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Quote: We got them as babies in April so that makes them about 5 months old. We are getting about 6-8 eggs a day, but I am not sure which chickens are laying regularly. (I am curious how you guys can keep track of all that - I have a house full of kids and my parents to take care of so I don't...

Sorry I didn't include what kind of chickens were losing. We have Buff Orpingtons, Black Sexlink, Silver Sexlink, Barred Rock and White Leghorn (I think...my husband is the mastermind of all the types, I just take care of them!). The first one was a barred rock and today's was a White Leghorn...

I am at a loss on what is happening with our flock. We have had the 19 chickens we currently have since April and they were doing great. They are out and about through the day in a "aviary" of sorts that we built and then they have a protected coop for the night. Last week after we'd been gone...

THANKS everyone, for the feedback. I had not thought of the thermal properties. My coop is barn tin down low, so I might be able to spray w/o worrying about wetness/rot. My nesting boxes are largely to be plastic, again for easy spraying/cleaning. (Wish I had that extra load of mud, Spitman!)

We're building our coop from salvage, and it's coming along okay. I've read all the posts on sand versus shavings, etc...but I wonder about a cement floor underneath it all. I want to be predator wary, of course, and it seems cement would shut them out entirely. Any drawbacks to a cement...

First, welcome to your new addiction. We've only had our chicks for a month or so, but they are already little members of the family...not even such little members anymore! I'm sorry for your losses, too. We lost 7 out of our 25 that we ordered, but luckily the remaining ones seem strong and we...

Pallet coop--awesome. Flooring of Trex--brilliant. I have a supply of Trex just waiting for me to use it; I've been waiting for the project...thanks for the inspiration. I'm building a massive pirate ship playground from pallets. I think I linked to it from my BYC page. Now I'm building a...

I REALLY like your coop. We are like-minded: recycle and repurpose at every opportunity. I'm recycling a swing set A-frame, but I'd never thought of the potential of a trampoline. I'll be on the lookout for one now, for we're going to build a greenhouse, and you have inspired me. I really like...

We have 20 of our 26 chicks left that we received a week ago today. Up until today they all seemed healthy and doing well, BUT today I found one that was acting kind of drunk. She can't stand up straight and she doesn't have any interest in being active. She's just lying there. I put her in a...

So, we're new to chickens, new to BYC, and new to Consolidated KS. Is there a way to find folk from an even more-specific area? We're from the greater Wichita area. Howdy, Kansas!

Every time I return to your thread, I am inspired and in awe. You have quite the design and construction team! We're building a coop from a swing set A-frame, as I mentioned a couple weeks back, but ours is much smaller scale. Keep posting your updates. I am impressed!!

Thanks for the great replies everybody. I'm scared to go check the death toll this morning. Maybe they're recovering...Now I have to learn how to post pictures in here, that's my next project.

So, we got our chicks yesterday, and our four kids were ecstatic. We were sure to wash up before and after handling the chicks, but I wonder, can new little chicks, fresh from the US mail, get too much attention, right out of the box? I'm asking b/c we already lost 3 or 4. Conditions otherwise...

Quote: Nope, they're Chocolate Bacon and Pink....but your names are better. I tell ya what, though. I sure wish I had an extension agent like Hank Kimball!!! (Mine won't even make house calls!)

Quote: On my way to check it out. Thanks!

Quote: Not many have caught on to it yet. I'm JUST LIKE him, in that we lived in town, my wife (started as a) city girl...I have a tractor like his. Good times.

Quote: We'll have chicks on Tuesday from Welp.com. (free shipping) We decided to do it big or stay in bed--ordered 25 (the minimum order for what we have coming) and we'll likely share w/others in KS, around Wichita. Thanks for the warm welcome.

Loving the A-frame design. We're likewise using an old playground framework, though ours is a little more of a....salvage operation. It's my first day on the forum, but when I can figure it out, I'll get up some pictures of ours, too. Thanks for sharing!

New to the forum, always loved the site. We're on a hobby farm in KANSAS. We just ordered our chicks. ((frightened)) We managed to keep a goat alive for a year, now two pigs, and of course a cadre of dogs and cats (these are the reason we are frightened--keeping chicks out of the cats and...