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    Questions on growing barley fodder for the first time

    Just found this. Thank you for the quantity per bird. I've been winging it. I just threw away two trays (one boss and one barley) because they developed mold. I've been pretty successful on lentils and mung beans. I'll try barley and BOSS using bleach to kill the spores.
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    igloo dog house?

    A recent suggestion I read was to put bird netting at least around the bottom 2ft or so to keep snakes out.
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    igloo dog house?

    You could also use a dog kennel. I just put out my youngest pellets. The larger birds and roosters weren't ready to accept them so I built a $30 chicken tractor (lumnah acres design) for the youngest and put a medium sized kennel for four 12 week olds until the 7 month olds have been adjacent to...
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    Anyone use expanded PVC for coops?

    It may have been that much when first produced. I just paid about $40 for one sheet from lowes. Given it's for chickens and I plan on a layer of vinyl along with wood shavings, I don't see my rooster destroying it.
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    Anyone use expanded PVC for coops?

    I'm using it as well. I'm attaching it with ground anchors to ensure the coop can't be upended by any predators.
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    First time "post"er

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am very new to chickens getting my first brood from someone who's developed a way to morph pullets into roosters (LOL). I currently have 10. Two I know to be roosters. Four more may possibly be roosters. I'll be posting pictures of...
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