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    hello NZ'ers! Cheap fencing ideas/suppliers?

    Hello there~ This thread is aimed for fellow New Zealand Chicken owners! I need to find a supplier or person I can get some cheap fencing from! I've got a run attached to coop and all for my chickens but its too small so ive decided to make a run surrounding the coop. I need to buy at least...
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    Fail chicken coop...

    Awesome! Thank you for the pictures! I think i've got the full picture of what I need to build now~ ! Thank you thank you!
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    Fail chicken coop...

    WOW! Could you possibly post a pic of your coop? I've got an idea of what I'd like but i'd definitely love to see yours~
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    Fail chicken coop...

    Thank you for your reply~ Yes, it is very heavy so its very hard to pick up. I'd like to build one that is lifted up off the ground to prevent flooding and self cleaning (mesh flooring). I can't seem to find any that has a mesh floor. :( What kind of wood or plastic should I use to keep...
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    Fail chicken coop...

    Hi there, I am a first time chicken owner (had hens for about 5 months). I built an A frame chicken coop which I thought was awesome and prefect, and it was, in summer. but now its winter - NZ winters = Wind. Rain. FLOODING.. There are other problems with my coop as well e.g Too heavy, Mice...
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    Maggot Farming!! Please answer :)

    Hello, No, I don't feed maggots only (sorry lack of info there). They free range on fruit, veges, and also fed laying hen food.I only substitute 20ish% of chicken food for maggots which I was told was fine to do. I have looked into BSF but as I'm aware of, NZ doesn't have them in abundant...
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    Maggot Farming!! Please answer :)

    Thank you for you opinion, It definitely is "disgusting" and unethical,but like most people I want to decrease the feed costs of my birds. I am aware of the disadvantages/harms that maggot farming can do and only started it because 2 of my chicken farming friends also did so without problem...
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    Maggot Farming!! Please answer :)

    I feed them in the afternoon. I'll be sure to wash them down before feeding ^^ No, here in NZ we don't have vultures or many predators of chickens except dogs and the occasional hawk. Thank you for the info~
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    Maggot Farming!! Please answer :)

    Hello everyone! This is my first thread post on BYC and super excited to get to know you all~ I have just bought 4 Brown Shaver hens from a local chicken farmer, 18 months and started laying again. I feed them a feed called "peck n lay" (protein 16%) but also feed maggots as a substitute on...
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