodpile. Mama Cass - is...
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    They finally have NAMES! 🖤

    So, in hindsight, probably not the best idea to get six identical-looking girls as my first flock. But now that their combs have come in, I can finally tell them apart! And as such, the flock has been officially named…all after dark-haired vocalists. Besides the obvious ones, can you tell who? 🖤🎶
  6. lefttowrite

    Hen isolating + closing one eye

    Hi! I'm a new chicken keeper (6 Australorp hens, 12 weeks old at time of posting). One of my girls has been acting strangely for the last few weeks, off and on. Sometimes, she integrates with the rest of the flock, behaves normally, looks happy/curious, etc. Other times, she sets herself...
  7. lefttowrite

    A big, blue, brand-new coop!

    My husband and I finished our coop this week! :yesss: The interior measures about 7.5’ x 11’, so plenty of room for my six girls with a bit of chicken math already factored in. For anyone curious, here’s a build breakdown: Walls + Flooring The walls are pallets, with CDX exterior and OSB...
  8. lefttowrite

    People with intense winters: Runs + Snow Load?

    Hello! I’m almost done with my coop and am looking to build a run next. I’ve left adequate space for it and have factored in windbreaks, ground drainage, etc in the site. I’m not so much worried about the bottom of the run as I am the top. I live in northern MI where we can get 3 feet of snow in...
  9. lefttowrite

    Hardware cloth apron around coop AND run?

    Hi! I’m new here and this is my first post. My husband and I are building our coop and, as we’ve moved into an old house that needs LOTS of love, we are trying to build it as inexpensively as possible without sacrificing security. Predators/uninvited guests I’ve seen so far include hawks...
  10. lefttowrite

    Hi! First-time flock keeper

    Hello! Just stopping in to introduce myself and my flock. BYC has been a great resource since my chicks came home, and even before that while I was planning, planning, planning! I’m excited to be part of such a knowledgeable community. 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get...
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