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That is what I thought, but I can always count on BYC to give the right way. I will leave it like it is and see what happpens. I wil definatley look into that watering system, will save me time and hassle. By the way Ihave two Barred RTock hens and one Roo and 12 Buff Orpington hens going...

My new coop is 8' x 12', open air"ish". the front is 12' wide with a 4 foot opening in the center, the rear wall is 12' wide with two foot "window" all the way across the top, both side walls are 8' wide with 24"x24" windows. my friend told me to close up part of the rear window to allow for...

O.K. I know that one, I missed it last month, I did not know it was every month. Very good, see ya'll there .

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Hours late and a dollar short.. I just saw this post for the first time. I would have loved to come and will definately be at the next one. too bad for me, probably missed out on a good time and good deals. Next time. Chris

I am from Middleburg, I know alot of people out here raise chickens. What about everyone else??? Anybody from around here?

great, thanks guys

Thanks, that is what I thought but was hoping different . I will probably just cut him up and freeze it for soup and such, thanks again. for future reference how old is good for "dry cooking"? maybe I can get one of the next batch on the rotisserie

I have a nine month old Barred rock roo that needs to go. Is he too old for grilling, smoking, rotisserie? I do not want to just use him for soup or stew. But I was told that he would be too tough for the rotisserie, Thanks, Chris

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thanks for the replies. The hogs definately willnot be able to get to the chicks, but I did not know if they wold scare the hicks being so close and able to see. I wont have anywhere to put the hicks after they start getting big so, into the big coop it will be, if need be I will keep the...

Hello everyone! Thank you for responses. First: I am about to begin my new, permanent coop in my back yard. I am going to have my chickens and hogs in the same area, how close can they be? Seperate pens obviously, but how close can one yard come to the other without causing grief for either...

ok I am almost done with the coop and am contemplating a change. I think I am going to leave at least one wall open (wire) to help maintain some cooler temps. But I had it all planned out for four walls and now need to readjust the interior. with that said here are the questions: 1. can i put...

Quote: where about in N. Fl. are you? I am in Middleburg and am currently working on my coop and just logged in to ask this same question. I started out building four sided coop because of all the rain) with lots of windows but then started to change my mind. thanks for posting this.

Middleburg checking in. I tried to get on that map but it is smarter than me appearently.

good info thank you. I guess I will be raising the roosts up a little.

Thanks, I didn't think it would be bad, but it never hurts to ask.

what is a good hieght for the boxes? right now I have it framed out at 30 inches off the floor. I will put a roost out front, but looking at the frame, it looks really tall. would this be OK? if not it is not too late to change it. thanks for any input. chris

I was only planning on three boxes. I know they will probably only use one or two any way. if it looks like it needs changing or they need more I can add them later. chris

Hey yall, I am alomost done with my first coop build 5lx5wx5t. (pics to come when i'm done) and i messed up the braces for the nest boxes (outside access type) i need to know will it be big enough if they are only about 11 inches tall by 11 or 12 inches wide or do I have to tear the whole thing...