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    Chickens on gravel?

    Gravel works fine, mine never had any health problems. The only problem I had was cleaning up after the girls. It's hard to sift through or wash the feces out of the gravel, and composting feces with the gravel almost seems wasteful. But composting cut grass, straw, or pine chips seems a little...
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    Something took two of my girls

    And good luck to you Skyoaks!
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    Something took two of my girls

    As for prevention, you may need to find someone to trap them...as long as your local law permits trapping. My first hen was taken in a 15 minute time period when I went inside to get a cup of water. Finally I spotted the fox stalking my girls and waiting for me to go inside again. Many...
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    Something took two of my girls

    It sounds like you have a fox in the area. The fox that snatched 5 of mine did the same thing. They are know to grab and run without leaving a feather, and take them to a different often secluded area to dispatch. I apologize if I sound harsh, but I have a serious fox problem.
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    I want to remove sand from my run. What do I do with the poopy sand

    Wow! I had no idea! But it makes sense. Thanks. As for your sand removal issue, maybe see if a neighbor has a tractor with a bucket attachment, or a few friends may help with shovels, or sometimes local handymen may have small tractors with front end loaders.
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    I want to remove sand from my run. What do I do with the poopy sand

    Hi Lachie! I thought about sand too. What problem are you having, if you don't mind me asking?
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    My poor Lamp

    I'd get a cheap hunting/deer camera. Just in case this issue ends up in court, that way you have proof of the neighbors dog and/or kids harming your birds.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    10 Barred Rock 10+20231= 20241
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    I believe Rockriver had a total of 20231
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    Heated and pressurized watered?

    I haven't tried that yet, but sometimes in the plumbing industry they use something called heat tape on copper and steel piping. It's electrically heated wire they wrap around piping to stop it from freezing . But I'm not sure if the water would be to hot for the chickens but I believe it turns...
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    How Can I Get A Hen UN Broody?

    2X Thumbs up !!
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    Mites....AGAIN

    Yep lime-wash. I have read a lot about it,but it seems like only a few have used it on this site.
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    Mites....AGAIN

    Has anyone tried white-washing the inside of the coop to keep infestations down ?
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    Cackle hatchery's Hatchery Surprise- Anybody got this before?

    Nice ! Thanks everyone for your input. It all makes sense now, so in order to get the "surprise package" I either need to get busy building more coops or get a tobacco barn :o) .
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    Cackle hatchery's Hatchery Surprise- Anybody got this before?

    Hi everyone! New guy here. I don't have any chickens yet because I'm currently building a 6x8 coop. But I have been reading this thread and have become interested in the surprise package. . What size are yalls coops to hold a "bushel " of chicks, the coop must be huge right ?
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