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    How many Eggs did you Sell today?

    6 dozen
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    how many eggs did you get last month from how many hens?

    660 from 28 hens
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    21 today from 28 hens
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    What is a good breed of dog?

    Border collie or australian cattle dog. Both are herding dogs get along good with chickens and will protect their flock or herd and they are loyal to their owners.
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    How many Eggs did you Sell today?

    10 dozen
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    How many Eggs did you Sell today?

    sold 6 dozen yesterday 4 dozen today, 30 dozen so far this month. Business is picking up, I have a lot of new customers might have to get more chickens.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    24/28
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    hardware cloth

    Check Hardware stores, Home centers, Garden centers, feed stores, TSC, or on line, Type in hardware cloth. Around here it sells for around $180.00 for a 3x100' roll.
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    Are Black Snakes poisonous?

    Black snakes are not poisonous, in fact they are good to have around they eat mice.
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    Really dumb newbie questions

    The only dumb question is the one that isn't asked. I open there pop door every morning at first light they go in and out as they please. There food is inside the coop they get treats in the run. I do have water in the coop and in the run.
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    help with ideas chick trying to build chick house! *Pics included*

    If I am reading your post correct and you want to increase the height from 2 1/2' to 4' you will need to remove the wire floor add new 2x4s 1 1/2' lower, add 2x4s front to back for floor joists about 16 to 24" apart cut and install a plywood floor and put plywood on the sides. On the larger one...
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    Hosta OK?

    About the only way I know of to get rid of a hosta is to let the chickens at it. I have tried digging hostas out for years because I have way too many, but every year they grew back no matter how deep I dug. Then I built the chicken run over several that I was trying to get rid of, the Girls did...
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    Introducing new birds to an older flock... need a little advise

    When I introduce new chicks to the flock I section off part of the coop with chicken wire. I have two seperate runs and two pop doors in the coop, the one run is 20x20 and the other is 12x20 they are seperated by a chicken wire fence. When the new chicks are old enough to leave the brooder I put...
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    Our first chcken coop progress

    If you insulate as mentioned in your post you will trap moisture in the insulation. You will be putting a vapor barrier on the outside of the studs, the insulation has a vapor barrier, and the plastic over that will be another vapor barrier. That is not a good idea, you don't need any of the...
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    How tall can the ramp be for a grow out coop?

    My coop is 2ft off the ground, the ramp is 6ft long so the incline is not very steep. When it is time for the chicks to leave the brooder I section off part ot the coop with chicken wire, the new chickens can interact with the flock without getting picked on. I have two runs that are seperated...
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