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We are getting some kittens which will be outdoor farm cats. Does anyone have cats and bantams that co-exist, or will I need to build a run for my bantams? Any positive or negative experiences would be helpful. Thanks

Great coop, I love the window grids!

That looks fantastic! Great job,gives me something to strive for.

So do you open them in winter at all? Is your coop insulated or do you just have an airspace between the walls?

so then how do you get ventilaton in winter? Do you have any vents in the wall? Do you cover those too? I need o figure out what I need to do with vents. Will they let in too much cold air in winter? COld weather people what do you do. Im trying to finish my coop and I need some one with cold...

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Do you have chickens yet? I just cant see that many hens in there. Mine are seven weeks and I cant picture them in there. Well of course I have 25 and they certianly wouldnt all fit but I dont think four would either. I do love the stilts on there. Im sure it makes for easy cleaning.

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Wow thier so big...and such big combs and wattles. I thought I had a lot longer to wait. Mine are just turning 7 weeks. They grow so fast.

I did see comb developement in some of mine by four weeks, but the one that started to turn red and had short tail feathers has a very large comb now at six weeks and Im sure it a roo. There are some others of mine that Im still waiting to see what happens. Check the tail feathers.

Does anyone have any thoughts on wind turbines? I just installed one on my coop and Im wondering if it will be a problem in winter. I decided not to insulate my coop but just to have an air space between outside and in. I also heard that if your not going to heat the coop that if you insulate...

Im thinking of using tent stakes or some other stakes, maybe swingset stakes to secure my meat bird tractor this summer. For wind and predator purposes. I know there is a stake puller thing to make the removing and replacing easier.

how terrible....I know my day will come as well....I plan on free ranging

What kind of plants do you have in your landscaping? Do the girls dig in the mulch? I soooo want to do some landscaping but Im worried the chickens will dig it up. Does anyone else have flowers?

I heard that if you are where its cold to make them flat so the chickens end up sitting on thier feet and keeping them warm.

Im a stay at home mom to 7 children (so far, you never know what God has planned) We also home educate, so I am teaching 9th, 5th, and !st grades. We also have 2 dogs, 25 chickens, 6 guineas, and I am hoping to add to this list with other farms animals. Some ducks and perhaps a beef cow or two...

1) We plan to let them range our yard with the goats and chickens, and I know they will adore the large trees we have. I understand they can share the coop at night with the chickens. How then does the feeding work? Will the gamebird feed effect the chickens (layers and a few roosters), or do I...

this is great duck page, that I found very helpfull. http://www.newagrarian.com/homestead/ducks/grazingpen.html what kind of ducks do you have?

Wow, thanks for all the photos. I love the egg door. Im trying to ecide how to do mine, and the cross ventilation door.

Houdini is a black astrolorp, the buff one in the far left in the final pic looks like a buff orpington. Could lilly be a delaware?