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Sorry for bad pic but these two are both supposed to be Barred Rocks. The clearly striped one is a week older, but why is the other not striping out? Just young?

Today I came home at noon for lunch and to do my mid-day check on the chicks and discovered one (my favorite) huddled in the corner. I then noticed that she had a bloody toe. As she moved away from the corner all three others chased after her and started pecking at her toe. I have two Golden...

Here is the coop as of Sunday (this photo is before we added the last piece of siding on the fence side). We laid the roof support for the shelter and then installed the siding. Because this is a very sturdy construction for a chicken coop, I went with a very thin plywood for the siding so as...

This is an actual paint strip that I found at Benjamin Moore yesterday: http://instagram.com/p/XStTV7rALr/

So excited about my first coop! I'm basing it off of the All-In-One design from Chicken Coops for Dummies. Thanks to some helpful hints that I learned right here on BYC, I'm adjusting things slightly. This weekend my father and I got the base and shelter all framed in.

I built a little mock roost bar for my chicks to sit and play on, but I think I made it too high. Two of the four loved it and would fly up onto it to greet me when I come in the room. But when checking on the babies tonight, I noticed that the most friendly chick who regularly flew up onto the...

I picked up my chicks three days ago (has it only been three days?) and their adorable little personalities are starting to come out! I've got two Golden Comets (Sex Links) and two Barred Rocks. It's so funny, the "blondes" are bubbly and friendly and my dark-haired gals are little more...

For years, I've gardened and grown my own food, but this is definitely my next step in creating my little urban farm. I'm so excited to start this journey! I just picked up my chicks: two Golden Comets and two Barred Rocks. They are adjusting well! Now I'm finalizing my coop plans. I'm so glad...