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    Squirrel proof day run fence

    I need a bit of help please. We live in the burn zone of a large wildfire from 2 years ago. Our forest was completely burned. Critters are starting to return, which is just lovely. Except for the 3 squirrels that have moved back home with us. I'm not sure what it is they're eating - there...
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    Watering Nipples - How High?

    Thanks so much for the picture. My husband likes this idea best. I thought of using the RV water hose but he's in love with PVC. :) We'll be putting paving stones underneath to raise up a bit anyways ... Love that I can always come to this site and find the answer to the question I didn't...
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    Temporary Heat Source without Electricity?

    18 for now....but plan on selling a few after they start laying. Our coop is only 10 x 5 with a 10 x 10 enclosed run. Hubby wanted me to have 6 but minimum order was 15 and... We might end up runnung a cord out there then. Brooder is as big as we have space for inside. Plus, I've been...
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    Temporary Heat Source without Electricity?

    My coop is nearly ready to move in, but there is no electricity out there yet. And my ladies are 3 weeks old and quickly outgrowing their brooder in the house. We're all ready for them to move... but the forcast for this week is rather cool (for Texas) with highs in the low 60's and lows in...
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    Auto Feeder

    Just ordered 5 of these for US $40 with shipping. Am going to share with some of my chicken friends when they get here. Can't wait to try this out, my girls are almost 3 weeks old and moving into their new coop this week! And it's nice to be able to support a little at home business. The makers...
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    The post office is killing my babies!

    90% dead at the feed stores? Yuck. So annoying. I was wanting to avoid any health issues and kept hearing good things about Cackle but... This is our first chickens (I did grow up with them, so not entirely new) and was just wanting a fun and happy experience as much as possible. Guess I'll...
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    The post office is killing my babies!

    Last week, my babies shipped from Cackle Hatchery in MO to near Austin TX. It was by priority mail, had a tracking number... last scan was for Springfield MO.... They were supposed to arrive in 2 days, so on that Wednesday. I notified my small local post office... I got a call the next day and...
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    Home for baby chickies in Texas with LOTS of fire ants

    We're getting our first babies tomorrow (though, we both grew up with chickens on the farm, so this isn't entirely new to us) and have a little brooder in a rubbermade tote set up in the house. Our coop is under construction and should be done this weekend! We have LOTS of fire ants. Every...
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    Fire Safety in your Chicken Coop & Barn - IMPORTANT!

    I would only use the heat during a good cold snap for Texas... which wont seem like anything to the frozen north folks. Ventilation won't be an issue either, the open side of the coop should provide more than enough ventilation! Our issue really is heat here in Texas (at least in the southern...
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    Fire Safety in your Chicken Coop & Barn - IMPORTANT!

    IF you can - we strongly suggest USAA homeowners insurance. We luckily have them (still!) and have deep insurance love for them. And this is after going through the worst .... they were wonderful the entire way through. Ernndbrtt is right, you really need to check your policy and perhaps have...
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    Fire Safety in your Chicken Coop & Barn - IMPORTANT!

    We lost everything in the Bastrop TX wildfires of Sept 2011... so we know all about fires. We've rebuilt our home and are now in the process, within the next couple of weeks, of building our first chicken coop! (Though I should say that both of us did grow up in rural areas/on farms and both...
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