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I have found information about the standard size for nest boxes. I am trying to design the nest box setup to attach to the outside of the coop and I can't figure out how big to make it. I realize bigger can be better, but I want to make sure that I make it big enough and then I can add inches...

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I fully had no intention of buying any more chicks this year. I have 14 and feel that was plenty. I assumed that I might get a surprise boy, despite their being sexed as pullets. I also assumed that I would have at least one loss from death, predator, accident, or other mishap. So far they are...

I have 9 chicks in the brooder right now. 3 are just shy of 3 weeks and 6 are just shy of 2 weeks. I usually give them occasional plain greek yogurt mixed with their feed or a little scrambled egg now and then. I have and offer grit to them periodically too just in case I pop in something extra...

So this lovely Black Jersey Giant girl I have, Sunny, thought she found an awesome worm. I was pulling my hair back into a ponytail in the run and the hair band popped. it's one of those seamless clear rubber kind for thick hair. I set it down on top of the breeder pen that I was given and...

So, as some of you know, I received a coop for free not long ago. I advertised on CL for cheap or free materials for a coop and it was offered. It could be better but for free I can work with it. I wanted to get the run done quickly so the girls had somewhere to play while I worked on the coop's...

Here are the new chicks. Oh and let's not forget the 5 week old Light Brahmas, Jacqueline and Marian. They were my first babies. I also picked up 3 Black Jersey Giant pullets that we named Sunny, Autumn, and Summer. But on to the really itty bitty ones. I got 2 SLW a week and a half ago. They...

So I got a coop for free from someone, cleaned it up, going to paint and make some minor repairs. I want to change the nesting area, which is a wooden box on a shelf inside, to an external nesting box setup for 2-3 nests. There is already a flap opening to the nest ledge inside where the boxes...

My babies have been at my friends house since Friday (long story I have a thread about it in the diseases, emergencies, etc forum) She has been letting them enjoy the good weather out in her run while her hens all free-ranged. They just had such a great time on vacation at Auntie Elaine's...

Ok, this is a plea for help for my coop lol. No guilt trip or anything, either you can and want to help or you don't and that's ok with me. I just figured I might as well use all the resources at my fingertips to solve this problem. I was offered a coop, rabbit hutch, and breeding pen for free...

So I don't want this to come off wrong at all. I have a friend that works for CPS in Texas and she's amazing. Truly an awesome woman. It isn't anything personal this is totally directed at the individual ignorant jerk. Long story that I won't go into the details of, I had police at my house...

Ok, this is my dog, Daisy. She's 9 years old and we adopted her from the humane society last year. She was left there for about 6 months. Her previous owner became pregnant and didn't want a large dog with a baby. (weird because Daisy is super sweet) She is super obedient (except when she's over...

I totally went straight into posting and never introduced myself. I'm Tanya. I have a daughter (almost 10) with Asperger's. We have a Black Lab, 2 cats (a bombay gib and a long hair tabby molly,) The dog is Daisy, the bombay is Jake and the tabby is Holly. We now have 2 4 1/2 week old light...

So I posted an ad on craigslist in the wanted section for free or cheap materials (recycled) to build a coop. I got a phone call last night and a gentleman has just moved into a house that has a coop, a rabbit hutch, and a brooder coop for mommys to keep their babies. He offered them all to me...

Seriously, I love my chickens. My 2 light brahma pullets have really given me lots to smile about the last 4 weeks. We had to wait to get the rest of the babies from the hatchery until this week and our 4 baby chicks are at my friends house with hers until I go pick them up this weekend. I...