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    Coop Cam

    We use a baby monitor with camera. The camera works in the dark. This lets us see and hear our ladies any time of day from the comfort of our home. We have a hand-held receiver/monitor in the house. This does not connect to a computer. I see some for about $60 on Amazon, though we paid less...
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    Utah!

    [UPDATE -- It looks like they are going to Logan on Saturday. Thanks everyone for the interest.] We have two handsome young cockerels looking for a good home. An araurcana and a black australorp. Both very friendly. We just can't have them in the city. We live in Kaysville. PM if you are...
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    Utah!

    I have a beautiful Black Australorp Rooster and a beautiful Araucana Rooster (both hatched in March) that need a new home (together or separate). These are very friendly and not for eating. We are in Kaysville. Contact me if interested otherwise they will be entered in the Davis County Fair...
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    Lost all my chickens tonight!

    So sorry. I lost my entire flock to a dog that ate the side off my coop at night so I understand your pain.
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    Will this be solid enough to be safe?

    We had a large dog come in the middle of the night, tear through our wood fence and eat its way through 1/2 inch exterior plywood. Will be surrounding the next coop with 6' chain-link fence with concrete foundation to keep the dogs away. I am not sure there is a completely secure coop out...
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    WTH is wrong with TSC? Chick purchasing nightmare.

    I have been to several farm stores in Utah and none of them will let you pick up the chicks yourself. This is, in part, to protect customers from disease (or so they claim). Have not ran into reporting requirements. My impression of most of the farm stores is that the people working at them...
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    Predator proofing question....

    I buried hardware cloth and did not have a problem with predators getting in that way. Instead, a dog ate the 1/2 inch plywood side off my coop while my girls were locked up at night. Killed them all. Whatever you do you can run into the issue whether you did enough. I regret not preparing...
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    Bears got my flock

    So sorry. I lost my whole flock to a large dog that tore up my coop. Very, very difficult. Not sure how to guard against everything, but I am rebuilding my run with 6 ft chain-link (smaller wire around the bottom) as well as cement 1 foot deep into ground. I am glad I don't have to worry...
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    Farewell, I'm Finished

    Quote: I had the same thought, what was the coop made of that a dog could chew through it? Are you sure it was not a bear? That has happened to several people I know. It could not have been a bear, that is a predator that would indeed be difficult to prepare for. In addition to there being...
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    Farewell, I'm Finished

    Quote: It's 8:05 am and I literally stayed up all night to try to catch the dog returning, but he never did. What I would have done if he returned I am not certain, but I was and remain prepared to take care of things to protect my bunny and small dogs (what that means would depend on the...
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    Farewell, I'm Finished

    Early this morning a large dog broke through our wooden fence then ate through the wooden wall of our chicken coop and killed all 11 of my girls. It happened between 1:00 am and 6:00 am. They were our pets and now they are all dead. Thanks to everyone here for the great information and...
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    for those experiencing the arctic blast....

    We are just a little to the South of you and experiencing the same thing. Since temperatures are going from 70 to negative figures in about a week, I wanted to give my girls a little extra warmth. I had an extra 50W water bowl that turns on automatically at 40 degrees. We cleaned out the...
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    OK I DONT KNOW IF ThIs IS the RIGHT Spot......

    I love dogs and also love chickens. If you believe their dogs will keep getting out, then you need to take care of the problem or accept more of your chickens being killed. What you have described, if I understand it correctly, is that their dogs have killed your chicken and at least another...
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    thinking about having my chickens lay through winter but have a ??

    I am curious if anyone has experience with white LED lighting for increasing egg-laying during winter months. I have read that it works, but not sure about the amount of lighting required. If it did work, then the solar landscape lights sold at any home improvement store would be a cheap and...
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    ***CHICKEN HAT** In adult and child sizes. Get 'em while they're HOT!

    I was hoping to find a stylish hat for my chickens when I clicked on this subject. Perhaps it is too late. Nice work. Very cute.
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