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    Design for solar powered electrical tape to keep out predators (fox & racoon)?

    I already have an 18 inch apron on the run fence - made of hardware cloth. I'm thinking I would put the electric fence near the edge of the apron. Maybe even place it 12 inches away from the run fence, meaning that it would stick out another 6 inches away from the new electric fence. What do you...
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    Design for solar powered electrical tape to keep out predators (fox & racoon)?

    NorthwoodsChick - thanks for your reply. I had forgotten to mention that a coyote has started making the rounds in the past year - it hasn't hit any chickens that I know of, but has been spotted on game cameras. So I want to ward them off as well. I just checked my fence charger - it puts out...
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    Design for solar powered electrical tape to keep out predators (fox & racoon)?

    Couple of questions - what is the purpose of the welded wire footer? If I understand what you mean, it's the same wire that I use on my run right now. I'm looking to provide another barrier that will give them a shock if they try to get closer to the run fence. I don't think I'd be able to...
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    Design for solar powered electrical tape to keep out predators (fox & racoon)?

    I've had chickens in several different locations on my property over the last few years, and 3 years ago moved them into their final home, which is a raised coop off the back of a shed, with an automatic door opener, motion activated lights, and a fully fenced run (chicken wire over 2x4 inch...
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    What breeds are these girls?

    I read a bit about Red Sex Links, and found out they have a short life span - I guess because they were cross bred to maximize egg production. Is this true? Anything I can do to help them live longer/more comfortably?
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    What breeds are these girls?

    Thanks! I was pretty sure about number 1 and 2, but had no idea about the other three. I'll ask my friend if Sapphire Gem and Red Sex link rings a bell...
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    What breeds are these girls?

    I got these girls a couple of months ago from a friend who couldn't remember what kinds of chicks she had bought. Now that they are all laying, I thought this group could help me ID them. The first picture is of the eggs they are laying, and the rest are several pictures of the birds, labeled to...
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    Two roos? What breeds?

    Sounds like good advice, but that would mean I'd have to keep two flocks of birds in order to keep the boys separate (and would have to get rid of one now.) My old guy is a pretty nice rooster, but I worry about his feet - when he mounts the girls he kind of tears them up. At this point, he...
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    Two roos? What breeds?

    Figures they would be mutts. My two dogs are highly mixed breeds as well. I know I can't keep all three roosters; my original intent - when I thought I was adding 6 hens, was to just keep the old rooster. Now I'm wondering, based on what breeds these new guys are, if I should keep one and get...
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    Two roos? What breeds?

    I got 6 chicks (supposed to be pullets - ha!) in March and moved them into the outdoor pen in June before we went on a 4 week vacation. The first morning back, we heard a feeble rooster call (I already have one rooster already, and it wasn't him!) I haven't been able to catch him in the act to...
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    New to forum, not new to chickens....

    Hi, my name is Peggy and I live in southeastern Pennsylvania. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm 5 years into my second stint of chickens. The first was over 20 years ago when my daughter brought home chicks from her second grade classroom. They grew to 4-5 hens...
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