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I started with 9 day old chicks, lost a few to predators, started adding in February by incubating eggs, as well as purchasing chicks to replace some that were taken by predators, and tonight there are 19 birds in the coop. The last 4 are about 6 weeks old, and they went into the coop last...

Be carefull about how you attached the door. I used plexiglass to cover the side walls in my run. Drilled the holes and everything. The stuff still cracked! I think that the nest time, I will use a channel system that I can slide the plexiglass into. Might have to have one side where the channel...

Couldn't write before, but you are good at painting pictures with words! I am still chuckling at the thought of it! Yesterday, I threw up my hands (as far as my shoulder would let me) and went to Home Depot for more of those **** fence staples. While there I looked at the staple guns and caved...

Quote: Do you have a large brooder?

I've loved battery powered drills since my brother gave me one for my birthday in 1980! In the 90s I was making and installing custom draperies and with ladders involved, anything cordless was perfect. When I need extra oomph I always go to a corded tool. I have an electric stapler, but it does...

Thanks, everyone! Part of it is all the fencing staples needing to be hammered in. Oh, how I long for one of those thiingies that runs off of a compressor... Still, I am feeling accomplished. I used to do stuff like this all the time, both inside and outside the house. Some of the fun was...

I wish I had known that taking down the old wire and putting up cross pieces. verticals, and hardware cloth, would take more than a day... So far, I've gotten the lower portion of the right side completed. Not bad for a woman with arthritic thumb joints in each hand, bad knees, post tendon...

Video please!!!!

So glad that you got 6 back!

They weren't running away, just exploring. I had some that got through the fence at around 5 weeks old but I was there to corral them. Perhaps you will find them.

What a lovely memory!

I hadn't thought about it, but you are right. Some of my girls are very loud, some are quiet, and at least one is silent.

They are probably just coming to let their Mom know about their incredible achievement! Just picture them trudging up to the back door to tell you!

I am officially jealous. We have an acre, which is bigger than the 10th of an acre we had before, but not nearly enough for me! I'm thinking that Australian chickens are more creative. Maybe it is cooler in that shelter? Don't you love those announcements?

Lucky you to have those dogs! We just put down our small dog (Jack Russell mix) and are not ready to get another, let alone a large dog... I really want an outdoor camera as well. DH says that I should be glad we didn't have one when the coons killed the chicks. He says that I wouldn't have...

lol! I have a camera inside the coop. It was one of the first things I did, so I could check on them, especially once they started laying. My hens start moving around at 5... I have an automatic door that used to open at 6:30. Once my roo started crowing I changed the opening time to 7:30. The...

So glad that your little one is alright. What kind of chickens do you have? How long have they been out there during the day? It sounds like she jumped to the top of the pen, or is that closed? I found out that our 4 week old chicks can get through that 2x4 opening so I added chicken wire to...

I love this idea! I will try to incorporate it when I design the next coop, which will be pretty soon!

They are such sneaky little devilettes!