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I am not sure if I am putting this in the correct place but I have a question. I have had my chicks (hatched Mar 4) in the coop for 3 days now and I went out and opened the pop door for them. I expected them all to run out and have fun... one started out another pushed her out and then fell...

I have been doing a lot of stuff in the background and not posting much. I built my coop (although the run has to be finished) and my chicks are here! I can't believe that they are so big already (they will be 2 weeks old tomorrow!!) I have 8 little fuzz balls in the brooder. 3 of them are...

Ok so we went to a local farmers market to buy some Cornish crosses that we're raised in more of the manner that we would raise them to see what we thought of the taste ect. They were about $3 a pound which I did not feel was a terrible price for what we were getting. So we put one in the...

After my husband and I talked we are thinking of doing cornish hens for meat. NOT cornish x. So I am trying to figure out what to get. I see dark cornish on Meyer's site. I assume that this is what I would want to get. These are the little hens in the store right? How long do these take to...

So, I was talking to a friend who lives in the city and she did not think it was possible to have a coop in the city and I started to tell her about this AWESOME design I saw up here and I can't for the life of me find the link anymore! It is the cutest little coop built next to a garage...

Ok so my husband has a question for me... he wants to know how I plan to keep the water from freezing in the winter when we have no electric at the coop. It is too far to run extension cords. Does any one have any non-electric solutions? Solar or battery powered heaters? Any ideas?

So, my husband had a little heart to heart with me last night. I am about ready to go pick up my free wood for the coop and he said one of his concerns with this project is that he does not want the chickens to effect our travel schedule that we have during the summer. We take about 10 4 to 5...

I searched the forum and I have not quite found the answer I am looking for. Are these girls so big that I need to make bigger than usual nest boxes and pop doors in my plans if I am planning on having one in my flock?

I have been searching and searching for free wood to build my coop. I just found a person that took a barn apart and said I could take enough barn siding to build a 4x8 coop!!!!!! I am soooo excited! I have to figure out how to get the wood to my house. It is about 2 hours away but it will...

Ok, so I have been searching and reading about brooders... I get the impression that they quickly out grow these ones made from rubbermaid containers. I am not really sure what I am supposed to do with chicks after that since they will not be ready for the coop yet. But my question is: How...

Ok, so I am still trying to get the wood I need to start my coop (MY goal is to build here in the fall and winter and have it done in time for me to get the chicks for my birthday in March. I am not sure that anyone else in the house shares my goal but that is what it is... ) Anyway, while I...

Ok, so I want to get some layers but I am also interested in some antibiotic free meat birds. Here is my issue though. The place I want to get them from says they only sell them straight run... but I am not allowed to have roosters. I am thinking roosters don't start to crow until 10 weeks...

My husband and I want to use hardware cloth and we went to Lowe's and found it to be very expensive but the cheaper things don't seem safe. Do any of you know where hardware cloth can be obtained at a a good price?

So, I called a week ago and the lady in the building department said "yes" I could have chickens. When I was talking to the commissioner today about my fence issues I asked to clarify some code with him about the chickens and apparently my city has two ordinances that conflict. One says I can...

So, I want chickens. I have been reading, reading, reading. Drawing up plans, naming chickens I don't even have yet and getting very excited. Then my husband is reading about people dying from e coli laced beef etc. He does some research and finds that you can have issues if you don't...

Ok, I live only an hours drive from Meyers so I am planning on driving down to get them... my question is, what should i transport them in to keep them warm and safe while in the car?

I am looking at a coop design that will make it necessary to have the pop door come out the bottom of the coop. Does anyone else have this? How do you do deep litter with this set up? How do you close the door???

Ok, so I checked with the city and I can have chickens but no roosters. I think I found a builder who is willing to donate leftover items from his builds to me to get the wood I need to build my coop! YEA!!! Now I started the design phase. I have this old garden area that we don't use anymore...

Ok so I went to MyPetChicken.com and put some lovely birds in my cart and then found shipping was going to be $39.95... LOL! That is more than the chicks cost. Meyer's store is only 1 hour away and I thought about driving down there and making it a field trip for my kids. Has anyone been...

Ok, so I am designing my "dream coop and run" for my yard and well the cost is a bit much and may take me well over a year to be able to afford it. But, I want chickens sooner... I also have never had chickens before (although I have 4 birds in my house!)... so would a "starter coop" be a...