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    In a quandry.

    I am based in Scotland and I have got 4 silkies who were all hatched by me and all live together happily. 2 males and 2 females, they are 6 mths old and they all stay together and move as one. If one does randomly walk away the others will follow or they will run back to join the others when...
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    Feeling sad

    I'm feeling sad as I don't know what I am going to do? I got 6 silkies eggs to incubate May and four beautiful babies hatched. I love them so much and they are beautiful. They are now 5 mths and are outside in my garden. It turns out I have 2 roos and 2 hens. One roo is the dominant roo and I...
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    Finally finished and got some lodgers.

    Well it's taken my dad and me nearly 4 mths to finish the coop, but I am so proud of our achievements. Both of us are mobility disabled and have conditions that cause us to be in constant never-ending pain, so this task was huge for us and why it took us so long as we needed recovery days...
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    Ventilation

    Will this be enough ventilation for Scottish weather? There will be a 2in.gap front and back of the coop. Plus two opening windows. The coop is 7x6ft. will I need more or less? The roof will be a corrugated metal roof. Eventually there will be 4 standard chickens and 4 bantam ones. I...
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    Mixed flock

    Hi I'm almost done building my coop and will be looking to purchase my chickens soon. Stupid me decided to get family involved in picking what chickens to get and come up with a list that I think will all get along. Had to make a couple of changes to what some had chosen as on paper they could...
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    Hardware cloth and chicken wire.

    Hi In process of planning my new coop and run and I have purchased a foxhunter metal run that comes with rolls of chicken wire. I live in the UK in Northern Scotland. I had planned on just making a skirt that went down into the ground and up approx 12 in, as well as using the chicken wire to...
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    Bike shed conversion

    Hi I'm in the planning stages of making a home for chickens. I live in a small village in Morayshire in North Scotland. I have a 7ft x3ft pent roofed bike shed that I am planning on adapting to use as my coop. I am planning on replacing the roof and making it a reverse apex so that I can put...
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