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  1. family flock

    Comment by 'family flock' in article 'Littlefeats The Feather Factory Chicken Coop'

    i LOVE this! what are the total dimensions or the coop and run combined?
  2. family flock

    Comment by 'family flock' in article 'Littlefeats The Feather Factory Chicken Coop'

    i LOVE this! what are the total dimensions or the coop and run combined?
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    what do you prefer for feed?

    So if I have a sand floor in the run, I should just throw a handful of oyster shells down? I am guessing that they just eat them? Does TSC sell cracked corn?
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    Square foot per chicken?

    I just think 4 square feet is so small for one chicken.... I guess I will see what eveyone in the family wants to do for the coop size, bigger is better!
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    what do you prefer for feed?

    soon to be first time owner! what you you prefer to feed your hens? pellet or crumble? i am limited to the feed at tractor supply and i am looking at either DuMor or Purina "layena". the purina has more calcium but i was planning on getting some oyster shells to mix with the food (thats ok...
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    Square foot per chicken?

    I live in Massachusetts, so from December to march there us usually snow. I am looking for larger cold hardy hens and we might have 2 coops, one for summer and one for winter. Depending on what we decide, the winter one might be an A-frame that is 7x11 overall (coop and run), that is if we use...
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    Square foot per chicken?

    If you were to have 5-7 chickens, how many square feet per chicken should you have?
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    starting a flock

    i am looking for chickens that will be good in the colder weather, so probably the bigger breeds... -shelly
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    starting a flock

    What would be an appropriate sized run for 8 chickens? And I was also wondering abbot having fencing set up as a "free ranging" area, will the chickens stay in the fence? I do not want to electrify it. -Shelly
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    starting a flock

    i am going to be getting chickens as afirst time owner, how many chickens are recamended for a first time flock owner? -Shelly
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    good cold weather chickens?

    so in theory, in the spring i can use the thatch from when we thatch the lawn as nest material? i would love to see a pic of your milk crate next boxes if you have one! what do you feed your chickens? are pellets better than the crumble?
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    good cold weather chickens?

    thanks i know pine shavings are good for inside the coop, but i read that its not the best for in the nest boxes because the hens might kick it out. is hay or straw an appropriate nesting material?
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    good cold weather chickens?

    hello! i am new to the forums and a soon to be new chicken owner. i wasn't really sure where to to put this thread as this forum is set up differently from other forums i am on. i live in MA and our winters can get down to single digits and 0 (*F). i would like to know what breeds are best...
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