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    Review by 'barnhiller' in article 'Jteams Chicken Coop'

    Looks the bees knees. Great effort.
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    Hello from Scappoose Oregon!

    Scappoose.....love it, great place name. I'd never get tired of saying that! Welcome.
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    Greetings from California!

    Welcome, welcome
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    Howdy howdy

    Thanks very much. I'm 3 generations removed from Cavan myself. My ancestors forsook Cavan and moved to Leinster. There were just too many O Reilly's, I think! :D:D
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    Pick apart my plan for hen run pls!

    Thanks. Roof will be storm hinged and there will be a gate. Might make it taller, depending on how I get the lumber. And I'll have a gutter and down pipe to a nearby soak away.
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    Pick apart my plan for hen run pls!

    Thanks Tonya. I'll take all that under advisement but I don't have a lot of space to situate this run. I'm not a land owner, this is a back garden job. I can't simply put things on higher ground. I intend to improve soil drainage too. You're right, european common buzzards do primarily eat...
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    Pick apart my plan for hen run pls!

    Thanks for the reply. Thing is, we live in a very swampy area, very high water table. If I only roof the run and I leave the birds forage and scratch it would get swampy again. I have a dust bath for them. I'm hoping the 7=8 inch deep brick foundation will be enough deterrent for the local...
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    Pick apart my plan for hen run pls!

    Thanks for the reply. We've used wood shavings, etc for the last year. We get an awful amount of rain. I need a better drained area. Even with shelter the coop just turns into a midden heap. So matts to prevents digging to soil level. Sand and hardcore for drainage. Might continue to use the...
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    Howdy howdy

    Just joined. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ray. I live in Dublin, Ireland. My wife wanted hens....now I have hens. 4 of them; Henrietta, Eggdwina, Shelley and Yolko-Ono. They're great ladies. The kids love them. I will research here and ask questions here to help us improve their...
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    Pick apart my plan for hen run pls!

    Howdy, I'm new here. Place keeps coming up in searches for info on the topic, you all seem so very clever with this stuff! Might I run something by you all? We have 4 rescue hens about a year now, they're doing well. The cheap hen coop we bought is not. You've seen them in stock photos, no...
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