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    Dog kennel run recommendations?

    Thanks! I have seen those but just wondered if any were especially good or especially disappointing.
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    Dog kennel run recommendations?

    Hi everyone, I have some new hawks in the neighborhood and would like to expand my predator-proofed, welded wire run to give my hens more space while they remain locked up. I was thinking of attaching and adapting a 10x10 (larger would also be fine) dog kennel to my existing run, but I know the...
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    Mites/lice, feather pulling/pecking, or wound?

    Hi all, one of my hens has a yellow patchy area under her feathers on her side. The rest of her feathers generally look normal and I haven’t seen parasites during previous checks. I have two other hens who each have a smaller (about half the size of a dime), milder yellow patch—one is near the...
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    Is this really a pearlstar leghorn?

    I think Pearl Star Leghorns (so named because they produce light-colored eggs) are supposed to be a mix of Partridge Rock, Speckled Sussex, and something else with white earlobes, so it’s possible they could look a few different ways? The only mature Pearl Star Leghorn I ever have seen was a...
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    Racoon-proof chicken tractor plans needed

    If I can tag onto this question... how many joules do you all recommend for a roll of the Premier1 poultry netting? I have foxes and coyotes as well as raccoons. Thank you!
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    Hasp and padlock size

    Thank you!
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    Hasp and padlock size

    Hello all, I have just a quick question re: predator proofing. I am looking to add latches and padlocks to the external nest box on my customized shed. It has kind of a spring lock in the center but I would like to add hasp latches and padlocks on each side in case the raccoons return to the...
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    Has anyone tried or heard of The Gambrel Roof Coop by MyPetChicken, and have comments about it?

    I’ll encourage her to join. She is in a big city neighborhood with multiple families who have small flocks, usually around 4 hens, I think. The neighbors were DIYing wooden coops but had problems with a fox; I don’t know much about the floor plans or predator-proofing measures they did or did...
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    Has anyone tried or heard of The Gambrel Roof Coop by MyPetChicken, and have comments about it?

    That’s what I was asking. :-) Some of the chicken retailers like MPC sell these prefab fir coops and describe them as being designed and used by and for “actual chicken people,” which seems to imply a difference between them and what one could find at TSC or Walmart or Chewy. A friend of mine...
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    Has anyone tried or heard of The Gambrel Roof Coop by MyPetChicken, and have comments about it?

    It seems the chicken world is in agreement that self-built coops are highly preferable, but if someone had to make a coop like this work, even temporarily, what could they do? I know My Pet Chicken tries to sell coops that their people have used successfully and they do add touches like hardware...
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    Coop boots/cleaning/biosecurity

    Hello all, I was wondering what you all would use to sanitize boots and other chicken supplies now that it can be difficult to find and purchase disinfectants, from bleach to poultry-specific solutions...? I am relatively new to my current property and cannot be sure what has been in and...
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    What kind are these? And a question

    How are you liking your heat plate? Do you have it positioned so that the chicks can get close or so that the thermometer reads what it is “supposed to” on the floor? I have the same one and am nervous about using it because it seems to get so much hotter than the other brands.
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    Heater setup for 1.5-week chicks ok?

    Thank you! I did quite a bit of research before even ordering my chicks a number of months ago, but now that they are here I fret so much that it is like knowing nothing at all! :-D
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    Brooder plate

    I know this thread is a little old, but I am not finding a lot of experiential information about this brand of plate. Can I ask why you stopped using it? I have one as well (had planned on a different one but had deliveries and orders canceled due to coronavirus supply issues) and think it seems...
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    Heater setup for 1.5-week chicks ok?

    They have been ducking in and out from under the plate since I moved things around to get the temperature underneath around 90 (I put it at an angle so there are warmer and cooler areas). Three are napping under it, one is going in and out, and two are asleep in different parts of the brooder...
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