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    Grass Seed for Raising Geese

    Fescue is bad? How do you know that? Just planted some for them in a shady spot
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    Sweet PDZ ok to use in compost?

    6 months
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    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thank you!
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    64sq ft coop for 6 chickens?

    We have similar weather in western Montana. I am converting a 10' x 16' shed, for up to 20 hens, going to start with 10 likely. I think the coop is oversized for the amount of birds we will have. What do you recommend for ventilation?
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    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thanks
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    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thanks so much!
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    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thank you
  8. BitterrootChickenLady

    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thank you
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    Montana

    Thank you so much! Traits I am looking for in cold hardy birds are: excellent layers, docile/friendly, not broody. I think those are the biggies. Good foragers would be a plus.
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    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Hello all! I am new to chickens, but very excited! I am finishing up building my coop, to get chicks in the spring. Hoping to build the run in the spring, while they are little and in the brooder. I have installed 20LF of 2x4, flat, roosting bars for the coop. I have painted the interior of the...
  11. BitterrootChickenLady

    Montana

    Hey there neighbor! I live in Victor. Silkies do well in our chilly climate? Getting my first chicks in spring and ibwas keaning towards plymouth barred rocks, australorps and/or wyandottes because of their cold hardiness and egg laying. Any comments are super appreciated.
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    Montana

    I am in Victor! Hey neighbor! will be getting my first chicks in the spring. What breeds do you find handle our chilly climate the best?
  13. BitterrootChickenLady

    Montana

    Me too! Building our coop now for chicks in the spring. Building a covered run and fenced area in the spring when the chicks are growing. What breeds do you like for our climate?
  14. BitterrootChickenLady

    Montana

    I am in western montana, south of Missoula. Are you near?
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    Comment by 'BitterrootChickenLady' in article 'Chicken Coop Bedding Options For Winter'

    Thank you for this article. I am in Western Montana. Our lows are typically negative teens or -20, for a week or so, or a few days here or there during a 3 month period. I am unable to insulate the floor, it is a pre built shed. I am thinking of using sand in the coop, except for winter. What do...
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