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  1. wilcoxmad

    Table Scraps

    I feed my hens raw potato peels and about anything else that comes off the table. I don't give them citrus or onions or garlic.
  2. wilcoxmad

    Texas

    Quote: Would anyone mind if I asked what you plant in your fall garden? I would like to start on this year. I always plant a spring garden but don't know what will do well here for fall! Believe it or not, this is the time to plant broccoli. But shade it! I will be planting broccoli...
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    Texas

    Quote: We did manage to get a half inch on both Fri & Sat from Don in Matagorda. Still bone dry in Rosehill. Im working on the fall garden and will have to water every other day. Would anyone mind if I asked what you plant in your fall garden? I would like to start on this year. I always...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Our first from our Australorps which were hatched on 4/15.
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    Australorps, the smartest chicks in the coop

    We got our first egg from our Australorps yesterday as well. Chicks were hatached on April 15.
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    Texas

    Hello Vickir73, we are in Liberty!
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    Our Little Egg Business

    Thanks all for all the useful info in this thread!
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    Roosters being mean to my new girls...HELP!

    I too am having problems with my young roos. I have started using a squirt water bottle to stop bad behavior. It helps!
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    We'd love your opinion on our setup! The more the merrier!

    That looks really good! You may want to consider putting some wire on top to keep predators out?
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    how much do you charge for your eggs?

    My DIL in Humble, TX. pays 4.50 per dozen at the farmers market! I plan on starting at $4 when I have some excess. She already has 6 customers lined up for us.
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    Chicks Have Shipped

    I bet you are right, probably hipped yesterday. Was the email from the seller or the shipping company?
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    vicious 4 week olds

    What kind of chicken? Our Auterlorps did that kind of thing to my wife for a few weeks. Seemed to have stopped now.
  13. wilcoxmad

    Texas

    Ok, good to see a few more folks from my neck of the woods! Here are some new pic's. coop n run Coop n run 2 coop n run 3 chicks in run chicks in run 2 tunnels coop right side coop left side coop left side inside coop 1 inside coop 2 roost roost 2 feeder nest...
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    my coop and movable runs

    And now some inside pic's. This roo was crowing as I stood outside and took his pic. The roosting post The nesting boxes - Yes, way too many! From the back of the coop. The top back of the coop - That vent runs the length of the coop. I put in two lights, on a switch, with electric...
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    my coop and movable runs

    Here are some pic's of the outside of the coop. I buried hardware wire, a foot deep, around the whole coop. The coop is 8 feet high at the back and 6 and a half feet at the front. We put doors on each side at the front. Right side Left side - that is our feed can beside the door.
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    my coop and movable runs

    Hello all. I am new to this whole process so there has been lots of trial and error. I have also had some bad advice from other sources and made some errors because of it. I have a lot to learn and would appreciate your input!!! My chicks are now 17 week old Buff Orpingtons, ten of them, and...
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    ** Is a 4 foot wide door too wide?

    When I get home I will take some pix of the door and how we made it and framed it out.
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    Question about roosting

    I read somewhere that you should lock them in their coop for 3 days when you first introduce them to it. Worked for me mine all head in about 20 minutes before dark. And as stated above add some ventilation to that coop! You are in a hot climate.
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    ** Is a 4 foot wide door too wide?

    A 4 foot door can cause you problems. How are you going to frame it? If you buy a door that large it can be quite expensive. If you are making one yourself you will need to consider cross member supports or it will sag and be hard to open/close and not fit well. Bigger more expensive hinges will...
  20. wilcoxmad

    Texas

    I will post some more pix soon. The coop is 12 X 16. I put (human size) doors on both sides. I have since added two openings on the front, with small doors for the chicks. I have attached "tunnels" and "cages" to allow me to move the cages around the yard and close the chicks up at night.
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