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    Angle grinder or cut off tool for hardware cloth?

    I actually just cut the cloth leaving the pokies long. Then I put on a thick pair of gloves and bend them all over.
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    RIR,s getting blonde feathers?

    They are about 1 1/2 yrs old. I haven't seen them eating on their feathers or acting strange, but will check for lice. Thanks for the responses. Also, the guy we bought these from, over a year ago, had a few different breeds. Could be possible of a mixed breed also.
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    RIR,s getting blonde feathers?

    Ya, we don't have any roosters. Just our 4 reds.
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    RIR,s getting blonde feathers?

    So I've noticed a couple of my RIR's getting some blonde feathers. Googling tells me that's not normal. Could be a deficiency? Does anyone know what this may be and the cause? Thanks for any help.
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    Please, show me your ducks

    All of them are males.
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    Duck waterer?

    They are still a little messy but not bad. Mostly water just turns a little brown due to food when they drink, so I still cleaned it everyday.
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    Soft landing?

    All has been good for sometime now. No damaged eggs. It seems our reds use one nesting box most of the time. Lol I usually wait til late afternoon to get eggs and all 4 eggs are in one nesting box. Lol Anyway, all is good!!!
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    I need your opinions on Coops! What do you think of prefab coops?

    I know what we have around here. I've been here for awhile. Lol Thanks for the concern and info tho'.
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    I need your opinions on Coops! What do you think of prefab coops?

    Luckily we don't get anything that comes close to the house. We have a 60lb spaniel pitt that runs loose. On nice nights, he'll actually sleep in front of the pen. Lol
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    I need your opinions on Coops! What do you think of prefab coops?

    We only have 4 RIR chickens, no plans for anymore, so we bought a TS special prefab. They've only been in it for 6 months now and it's holding up just fine. Of course I did do a couple things to it before adding the chickens. I thompson weather sealed the entire coop wood. I also sealed the...
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    Safe to run free?

    I may see if I have enough hardwire to do an apron just for peace of mind. Can't really do anything electrical. Our free roaming dog likes to lay out by the run as if he's watching over the chickens. One of them pecked him once so he stays a couple feet away. Lol Plus the g-kids like to feed the...
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    Safe to run free?

    So below is a picture of our chicken coop and run. Don't mind the feeder and waterer as I changed those out to 5 gal buckets. So we've had our chickens for 5 months. I occasionally have seen a racoon around but never near the house and coyotes never come near the property. We have a dog that...
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    What time of day do chickens lay eggs?

    We only have 4 chickens. I never see eggs in the morning. I use to check about 12pm and still nothing. I check again about 2pm every day and thats usually when I get all my eggs.
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    Ground cover in run?

    I use mulch in our run. They don't get a ton of rain being covered but the mulch sucks up what rain it gets. Then the sun dries it back up. I also throw in grass clippings when I mow once a week. We only have 4 chickens.
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    I got my first egg!

    Congrats on your first egg. Our 4 started steadily less than a month ago. Our first one wasn't as nice as yours. I started mixing a little oyster shell in with their food and all has been good since then. Steady 3-4 eggs a day now. We even had one double yolker. Lol
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