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    Free ranging and hawks - do you accept the losses?

    Very good to know about the raccoon. I wouldn’t have thought they would be out at that time. I appreciate the answer, thank you
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    Free ranging and hawks - do you accept the losses?

    So, this seems like a good place to post my question. Early next year we are moving to East Texas onto three acres. One acre has been cleared for the house and garden. About 30 feet into the other acres will be cleared of underbrush. Good size trees will remain. I was planning on building and...
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    Happy to be back, looking forward to starting a new flock

    I started with 6 chicks in January of 2020 in a suburban neighborhood that didn’t allow chickens, perfect timing with COVID locking us all down. We live on a bayou so we only have neighbors on either side. Before getting my girls I cleared it with them. As I think we all do, we learn what works...
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    Comment by 'CassieD' in article 'Caring For Chickens in the Fall'

    Wow thanks for this recommendation! I’ve been cutting down bamboo and throwing it away never thinking to give it to the girls
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    Official BYC Poll: Where Do Your Chickens Dust Bathe?

    Mine like to roll around and ruffle their feathers in the fresh shavings I put down in the run every Saturday
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    Help me get rid of my nightly visitors!!!!!

    Oh my gosh same problem. It started with my garden. Every new plant got eaten to the ground. My chicken run is separated by a high fence. I have a treadle feeder that they can’t get into but I also put out some open food. There was rat droppings in the open feeder. I had to take that up at...
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    Call me crazy but I added a small evaporative cooler to our chicken run- hens are laying again though

    Keep in mind that I'm only trying to cool a very small area of about 5x5 of the coop. The air blows directly into the coop and makes even it up the ramp to the roost and nesting boxes. The regular fan that just moved hot air around. This air is blessedly cool, not warm or hot. Noticeably cooler...
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    Call me crazy but I added a small evaporative cooler to our chicken run- hens are laying again though

    We grappled with this idea last year because I thought it was a bit crazy, but it has just gotten too hot. We are in SE Texas and last Sunday the “feels like” factoring in humidity temperature was 109 degrees Fahrenheit. I have a smallish wooden fenced in run (10x20) with hawk netting and areas...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Keep Your Chickens Cool In Summer?

    We’re in SE Texas and it’s very hot and humid so heat is a big issue. I have a small coop and run. I tried misters once but it mainly made mud. So I run a fan and in the heat of the afternoon I give the girls a large water pan that I add frozen water bottles to. There’s also lots of shade...
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    Comment by 'CassieD' in article 'The Chicken World's Worst Chore, culling the injured and sick babies.'

    Just finding this article out of need. I'm saving this just in case my current situation with one of my hens cannot be resolved in another manner. Just ordering the supplies made me cry. It's an issue with a neighbor and a very, very noisy hen early in the morning. The automatic pop door opens...
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    Why Do You Use Deep Bedding/Why Do You NOT Use Deep Bedding?

    My coop is so tiny it doesn’t make sense to deep litter. I have 4 hens. They are locked in the coop at night and where they sleep depends on the weather. When it’s cold they roost in the upper chamber. Even with my adding wood on to the 2 roosting bars the girls are inches away from the...
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    Why did my water turn hard?

    I live in SE Texas as well. Very happy this site prepared and forewarned me about checking for frozen water throughout the day. I even made my girls some warm oatmeal as a treat but there were no takers unfortunately. Soon enough I’ll be going crazy trying to keep them cool!
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    How Do You Go on Vacation?

    We have a pet sitter come to care for our two dogs and two cats. I got her her own inexpensive shoes to use in the run and she gets to keep any eggs she finds. Shoes can track infection into the coop/run, not to mention chicken poop into a house and yard. We have an automatic chicken door, a...
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    So, we are going to get a couple chicks soon, and our local feed & seed store has Barnevelders, and Barred Rocks soon, which kind should I get?

    I would mirror choosing based on what your top priority is. I have two beautiful Barnefelders in my flock. I’m in Houston and they seem to do OK in the heat even though they are good sized girls with a lot of feathers. I do put a water bath in with them with a frozen liter bottle in the height...
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    Match me a breed.

    Great picture!
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