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  1. M

    How to separate breeds to breed purebreds

    hi all, I’m new here. My name is Meyer, my husband and I live with our two children in northern Italy. We have had chickens for about 7 years, in a very low maintenance sort of way. The chickens have two sheds open to them and a large garden area where they run. We leave their shed doors...
  2. ChicKat

    Texas - Huge Pens (Chain link Panel)- many extras -buy/sell/trade -auction

    If you would like to have 19 chain link panels, five of which have doors, all include roofing structures that I have tarps over, this may be of interest to you. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chain-link-panels-for-chicken-runs-coop-set-up-ideas.1271148/ The chain link panels are...
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    • chain link panels chain link runs chainlink chicken pen coop and run
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  3. Clevelcj

    My Coops and Run

    I just wanted to share with everyone my current setup. I have 13 hens and 1 beautiful roo. I am in Central VA. I just completed a new coop (minus painting) that attaches to my old one for additional space for the girls. Most days they free range in the yard and are locked up at night...
  4. Cajunfilly

    Winterizing Coop

    Last year we had a cold snap below freezing. Our coop is too small for a light for heat. In addition, my husband considers them a fire hazard. For the past three and a half years that I have had chickens, I have added a layer for winter protection. Last year, I had the crazy idea of...
  5. Meggymojo

    Don’t rain on my Para-egg

    Well howdy do one and all! Here we are at the end of another week! I’m sitting here in Southern California enjoying one of our rare treats — RAIN! This is my absolute favorite weather! I love when the chill rolls in and opening our windows to hear the storm. But just as sudden as I heard that...
  6. A

    1st Winter in Central PA

    So this will be our first central PA winter with our chickens and ducks. They have a wooden coop with an attached run. During the summer the chickens always go up in the coop to roost at night and the ducks stay in the run. We’re thinking of putting plywood around the run for the winter. Will...
  7. S

    Help! My 18 week old chicks will NOT go in to their coop!

    Hi there! I need some help. I have 3 chicks (well I guess they’re not chicks anymore...they were when we got them) that are almost 19 weeks old. We have 7 chickens that are a little over a year, and when we got the chicks we were hoping our broody buff Orpington would take to being their mama...
    • SheehanFam321
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    • 18 weeks 19 weeks coop and run getting chickens in the coop getting chicks in coop at night integrating flocks
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  8. Jmash

    Pecking problems when chickens confined to enclosure

    Help!! We currently have three chickens ( 25 wk Australorp, 18 week PBR and a 16 week WTB) and are having a horrible time keeping two of them off of the WTB. They both peck on her pretty badly. When we were introducing them all, they ganged up on her and pecked her tail until she was raw and...
  9. Rob200

    Old wellhouse makes a good coop?

    I have an old well house on my property that is just used for storage, it is 12 X 8, it is on a concrete foundation, just needs some repair work on the inside. I thought about making this into a coop and just taking the door off so the chickens could go in and out, then build a large run...
  10. H

    My Coop and Run

    (I didn't know what to title this) In my run I use a netting over top on 6ft fence to keep my chickens from getting out. Here recently I noticed in a few places some small spiders making webs. They weren't bugging me and they are up out of the way. I figured let bygones be bygones until today...
  11. Skellington

    Coop Concept Critique?

    I'm planning building a coop this fall, and getting chicks next spring. I'm also an over-planner -- I'd rather figure out mistakes at the drawing stage than the building stage. The chikkinz I want 3 chickens, but I know some chicks may die or be roos, so better to start with more The legal...
  12. My run/coop

    My run/coop

    This is my 20’ x 30’ run and coops! Here are some more pictures... Hopefully this can give some people ideas for their own coop/run!
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    First coop and run
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  14. P

    This summer's project: A "tiny house" chicken coop

    I just built a small chicken coop and moved 2 hens into it. It's a good place to start... This website looks like the place to be for info and questions, of which I'm sure I'll have many. I do a lot of woodworking in my spare time and there is plenty of wood work needed around a garden/yard...
  15. H

    Coop And Run Ideas/Blueprints?

    Hi all. I'm remodeling my chicken coop and I wanted to build/buy a chicken coop that had a large run attached to it. I have four hens and a rooster. Does anyone have any blueprints, ideas, or coop suggestions that I can buy or build? Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to respond!
  16. Bertadel

    cottage coop

    I wanted to share the coop my husband made for us. It is almost complete. The coop is 5’ X 8’ with a 3-foot porch. The run is 8 x12 with a roof. It has an automatic chicken door between the coop and run. We still need to make nesting boxes, flooring for the porch and some pretty landscaping. I...
  17. ChickenLadyLaura

    Chickens leaving our fenced in area

    HI all! I have 9 chickens and 1 rooster and their coop is in a very large area that is fenced in. We got them as pullets in Spring and they've lived in this area the whole time. One of our neighbors has free range chickens that walk all over the neighborhood and some of them recently found our...
  18. Couldn't resist, Emergency housing for Muscovy Duck FamilyS

    Couldn't resist, Emergency housing for Muscovy Duck FamilyS

    Hi everyone. I was offered free Silkie pair of chickens.:love I love Silkies but gave all mine away when I went back to work. So this was great since I was already set up. When I arrived to pick them up, they were Cochins. No matter I had a lovely boy who I wanted to mate with a frizzle, but...
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    • coop and run member pages muscovy behavior muscovy duck pictures &stories of my chickens
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  19. The Chicken Coop/Run Project Completed. Mom calls it the Chicken Condo

    The Chicken Coop/Run Project Completed. Mom calls it the Chicken Condo

    This project started in December initially as just an expansion to the existing coop. A little background. I inherited my small flock just about a year ago when my neighbors moved and could not take the chickens with them. I received from them 8 hens a 4'x4' coop, and 9'x9' run with no cover...
  20. Dragonfly830

    I'm afraid my 6-week-old chicks are eating too much dirt and grass!

    I have 3 six-week-old silkie chicks who have lived indoors all their lives, with the exception of spending a few minutes some days roaming around on the grass. A few days ago, I introduced them to their coop in the backyard. I'm afraid that with them spending all their time on the ground...
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    • chicks chicks 2 months chicks 5 weeks chicks 6 weeks coop and run coop introduction dirt grit outdoor aviary
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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