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    Coop Page 2

    Coop in the Woods This is a coop I made thanks to all of the forum help and BYC resources. I spent a great deal of time looking at the Coop Pages before I started building my own. It is made from materials salvaged from a porch which was removed from our house and a few new parts. I wanted one...
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    The sneeze the snot and the chicken

    Thank you... 14 hour day, dead tired, and just laughed my heart out!
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    Raising Earthworms For Chicks

    Quote: November 2007 Issue of Mother - I was reading it again this week while the wheels in my head turned. Quote: I remember an article about a guy who put carrion in a 5 gallon bucket suspended over the run. He kept the carrion covered with compost and kept the lid on. The maggots fell...
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    I don't like my eggs :( ???

    Quote: I really did NOT need that imagery!
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    Delmarva Members, where to find bitties for laying?

    No problem for me.
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    Delmarva Members, where to find bitties for laying?

    I can't help but find this more than a little ironic, given your location. Try the Breeders and Backyard Hatchers section of the forum. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=16 There is currently a thread for people on the Eastern Shore. Found here...
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    New Coop & Run (Almost) Finished! NEW PICS UPDATE! PG 4

    That is a stunning chicken coop! That would be the perfect "boys room" for the back yard...
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    Looking for Help/ Ideas for Coop

    I'm trying to leverage the ideas that have come out of this site, also. I've found that, regardless of the amount of time I spent planning, the coop ended up going a totally different direction. There are some clever and some practical tricks for feeders, waterers, pop hole openers, easing the...
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    chickens in subdivision???

    Quote: I missed that the first time through the posts! I told the neighbors that if the girls were boys, I was intending the same thing... but now I wish one of the girls were a rooster... I may be strange, but having hens without a rooster seems unnatural.
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    chickens in subdivision???

    I didn't ask my neighbors, either. Frankly, I don't remember them asking me before they got dogs and cats. The only difference is the need for an outdoor coop of some sort, but others have even done away with that. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1766-Our_Garage_Coop
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    Cost of baby chicks

    Quote: Pickering Valley - It's in Lionville on route 113 (where I-76 crosses under it) - A short trip from the I-76 ramps on Rt 100. I'd call first, quite a few of the chicks were special ordered and spoken for, but there were too many to all have been taken. I'm trying to remember what was...
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    The coop got a big boost from some elves...

    Quote: I thought you were DH, but on the page you referenced I saw this "My DH and DD surprised me by painting the coop, so it looks much better" and got all confused... (Unless you've got the alternative lifestyle going - NTTAWWT) That typo is mine! I figured there was a bad reference...
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    The coop got a big boost from some elves...

    It looks very nice, and you did a great job. Did you build it or did your DH help you with it? Well, uhhh.... I'm trying not to read too much into this, but I AM the DH! (I'm off to double check my use of acronyms.) Thanks for all of the supportive comments. There is still sooooo much...
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    Cost of baby chicks

    I stopped by the feed store today and, of course, stopped by the chicks to see what was available. I noticed they were asking about $5 for a baby roo (various breeds) and $4 for standard size pullet chicks. Not that it would break the bank (I spend that on gas to get to the store) but this...
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    The coop got a big boost from some elves...

    The coop has been slow going between the weather, modifying the plan mid construction, and indecision. I was very excited to get a big boost from my very supportive family who primed and put the first coat of red paint on the coop. What a difference paint makes for anything made out of...
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    Are Black Bears a Big Threat To Chickens?

    Bear country is getting blurred. The found a 345lb black bear roaming suburbia in New Jersey. I don't know how I'd react to seeing one this size in the yard...
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    Testing the coop predator-proof-ness

    We're getting closer to finishing the coop and I'm having the same hesitation. Only difference is that my chickens are so big, I have to get them out of the house, ASAP. I was going to bait the coop to check for predators, but figured that it probably still stinks of fresh paint, so why try to...
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    Show us your clothes line

    Quote: REALLY??? The smell of campfire makes me sick the next day! LOL Probably because we drink around the campfire and the next day that smokey smell is the LAST thing I want to smell. I like the ambiance of a campfire, but the smoke gives me headaches. Self medicating prior to the...
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    Red tails

    Protection of migratory birds is the business of the US government (also under treaty with Canada.) Here is a list of regulated species: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/intrnltr/mbta/mbtandx.html For those of you who don't like to "click" through, the red tailed hawk is in the list. I find...
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    Useless cat not so useless

    Let me share a little about this mouser. He is an indoor cat by our choice, and somehow he manages to maintain a svelte 14 pounds. I'd guess he is 15 years old. He's actually my wifes... she's had him around longer than me and, without having ever discussed it, I know where I stand if it...
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