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BrightEyesBlue23 said:
We joined two years ago to learn all we could before taking the plunge. This past spring we took home what we thought were ten female Easter eggers from the local feed store, but one is not. He is the peacemaker of the bunch so we are keeping him.

We built an 8' x 6' elevated coop using materials left over from previous home improvement projects. We used green drain pipe and fittings to make feeders that can be restocked from the outside. On the opposite wall is our nesting boxes with external access doors to gather eggs discretely. Part of their run is below the coop where we used 1/4" instead of 1/2" hardware cloth because a coyote lives in the woods at the end of our street. Nothing we know of can get their teeth through the 1/4" mesh so it can't be yanked loose. We also used 1 1/2" torque wood screws with quarter size washers to secure the cloth. We buried chicken wire deep around the perimeter to hinder digging predators and use locking carabiners on the access doors.

Our girls have just started laying and we couldn't be happier. Most days we get 6 to 7 eggs in various sizes and colors. We have had a couple days with all 9 laying, but get fewer eggs on days when it's storming. Nothing beats fresh eggs!

We are learning how to grow fodder. Trying the Kratke method using large iced tea, beer and energy drink aluminum cans to grow greens. Chickens are the best when it comes to leftovers, they are our clean plate club champs hands down as every evening they happily devour what we could not finish while entertaining us with their one of a kind personalities!
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