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    My run..

    Could please be more specific? Just woodchips on the dirt?
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    My run..

    What materials and hardware would I need. I can’t find any articles that are useful.
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    My run..

    I need advice for the run, not the coop bedding. Can’t find any??
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    My run..

    I have a large run 400 square feet, and 13 chickens. Over the hard winter I inadvertently created a giant compost by adding straw, laying scraps and the chicken activity. Now in spring, the whole run smells like a compost, and is soggy with a think crust you can walk on. I’ve tried to rake etc...
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    Molting

    Does anyone have any pics of chickens molting? I would like to compare my chickens feather loss to pictures where people know for sure their chicken is molting. Thanks!
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    Pecking order

    Thanks guys! I have one perch that is 6 rows high at 6ft and 5ft across, I have the space to add another medium perch and a small perch. I do not have a problem with poop as I clean out the 6 inches of hay I leave in there every couple of weeks and add it to the compost I keep in the back of...
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    Pecking order

    I can definitely add more perches, my perch now has 6 bars each 5ft across and is about 6 ft high. Someone told me that I may not be opening the coop up early enough in the morning. Is this something that could help? Does anybody know how to tell the difference between molting and pecking...
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    Pecking order

    I have some pecking order issues, though I have a 680 square foot run, my coop is only 49 square feet. I thought it was of adequate size because it is a 7ft by 7ft shed, that is about 8 feet high. They seemed to all fit, I have one large perch that only gets 50% full and a couple of tables the...
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    Pecking order

    My run is 640 square feet, however my coop is only 49 square foot!! I have a perch in there that is huge but not all chickens chose to sleep on it, so its usually only 1/2 full, the rest perch on nesting boxes and a table that is in there. Now that I realize my coop is much to small, how do...
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    Pecking order

    I have recently sold 3 of my chickens to a friend due to them being at the bottom of the pecking order. They had lost almost all of their wing feathers, and had a 2 inch bald spot on the back of their necks. My question is, will 2/3 more chickens just fall into their place at the bottom of...
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    Rooster being mean

    I also have a very smart EE that stays on top roost! My husband found that separating him from the hens for part of the day doesn't hurt.
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