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    Now I've gone over the deep end! What am I doing?

    Quote: I forgot to comment on this. I have lived & learned over the past 3 years & we have gradually upgraded the property for the birds. We now have a very solid coop with an automatic door so I can't forget any longer (lost a bunch of birds to that mistake). I have a very strong run - but...
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    Now I've gone over the deep end! What am I doing?

    I suppose if I get way out of hand I can ask my wife to park her volvo outside & build a roost in the garage. Somehow though I think it would be me thats parked outside & the roost wrapped around my head. I still plan to free range - I guess its just the tax you have to pay to live in...
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    Now I've gone over the deep end! What am I doing?

    Update ** the seller of the marans decided to sell to someone else for a higher price (after we had an agreement I might add) So - I have just dodged the bullet of raising a thousand birds for cool colors of eggs. Maybe my welsummer rooster (if I get one) will help the aracauna's chicks lay...
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    Now I've gone over the deep end! What am I doing?

    Quote: I added the new coop this spring. It & the run are pretty secure now. Certainly nothing can get into the coop after dark. Its when they are free ranging around that the coyote's & hawks get them.
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    Now I've gone over the deep end! What am I doing?

    Of course it all started out with a bunch of random hens I could buy locally. The random ones got old or ate up by predators (I have almost all of them & I free range) Then last year I ordered 25 chicks online. It was too expensive though - $100 for 25 chicks shipped? too much. Anyway - there...
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