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    The Reedy Chicken Coop

    The Reedy Chicken Coop I have always wanted chickens. I am not sure why. I have never had chickens, and am not sure if I have ever touched a chicken that still had its feathers. I just know I always wanted chickens. My lovely wife was not so thrilled about the idea, but I figured she would...
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    How To Humanely Euthanize A Chicken..

    My initial thought on putting one of my chickens down, was that it would be easy...after all - it's a chicken (I know - blasphemy!). I mean, hey, I eat a lot of chicken, but then, if I were standing there with a hatchet and a stump, could I do it? I was at the feed store this weekend, and...
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    If you leave your eggs in the coop for a day...

    Hey everyone...got a question - Let's say you get your eggs daily, but missed a day for some reason...then the next day you have twice as many. Is there any reason you cannot use all the eggs? I mean...are they still good after they have been in the coop for an extra day? I know they can...
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    Cleaning the hen house? How often?

    I clean mine out every couple months or so. I do use the deep litter method and DE. It seems to work well. My pine shavings are about 6 inches deep, and I turn them every couple of days. I add new shavings as needed, and sprinkle some DE when I do. The birds seem to have no fleas or other...
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    Not Laying In Nestboxes

    I hope to figure this out too. My girls have started laying, and they are laying in the back-corners of the coop instead of the laying boxes. I need to try the golf-ball thing. Jason
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    Sleeping in nesting boxes...argh.

    Now two of the girls are laying an egg a day. One egg is always smaller than the other, so I figure it's two different ladies. Anyway, they have not used the nesting box to lay...just to sleep on and poop in, so I gave up and took it out. They now lay in the back corners of the coop, so I...
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    Sleeping in nesting boxes...argh.

    Hey all...took the legs off the nest boxes, and found this in one of them today after I got home from church! YAY!! Jason
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    YAY...I got my first egg!! Finally! 20 weeks on the dot for one of the girls. The shell was really soft, so i changed their food and put some crushed up egg shell our for them that I had been collecting. I need some oyster shell or something...but...YAY!!!! Jason
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    Sleeping in nesting boxes...argh.

    The roost is rounded a bit...did not sand it though, and yes the flat side is up. The nesting boxes are 12" x 12" each, and about 4" deep. They have sides, but the sides do not go above the 4" depth. I will remove it for now and take the legs off of them...maybe that will work. jason
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    Sleeping in nesting boxes...argh.

    Hey everyone! Okay my RIR girls will be 20 weeks old this weekend. They have great red waddles, and are really healthy looking. I put in a couple nesting boxes a few weeks back...they have no sides, and are up about 8" off the floor of the coop. Now, when I go out after dark and open the...
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    First Egg!!!!!!

    Awesome! Still waiting here too... jason
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    How much did you spend on your coop? **Update with pics on pg. 12**

    I spent at least $350... https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=26070 I could have bought a lot of fresh eggs from the local feed shop...but then I would not have my chickens...one of whom bit me last night as I was checking on them...I almost prepped some baked hen for...
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    Cute New Nesting Boxes from Bi-fold Door

    That is awesome!! jason
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    When to expect eggs?

    Quote: Did you get a picture? I'd love to see that! Jason
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    When to expect eggs?

    Ugh. I just want a couple fresh eggs fried in bacon grease. Yes, I am fat, and may die young of heart disease! My grandpa ate eggs fried in grease most of his life, and lived to see 93. of course he worked hard for a living and I sit behind a desk. Anyway, going on 17 weeks this...
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    Help Please! Hens not laying.

    If mine go 9 months without laying, we will have at least 6 days of chicken for dinner... Blessings, Jason
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    When to expect eggs?

    I can't wait to get my first eggs. My girls are almost 17 weeks old (RIRs). The local feed store sells mostly RIRs and told me it'd be 6 months. I hope not. I don't want to wait another month! I even have family that is looking forward to the fresh eggs. They all thought I was nuts for...
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    Perches

    Quote: I did not know that. I have a thick round branch in my coop, but I do not think the girls use it at night. They are about 16 weeks now, and I don't think they ever sit on the roost. I will take it out and put in a 2x4 and see how that works out. Thanks, Jason
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    CLOSED - Coop Design Contest - Win a $20 Gift Certificate

    Great job everyone! So much shared inspiration. I love this ! Jason
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    Blood in rooster's semen?

    Did you hand the roo a little cup and ask him to use the little room in the back?
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