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    Chris10sens Chicken Coop

    Welcome To Our Back Yard Bloomington, MN 12 days and counting until my 4 babies arrive....2 Red stars, 1 EE, and 1 silver laced wyandotte. Well all five made it safely yesterday( June 23rd 2010) from MPC. Yep, I called the Friday before they shippped Monday and added a Australorp. They are...
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    Help! Advice needed with hen pecking........

    So I really need some advice. I have 5 hens who have been together since they came in the mail when they were 3 days old. They are now 6 1/2 months old. Here is the list of girls.... 1. Betty Australorp 2. Henrietta Red Star 3. Jezebel Red Star 4. Pancake Silver Laced...
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    Help! Reintroduced hen after 1 week and now others picking on her!

    I had a sick hen who I put in my garage for 1 week of quarantine to make sure the other girls didn't get sick. I just put Betty back with the other girls. My five hens have been together since they came in the mail at 3 days old. But now I have seen two hens peck at Betty and she is even...
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    Sick hen still need to be quarantined?

    Yes they have been together since June when they came in the mail at 3 days old!
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    Sick hen still need to be quarantined?

    So my 6 month old 8 lbs? Australorp started to exhibit cold like symptoms 10 days ago. She had a goose like squawk and she was sneezing. She is kept in my coop with 4 other girls who weren't showing any signs of illness. Well I removed Betty last Wednesday and put her in my garage in a dog...
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    Love my sweeter heater!

    I still love this heater. The heater is right next to the roost. The girls love it, they sleep with their heads right next to it.
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    The Chicken Castle

    Love it! My DH has a book on cordwood building and I have thought it would make a great coop but have been concerned about the amount of labor. But then again, you have peaked my interest. Aren't they suppose to have good natural insulating factor? Being in MN that is always on my mind.
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    What plays a greater role in frostbite?

    What is more likely to cause frostbite, drafts or lack of ventilation? I had a very minor case but it is very early in winter. Thanks.....
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    Help! Hen sounding like a goose, is it a cough?

    Need some advice. I am new to this chicken thing and I have now found myself very attached. My Austrolorph is acing totally normal but is making a cough sound of noise that is best described as a goose honk. I am in MN so we are in the dead of winter. What can I do? Do I need to separate...
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    Why are they emptying out the nesting box before they lay?

    We have roughly a 3" board trying to keep the straw in.
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    Why are they emptying out the nesting box before they lay?

    I need help. I am new to this chicken thing. I have 5 girls and one has been laying steady as she goes. Yesterday was the first day I had two! The problem I am having though is not laying in the box, but they dump everything out of the box so it is straight linoleum. Both eggs were cracked...
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    best breed for dark brown eggs maran?

    Although I don't have any (yet), I believe your best bet is the black copper marans.
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    Love my sweeter heater!

    There was only a $10 price difference at the store I purchased it at so I went with the larger one.
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    Love my sweeter heater!

    So I live in MN and was going back and forth about heating the coop. I really was ready not to but I got cold feet when I looked at the 10 day forecast. My lovely DH put up my sweeter heater on Friday morning right before the winter storm from he**. The heater is great. It only raises the...
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    Good reasons to build the coop BEFORE you buy the chickens!

    We kind of did the same thing. We still aren't completely done. Done enough until spring I guess......
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    My new coop

    Very cool coop. My hubby thinks it would be really cool if you white washed the inner walls.
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    Bloomington MN Settles Chicken Flap

    I live in Bloomington MN and I got involved trying to get a decent chicken ordinance passed. Let’s just say I am not too pleased with the end result. The proposed animal ordinance was 4 hens with the coop having a set back of 30 ft from the property line, which would have allowed most home...
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    Cold Coop. Ventilation enough or excessive? Video Link also

    What is the ideal humidity in the coop?
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    Anyone use a Coop Heater Mat?

    I am thinking about getting one of the mat heaters for my coop that I saw on shop the coop web site. I was wondering if anyone has used them and their opinion on it. I am in MN and my coop is 4.5 x 5 and I am not under the impression that it will make it balmy in there. I just thought they...
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    Help! Need pictures of cute coops to share with city council.

    These are great! Thanks for sharing.
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