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  1. Family of 6

    Deep Litter method or Sand??

    Curious which method the OP used the how it has worked out? Also does he have more than 2 chickens by now (chicken math!) We have an 8x8 SAND coop with a 12x12 run of grass/dirt (free range most of the day) for 16 birds. I rake the poop out of the coop every other day. It takes about 7 min...
  2. Family of 6

    20w old Copper Maran Rooster flogging kids

    Thank you for your thoughts. It is not worth it for me to deal with separating him at this point since we are still learning. Might try to re home him before putting him on the table.
  3. Family of 6

    20w old Copper Maran Rooster flogging kids

    We got 16 chickens end of September. Our first chickens. Mix of breeds including a copper maran roo and an ameracauna roo. No real issues until this week when the maran flogged my 6yo son two days in a row. I did not see the incidents. I spent a long time reading up and watching for him over the...
  4. Family of 6

    6-week old Ameraucanas?

    They could also be some type of Ameraucana mix (Easter Egger). Both my Ameraucanas and EE had muffs similar around that age. Where did you get them?
  5. Family of 6

    Virginia

    Hey! I'm looking for recommendations on places to buy chicken coops in the local area. We live in Fredericksburg and are moving to a new house nearby in a month where we can finally have chickens! From what I have seen there are many small coops, but I am looking for something large, that...
  6. Family of 6

    help me choose breeds for our first flock!

    Ok thanks. Yes we will have 2 (or more at first since I know sexing is only 90%!) so we will separate the silkies after the first few months. So much to learn! I didn't realize the Silkie coop would need to be different too. I am on it though :)
  7. Family of 6

    Why'd you guys start raising your own chickens?

    I have never had chickens before, never really even been around them, but I got the idea in my head a few years ago after watching a show on TV. I never knew it was that easy! Also went along with more of the homesteady life we are slowly been moving towards. We are finally moving to a farmette...
  8. Family of 6

    help me choose breeds for our first flock!

    Thank you for your thoughts on this. I am still very new to the chicken world! We thought it might be easier to keep the Delaware separate to prevent the rooster from fighting, be sure they are all white birds (prettier like you said), and so we don't get attached to them. Also since we are...
  9. Family of 6

    help me choose breeds for our first flock!

    Thanks for your info! I just ordered everything :-) We will be closing on our new home about 2 weeks after the chicks arrive, so my husband should have time to get the coop and run set up. We have a large shed on the property we are converting to a coop
  10. Family of 6

    help me choose breeds for our first flock!

    So much to think about. Thanks for all the input so far. I have thought about Leghorns, but am not really drawn to them right now. Right now I am thinking 3 Delaware hens, 1 Delaware Roos (once these are grown our plan is to separate and use as meat birds) 3 Australorp, 1 Roo 3 EE 3 RIR 3...
  11. Family of 6

    help me choose breeds for our first flock!

    Thank you for the input! I think I am getting so excited wanting every breed, hopefully I can narrow it down to 6 or 7 to start. We will be living in Virginia, so it shouldn't be too cold. I am ordering in a bit, but not receiving till April.
  12. Family of 6

    help me choose breeds for our first flock!

    Hello! I have been spending the last few weeks reading about chickens NON STOP! I am so excited to start our first flock when we move to our new home. I would love your input on which breeds I should get. I have narrowed the list down a bit already.We will be using our chickens for eggs and...
  13. Family of 6

    Building a Sizeable Chook Shed - 4.5m x 4.5m (approx 15ft x 15ft)

    Your coop is looked great! We are planning on converting a large shed into a coop so your ideas are very helpful
  14. Family of 6

    Incubating in my bra: An experiment.

    Sorry this didn't work out. Looks like you learned a lot and we all enjoyed following along!
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