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    ⠀ Can free ranging be detrimental at a young age?

    Thanks for the advice! I definitely am letting them out to roam around often. And I love watching them peck at anything and everything. Now if I could just figure out how to keep them from pooping on my patio!
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    What could this hole be from...w/ pics

    Hmm Ya maybe. I'll check it out some more tomorrow in the daylight
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    What could this hole be from...w/ pics

    Hi every. Brand new to chicken keeping and all that. I have 4 hens in my back yard. The run is very secure. Completely enclosed with hardware cloth buried 12 inches deep. Tonight I got home from work to lock my coop up and found a hole dug from the inside of my run trying to get out. But didn't...
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    ⠀ Can free ranging be detrimental at a young age?

    Wow thanks for the informative post dr. Mikelle. I'm keeping them in their coop and run for most of the time now then to make sure that they grow appropriately with the right portions of food.
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    Brand new and excited!

    Thanks for the welcoming guys. Oh man I was stressing all day about something getting in from the top. I'd like to think it's pretty secure. But then again I'm sure people have said that before. I'll have to go double check and maybe add some protection
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    ⠀ Can free ranging be detrimental at a young age?

    Hey. Thought I responded but apparently it didn't post. Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely look out for Hawks. Haven't seen any circling yet but I've definitely seen some in the past. My chicks are 10 weeks old. Here's a picture (if it works this time)
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    Brand new and excited!

    First time chicken owner here, built a coop and run in my back yard. Only took about 4 times as long and 3 times more expensive than I originally thought. Which I'm assuming is pretty standard. Here's a couple pictures of it and my 4 black austra lorpes. I have since purchased and hung a 5 gal...
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    ⠀ Can free ranging be detrimental at a young age?

    hi, First time chicken owner here and loving it. I really enjoy letting my chickens free range through my backyard and garden (before I have plants I care about sprouting). They love walking around and eating grass and who knows what else. My concern is that while they are out eating all the...
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