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    Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

    Noooo lol. That would be the last thing we need right now. I'm hoping we can make it to June without any natural disasters to add on to the bio disaster. I need to make a chicken backpack system for homesteading on the move.
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    Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

    I don't know if you've seen the movie 2012 but you put me in the mind of the guy who had a radio show and was transmitting up to the very end as he stood overlooking yellowstone national park's volcano blasts. funny yet sobering. Yes I am in Waxahachie aka Hachie by way of Missouri.
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    Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

    The virus has made me feel secluded though people are inside near me everywhere. Though my town is sorta rural I still live in the city limits. My chicks help keep me even and yes, I heard some places have an egg shortage. Hope the world gets 1000 percent better soon.
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    Alternative Chicken Coop Ideas

    Wow sounds like your chickens are in great care. You use plastic barrels as wind blocks, do you think if I plant a few bushes around the kennel that would be ok? Wind here (Texas) is strongest in April/May. Oh and the door to the kennel is perplexing since there is a gap whereas small creatures...
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    My little One

    My barred rock gets to explore the family room from time to time. Getting the coop situated. 4 barred rocks and 4 buff orpingtons.
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    Alternative Chicken Coop Ideas

    Thanks...I will get hardware cloth. Plus I will get plywood to make covering from the elements. 👌
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    Alternative Chicken Coop Ideas

    I live right outside Dallas. I have 8 chicks. I attached the kennel pic. It will have an angled roof.
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    Alternative Chicken Coop Ideas

    I am thinking of transforming a large dog kennel into a chicken coop. Any suggestions as to design ideas?
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    Texas

    Thanks for painting those vivid pictures in my mind. I like Joe Pool lake too. Pig plums are interesting. I would like to learn things like this and I wish I had a country side tour guide. One thing I don't like much is the driving. I hope to adjust. I usually stay off the freeway as much as...
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    Texas

    Thank you, I am from the midwest but lived in another Dallas county for several years before moving to Waxahachie.
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    Texas

    I just moved here to Waxahachie area outside of Dallas. I have 4 barred rock chicks and 4 buff orpington chicks.
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    new to waxahachie and hens

    They were born in the begining of February. For my brooder I used large boxes that I cut squares into and connected in order to allow them to go from one portion to the next. I lined the bottom of the boxes with cardboard that was wrapped in plastic shrink wrap. I have pine shavings over the...
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    Comment by 'AngelaPrivate' in article 'Why Keep House Chickens? Three Misconceptions About Having Chickens in Your House'

    But the concern I would have with a house chicken would be the same as when I had my puppies....pooping and peeing inside would be a high concern.
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    new to waxahachie and hens

    No I did it bass ackwards then. I read some things out of order online. I just have 8 chicks from the feed store. I just wrote the ellis county office to ask about regulations and codes in waxahachie for raising backyard chickens. hopefully they say its ok. (hopefully) The lady at the feed store...
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