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    Hard shells and thick membranes

    I read a lot of posts here from people who are concerned about soft shelled eggs. I have just the opposite problem. We have 23 BO hens and 2 BO roosters. It seems like all the hens are laying since we get 18 to 2 eggs per day. The only "problem" if it is a problem is that the shells are...
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    Too Much Light?

    Our Coop is located, unavoidably, about 20 feet from my neighbor's Utility Pole mounted Dusk to Dawn Mercury Vapor Light and the Windows of the coop are directly in line with that light. Our winds are out of the northwest and the windows are facing the southeast. That would be perfect, except...
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    How Tall are Buf Oprington adults?

    Our 26 Buff Oprington Chicks are now 2 1/2 weeks old. I built a set of six nesting boxes on legs. I want them to have enough clearance from the floor so that the adults can use this area for feeding and watering. How high should they be? I see a lot of articles that say 18 inches but is that...
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    how many on a perch?

    Just finishing up the coop and I need to know how many adult Buff Orpingtons can fit on a 10' perch. This would be both summer and winter. The coop is 10 feet wide and I would like to have the perch run the full width but do I need more room? If the perch is full, will the other(s) sit on the...
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    Old-Timer gives conflicting advise on coop

    Hi, Although I just joined today, I have been lurking for over a month, learning all I can about raising chickens and designing a coop. I figured I had all of the information I needed to design my own coop when my dear wife suggested we use an existing wood shed. Since this was going to be...
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