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  1. Our Little Biddie Bungalow Anneschickss Chicken Coop

    Our Little Biddie Bungalow Anneschickss Chicken Coop

    Our Little Biddie Bungalow I have wanted chickens for many years and finally decided it was time to take the plunge. My dear husband was a good sport - he muttered a little about this being another of my crazy ideas, but after almost 30 years of marriage nothing suprises him. That said he did a...
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    Pullet with possible broken leg

    Okay, we wrapped the leg, added popsicle sticks cut to fit and wrapped that with the self sticking tape. Keep your fingers crossed. She is eating and drinking and seems content to just snuggle in for now.
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    Pullet with possible broken leg

    I have a Rhode Island Red Pullet approximatley 12 weeks old. I raised them from fluffy chicks until two weeks when I moved them outside into a small run/shelter within my chicken yard with heat lamp at night only. I wanted the big/little chickens to get used to each other. Two days ago I let...
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    How do I know what breed is right for us?

    craigslist is a great resource, my first venture into chickens I found a local guy who was selling pullets (young hens who are mostly feathered out but will need heat at night for a few more weeks.) He seemed knowledgable, his stock all looked lively and healthy and his farm was reasonably...
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    How do I know what breed is right for us?

    I have to chime in and vote for Wyandottes, not only are they lovely to look at, they are very calm and quiet hen and a steady producer of lovely large brown eggs. I so enjoy feeding them treats, kitchen scraps, a little cracked corn, weeds and bugs from the yard, even slugs...yuck. They...
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    can you keep diamond dove finches and quail in the same aviary

    I have diamond doves, button quail, star finches, silverbill finches, spice finches and gouldian finches in a large indoor avairy. They do fine together, I have a variety of perches at different levels, attached some fake ivy along the the larges middle perch and up the sides and keep a couple...
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    Two of my hens are SLW X RIR. I love em! They are very pretty girls and produce a nice big light brown egg.
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    coop & run size/ material questions...

    We live in a rural area, lots of hawks, racoons and other things that go bump in the night -even bears in the neighborhood from time to time. Our yard is not fully fenced so we needed a secure. So to cover the top we used old welded wire fencing, zip tied to the top of the dog run to hold it...
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    coop & run size/ material questions...

    Congrats on your new little flock. Take a look at my page for ideas on coop/run design for eight! We repurposed a lot of it, although it isn't as fancy as some of the beautiful chicken palaces on here, the total cost was about $350. We've had our eight hens for over a year now and our set up...
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    silver laced wyandotte

    For the past year, my first time keeping chickens I have had six SLW and two SLW/Rhode Island Red mix. I love 'em! They have been very easy keepers, calm and amazingly quiet. We have a medium size coop/run and they seem very happy. They started laying at four months of age, large eggs -...
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    Washingtonians

    Yes - Post pictures of all your spring babies....I love em all...goats, ducks, bunnies and chicks! I don't have room for anymore but looking is fun! I moved my pullets outside at about 12 weeks, but kept them closed inside their coop for another week to help them settle in. I did leave a...
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    Washingtonians

    Chicken Rustler - Bees how exciting. I'll be anxious to hear how your venture goes. Have you been to Sand Lake lately? I'm hoping to go the end of the month. Love the pictures, it is so much fun to see everyone's critters. On going broody, in the past year, one of mine tried to go broody (no...
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    Small Coop Design Parameters

    Check out our set up - your plan sounds very much like what we have. My DH came with this after looking through all the examples on this site. We wanted a simple, functional and secure set up and didn't want to spend a fortune. Like you we used an old chainlink dog pen for the run and a lot...
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    Washingtonians

    I too am realizing that spring fever is hitting me bad, we have JUST eight hens. I am so tempted to add a few more....but I'll just enjoy reading about everyone else's adventures this spring! At least for now....Enjoy them thers is nothing as cute a little spring chicks.
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    Washingtonians

    You all realize I am only teasing about brown eggs vs white eggs, or little ones, or blue ones...right!!! The very best kind of eggs are of course are the ones freshly layed in your very own backyard by your very own lil flock (duck eggs count too)! I do think your drakes are trying to make...
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