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    Had to euthanize my baby today...

    I got home from work and found my beautiful Americauna down in the hen house being pecked to death by her sister hens. Rushed her to hospital but things looked bad. She had a fever, couldn't move her legs, could barley raise her head and had a heart murmur. I thought about hospitalizing her...
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    Finally! Almost Done! THIS WEEKEND! Pics!

    The 5 month odyssey is finally coming to a conclusion in the next couple of days! Last weekend I turned the plain sheet of plywood on the coop into a nice size external access door (I made it up as I went along, with a lot of help from pictures you all have shared). This weekend I have a nice...
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    Desperately need help w/ external nest box!!

    I start building it tomorrow and I'm unsure of a few things. First, yes I need an external nest box. The coop just won't work long term w/o one. I planned (and bought hardware) for one with a hinged lid, but I'm just not sure how to attach the lid in such a way that water won't come in (in...
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    Transitioning to coop from brooder...what am I doing wrong???

    Ok, I'm a newbie chicken owner, so maybe this is all normal, but I'm starting to get a little worried. I FINALLY got enough of the coop built last weekend to get the babies out of the tight brooder and into the coop. Of course, they were very frightened for the first couple of days but have...
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    Coop design question-start building today!

    I start building today, even though the weather is windy/rainy/nasty. As soon as the wood order arrives, I start building the frame of the coop/run! I'm terrified! I've never done anything like this in my life! I've been researching for months, but every time I turn around there is another...
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    Total newbie asks "Does this coop design seem ok?"

    First post here, so hi! I'm about to build my first coop for my first chickens ever, so I wanted to run my plan past you all to see if I'm making any big mistakes (besides not building for the dream flock I already want . I am raising chicks in the basement bathroom as I write, so the coop...
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