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    Just a general chicken question

    Hello I have built a 12 x 12 building that I am using for a coop...I have 16 hens in it. I put sand over the cement floor a few inches deep. They have access to a pen 21x12 that I have covered in wood chips. My question is is they have only gone out a few times and generally stay in the...
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    Roost Question

    I have built a 12x12 shed and in the process of putting up a roost for 15 chickens The more I read the more confused I become. I was going to put up two roosts made of 2x4's about 5 feet of the ground. The first would be 12 inches approx from the wall and the other would be approx 12 inches...
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    Coop design... I finally decided!

    I have built a 12 x 12 shed with a cement floor. I put a 12' x 21'x 6' cyclone fence up for a run run and want to cover it with a netting of some sort. Any ideas on what would be a good one to get and where it can be purchased from. Getting ready to do some layer chickens in the spring. This...
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    Mason sand on floor of chicken coop

    thanks for your input sir. I dont remember.....what do u feel is the best material to use on the coop floor. I raised some meat chickens for the first time and everyday put fresh straw down but in 8 weeks it took me 4 hours to clean it out and wash it down. It was wet underneath the dry...
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    Mason sand on floor of chicken coop

    Hello I am new to raising chickens but I would like to know if anyone has used mason sand on the chicken coop floor I was either told or read something about that a while back and if memory serves me right it was suppose to be good for the chickens feet, they would some time peck at it and make...
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