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I am just finishing my new chicken coop, and fence to house 24 chickens. I have been free ranging them but they are laying eggs everywhere except where I can find them.
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Here is an interior shot of the nesting boxes(really 5 gal buckets, which can be removed for easy cleaning.)
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Re: Chicken Coop
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03/31/05 08:25 AM
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Here is a shot of the roost. I have hinged the top so it can be lifted, and hooked to the ceiling for easy cleaning.
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Try Again.
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Re: Chicken Coop
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03/31/05 10:20 AM
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Ok rfawkes, all that is missing is the 'LADIES OF THE HOUSE!" lets see the girls that are gonna live there!!! Haven't had chicks for a number of years but really enjoyed them when I did! They are quite comical to watch!!
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Here is a picture of my free range chickens. I will be getting some chicks to brood next week.
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Re: Chicken Coop
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04/10/05 09:37 AM
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Nice lookin crew U got there! I had a bunch of Araconas once & really enjoyed them & espicially giving the light blue & light green eggs to friends! Will be glad when I can get back to it!
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Re: Chicken Coop
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04/14/05 04:57 PM
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We have nesting boxes too, when I find a egg out and about I put a 5 gallon bucket over the spot and they seem to find their way back to the nests.
http://www.poultryconnection.com/phpBB2/index.php
Heres more help!
its 5 o'clock somewhere
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Re: Chicken Coop
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04/15/05 06:57 AM
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rfawkes, what climate are you located in. I will be starting a chicken coop soon, possibly attached within the lean to of my pole barn and was wondering about size of the coop compared to number of birds and cold climate... and if it is possible to easily expand without making it too large to start with. I've heard of adding second floors, but haven't seen any two story coops yet.
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04/15/05 12:00 PM
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I am located in Southern Illinois, further south than Louisville, Ky on the latitude map. I have read that for confined birds the floor space requirement is 4 sq feet per bird, or 40 square feet for 10 birds. Otherwise, they will peck each other too much. I have 35 babies brooding in my coop right now, they came in the mail yesterday, I ordered 30 and they sent 5 extra, just in case. I will try to get a picture today or tomorrow. I should be mowing today instead of reading this forum. 
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Re: Chicken Coop
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04/15/05 02:57 PM
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Thanks, I really didn't know what the 4 sq ft was for. I thought it was for keeping warm, so their coop wasn't too roomy, but never read a "standard" height for a chicken coop so wasn't very sure this was it anyway.
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Here are my new brown egg layers.
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04/16/05 08:45 PM
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And just fresh out of some brown eggs themselves, huh? 
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I had a close call this week, when my chicken coop caught on fire. A heat lamp clamped to the brooder box fell off into the pine bedding and started a fire. My grandson saved my chickens. See the attached picture file.
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Re: Chicken Coop
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04/21/05 05:11 PM
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Pretty sharp young man. Glad it turned out well.
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04/22/05 05:35 AM
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Good job by your Grandson! Sounds like one of his generation is going to be okay. Like your coop. I don't have chickens right now, but I keep telling my wife "I came in this world with chickens, and I'm going out with chickens."
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04/22/05 11:20 AM
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How proud you must be of your Grandson  Good job in saving the chickens
I like the idea of the buckets..... We just added Golden Comets to our gang of:
Javas,Easter Eggers,& Buffs
Hoping this weekend to put up the chicken coop, but they say rain all weekend & into the week 
"Old Enough To Know Better,Young Enough To Learn"
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Hey Obedience Goldens. I have the same chicks as you only I also have Rhode Island Reds. Hope to be building a coop this weekend also. What a coincedence 
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04/22/05 08:37 PM
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Can't believe I forgot the RR's
"Old Enough To Know Better,Young Enough To Learn"
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My chicks are golden comets and black beauties. They are sex link chickens where the sex can be determined my their color.
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04/23/05 08:48 PM
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rfawkes,
Wow, I didn't know that.. Kinda new to the chickens.
What color is the Rooster in the Golden Comets?
Karen
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Golden Comet chickens are a cross between a Rhode Island Red, or New Hampshire Red Rooster with a White Rock female. Pullets are always brown over white feathers, while the Cockerals will be white.
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Re: Chicken Coop
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04/24/05 10:51 AM
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Thank you for the info...
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Comets are also very good egg layers. I had 2 & the eggs are huge. I give them to people at work & they are always shocked the first time they see them. So I ordered 5 more comets & 5 barred rocks which arrived end of March. I leave a wooden egg in each nest box to show everyone where to go & I've now got a hen setting on a wooden egg. My father-in-law is bringing me a dozen fertilized RIR eggs tomorrow to put under her. I started w/ 6 for my son. Now I've got 15 with more on the way. Dang those chickens are addictive.
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