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We're in Westwood, which is really close to you and ours came out fine after spending about 18 hours locked up in the coop until the storm passed. After I dug them out I did add a layer of pine shavings to the run because they don't like to stand on the snow (can't say I blame them!)

Hawks are by far the biggest predator threat we have, often they sit it the trees and stare at our chickens. Hawks are top line avian predators and much more intelligent than chickens and the only way to keep them out in my experience is to cover the run with chicken wire.

Just saw this on Craigslist, this great little shed could be a great coop and it's cedar. Needs a floor but they say the roof is good. NAYY just spreading the word! It's in Hyde Park which is part of Boston. Phyllis http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/zip/3561321722.html

Oh I'm so sorry if I implied you were included in what I've seen other people do on CL! I wish the majority of people who give way chickens on CL were as honest as you are. Phyllis

Done!

We have ours processed at 3 years and I'm lucky there is a custom butcher about 30 minutes form my house who will do it for $5 a bird. I give away the dressed birds to friends and family, they are perfectly edible and really tasty just a bit chewy because they're 3 years old and not 8 weeks old...

Hi I'm so sorry I didn't see all of your commets till today! These plans are the Playhouse Coop by Dennis Noonan. He sells them through http://mypetchicken.com ($35) and he also has a blog: http://playhousecoop.blogspot.com/. Our coop is about 4 years old now and it has worked out just great...

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Yesterday we processed some three year olds and made stew - very tasty!

I haven’t been on BYC in quite a while so if this is a repeat I apologize. Today I had our 8 layers processed and it was a very positive experience. Here is their info: Den Besten Farm and Custom Slaughterhouse 8 North Street Bridgewater, MA 02324 (508) 697-6500 $5 per chicken (killed...

I know of two in my experience, one involved access to the property in behind of our condo by the owner of that property - he could use our driveway to bet to the back of his property, and the other involved a pathway to a public beach in Maine that ran through private property. Both of those...

Quote: I have one for evey three as well (9 chickens total); all of my girls tend to lay at the same time of day, so there is less bickering with three nest boxes. Phyllis

Quote: I LOVE BOTH OF THESE PHOTOS! Your young egg collector is not daunted by the weather at all. Phyllis

Quote: We have a Playhouse Coop that we built originally for three chickens (AU, Orp, and EE) and the coop was big enough (they only slept in there) but the run was much too small for heavy breeds and there was fighting and picking. Our solution at the time was to let them free range as much...

Its beautiful!!! I love your different colors of weathered wood contrasted with the painted wood. I'd be proud to have it in my yard. Phyllis

She looks just like our EE! Who also lays a brown egg, a tad darker than yours, which looks like granite and I think is pretty cool.

We had all 9 using one nest box even though there were three available. I took out one box and then they got with the program, however, one of them still just lays on the floor of the coop occasionally. Beats me !