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    Chick/Chicken Newbies

    Lots of questions here so apologies in advance but appreciate any insight. We moved into a new home that has a coop. Coop has been empty for over a year but was left pretty dirty from previous owners. We are interested in and have been researching starting our own flock and utilizing the coop...
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    Silkie housing?

    I'm in the Midwest. Wisconsin, to be exact. its not uncommon to have negative temps, even a "polar vortex" of -40F in winter, and 90F in summertime. if you're in a climate such as mine, how do you house your silkies? this will be my first year having them apart from my LF/feathered birds...
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    4 Hens in Need of a New Home

    I have 4 hens: 1 black australorp, 1 buff orpington, 1 barred rock, and 1 speckled Sussex. They are very good chickens and would love the company of even more friends. I’m moving to North Carolina and unfortunately, will no longer have a house or a coop. Currently located in Libertyville, IL...
  5. Andrea3000

    Winter temp drop!

    I have a single gal. Almost 1 year old Barred Rock. She was a rescue, may be getting her a sister in a few months. Anyway- For now she has a custom built freestanding coop courtesy of my brother in law. We live in central Illinois. To winterize her coop I applied black plastic sheeting to avoid...
  6. Old Ohio Coops... Chronicles of a Renovated Money Pit

    Old Ohio Coops... Chronicles of a Renovated Money Pit

    Funny thing about renovating this 1860’s coop…. I realized I am a TERRIBLE tracker of progress through pictures. But then… Hindsight IS 20/20! When moving to this Southeastern Greene County farm 8 years ago, this old building was moving well into its 2nd century and quickly...
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    • large coops midwest ohio old renovation revamp
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    MN/WI breeders

    Hello guys Ive taken a few years off from raising chickens but have decided to get back into it. Unfortunately I sold my brinsea incubators and just have a homemade one left which I don't trust 100% for shipped eggs. I'm located right on the MN/WI border and looking for breeders of...
  8. WendyLee17

    New to BYC- Waterfowl Family in Western Kentucky

    Hi. We are Shannon & Wendy J. :) Our kids are either furry or feathered, sometimes both depending on play time that day :D We live south-western Kentucky, near TVA, Kentucky Lakes & Tennessee. We have a small flock of Pekin ducks. :jumpy Our oldest drake, TooShort, dominates our 7 bulldogs...
  9. erstreetman

    Through-and-through midwesterner ready to keep backyard chickens!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new, and doing as much homework as I can before I get my first chicks this spring (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None - but I think three or four will fit in the backyard of our 9k sqft lot (3) What breeds do you...
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