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    Winterizing coop

    When I said “sealed” I was referring to sealing the cracks in the wood. And on that note, what is the best sealer that’s safe for chickens? Is silicone okay?
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    Winterizing coop

    So thoughtful! Thank you! There actually is a ventilation window on the other side of the coop that I am not thrilled about because it’s at the same level as the perches. I don’t know how to work around that because the perches cannot be repositioned.
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    Winterizing coop

    Thank you for the great ideas. I am in Utah. This is the coop I bought. I love it. It keeps the magpies from stealing the eggs, and I don’t have to worry about my escape artists anymore. I love the polycarbonate roofing panel idea, I never would have thought of that one. I’m gonna order some...
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    Winterizing coop

    I’m new to cold winters and never had to deal with “winterizing coops” before. So I’m struggling with the ventilation, sealing for drafts, and cleanliness aspects of winter chicken keeping. Right now I have a wooden coop with a run in a place where my chickens get frostbite every winter. They...
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    New Member

    Greetings Backyard Chickens Community! I am here because I want to learn about chicken health problems and solutions that others have tried. (1) I’ve had chickens for 35 years. (2) I have 8 chickens. (3) Speckled Sussex hens. (4) I keep them mainly because I love them, they are the...
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    Unfinished molting with bald spots

    I had a 2 year old chicken named Sophia that never molted out her first molt of feathers. I took her to a very good avian vet who researched incomplete molting and she found that an overdose of levothyroxine induced molting in penguins. She gave Sophia the treatment based on her weight and, lo...
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