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  1. C

    Separate Rooster

    Has anyone ever kept a rooster completely separate from the hens? I introduced a 20 week old black Australorp rooster to my 8- 4 yo hens and he was doing great. It's been about a month he's been with them. Usually does the kittle wing dance for them to "ask permission". I have been introducing...
  2. sammi_lynn12

    Adding more chickens?

    So my boyfriend made the comment that we need more chickens last night. Believe me, I was shocked too! 😂 We currently have 9 hens and an 8x8 coop. They free range basically all the time plus they have two 14x12 runs so I am not worried about them having enough outside room but I am worried about...
  3. Bananabread

    Just finished coop, welcome feedback, thoughts and recs

    Just finished my new coop build and created an article about the building process that I linked below. I welcome any feed back or recommendations. Already heard from a couple people with helpful thoughts and recommendations. Always looking to improve and "build" up everyone's experience!
  4. Jim Q

    We LOVE our new Coop and Run (and so do our chickens)

    Eleven years ago I downloaded plans for a chicken coop from BYC but alas, our timing and location just weren't right. After moving to a nice property along the Gulf Coast of Alabama we finally got enough time and space so we built a coop and got our cute baby chicks in February. All I can say...
  5. H

    Is my 10 x 40 chicken run big enough for 23 chickens?

    Hey everyone, I now have 23 chickens ( 7 bantams & 16 standard size) in a 10 x 40 run. That is 400 square feet so it’s a little over 17 square feet per chicken. I have two raised off the ground 4x8 coops and they only stay in the coops at night. The nesting boxes are attached on the outside of...
  6. Huggy06

    Hen seems lost at night when time to go into coop.

    Hi I have 6 hens all about 12 weeks old. They have been doing really well about learning to go into their coop at night. At first they just slept on the floor of the coop so I started helping them up on the roosts at night and they learned that pretty quickly as well. For the past few nights...
  7. F

    Clean enclosure/yard

    I really need some help, I’ve been raising ducks for over a year now (started with 2 now we have 6) and I have a major problem with flies. They’re just everywhere. We’ve been trying to keep things clean and not let there be standing water, I even put up SEVERAL fly traps and replace them...
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  8. KitchenFamilyFarm

    Animal safe caulking material/Waterproofing coop

    We put together a resin shed as a coop but I’m having issues with keeping out water. We live in eastern Tennessee & get lots of hard rainfall. I’m thinking about running a bead of caulking around all the openings to better seal the windows & doors. Worried about caulking being toxic tho. Do...
  9. Cnjecker

    Our First Broody-Hatched Clutch!

    Hello all! Our girly just hatched 6/7 eggs (rejected the last one) and they’re up and walking about the coop. The other hens don’t seem to mind them and neither does the rooster, thank god!! My question is, our coop is raised off the ground by probably 2 feet or so with a ramp with small...
  10. coop run and next run with door.jpg

    coop run and next run with door.jpg

    My coop with a rain covered run then a covered run.
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  11. Jad1977

    My chicken coop

    What do you think of my chicken coop? It houses 3 but could probably get a couple more in there comfortably. Its got a modified run for when there's predators around and automatic door to avoid those early morning wake up calls!
  12. Captnrex

    My coop start to "finish"

    And why having an actual (blueprint) plan is a good idea, cause I didn't lol My original idea was I knew I wanted it 8 foot long (bottom 4x4s) but finally figured 6 foot wide.... + the 2x4s running on the outside of the vertical 4x4s buddy works at a hospital equipment delivery place so he had...
  13. R

    Stopped go in coop at night

    I have 4 hens, 1 year old, three different breeds, all comparably sized. Everything has been going fine until this last week when I go to close their coop door at night I have had a couple of them camping out in the ramp or near the door rather than roosting inside. I hadn’t thought anything of...
  14. Goosey Girl

    Sneaky Pennsylvanian township amending rules

    A friend of mine brought this to my attention.... Lower Providence Township in eastern Pennsylvania will vote to virtually eliminate the ownership of all chickens in their community. There will be a meeting July 20th at 7pm to vote in an extremely unfair amendment to their rules. I don't live...
  15. B

    Lime

    Anybody use lime in their coop for smell control and mite prevention? what brand do you use? how can i be sure i’m using something that is safe for my pullets?
  16. Alipete21

    Southern Girl living in Alaska

    Hi there from Alaska! I’m completely new to raising Chickens. Currently raising 17 chicks: 1 Brahma 1 Brahma/Australorp 5 lavender Orpingtons 5 Buff Orpingtons 5 Black Australorps Rearranging with friends soon to own 2 of each of the orpingtons and Australorps and adding: 2 Americanas 2...
  17. Quacking ducks

    Chicken/duck bedding?

    I have chickens and ducks. they have separate coops but have the same run. what is the best thing to put on the ground in the coops and run? The ducks soak the run and make it all mud and smell like a pig pen and the chickens dig holes that make me trip when hauling water in. I have heard some...
  18. Piepie

    Adding new chickens

    I have 5 chickens, two are silkies and the others are Easter eggers. One rooster of each kind. 13 weeks old. I know that isn't nearly enough hens so I'm picking up 4-6 more ee hens this weekend and from another person I'm getting 2 silkie laying hens. I plan to separate the silkies into a...
  19. LilHitzel

    When can these kids enjoy their coop??

    My oldest are 5 weeks, my youngest are 4 weeks. They don’t seem to be using the brooder heat plate at all anymore, not even at night. When can these goofs go out to their new coop? They’re getting very bored and stuffy.
  20. C

    Can free range birds have a smaller coop?

    Hi all, new poster here. I am increasing the size of my flock from 5 to 15. In the last couple months, my current chickens figured out how to get out of the run I had fenced in for them (multiple jumps to the top of the coop, then over the fence). I eventually decided to just give them free...
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