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    HELP! 6month Chicken has bent neck.

    How do you feed her? And do you know what brought about the condition? I’m feeling pretty horrible right now, because I don’t know what caused this.
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    HELP! 6month Chicken has bent neck.

    Thank you I will try that out. Is wry neck a common problem? And will she survive this?
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    HELP! 6month Chicken has bent neck.

    When I went to check on my birds one of them had her neck bent almost 80 degrees to the right. There is no visible signs of external injuries and it’s not likely a predator attack. The only way I can imagine she hurt herself is if she fell off the top of the henhouse (about 5’ tall), or if one...
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    The fortresses is finally complete!

    I like the moat idea! But there are salvaged window screens behind the black metal bed frame in the photo; they are fasten together with heavy duty zip-ties. But I might want to do the hardware cloth in addition. Where does one buy the cloth at?
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    The fortresses is finally complete!

    Thank you! I believe that there is much satisfaction in turning stuff, that would have ended up in the dump forever, into something useful again. Plus it saved me a ton of money... I am interested in seeing some photos of your repurposed coops. The back wall of my coop doesn’t look as...
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    The fortresses is finally complete!

    The plastic fencing is what I was worried about as well. My primary concern is to keep my Wife’s “evil” dog and neighborhood cats out of the coop. I have never seen a snake or cyote in 5 years of living here, but there is an owl that frequents the area at night. What would be a good way to...
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    The fortresses is finally complete!

    I know it doesn’t look as fancy as some of the amazing builds I see here on BYC but it is my first build, and I have zero wood working experience. I am very proud of it because, with the exception of the screws, locking hardware and a couple of bags of concrete; it is constructed entirely of...
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    Where to put the nesting boxes?

    Thank you for the great article on how to make the straight cuts! I see so many awesome coop builds on BYC and I feel “out-gunned” with my hand tools. I also like the I the plans you shared for the roll-out nest boxes. I’m going to try to fab one up tonight, and see how it comes out. Thanks...
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    Where to put the nesting boxes?

    Great advice! Any suggestions on what to build them from? I’m not a carpenter but I did fabricat the coop and run myself.
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    Where to put the nesting boxes?

    Good advice! Do you think the boxes are something I can fabricate my self or is it easier to just use old milk crates, like some BYC users do? I did build the coop and run myself out of discounted “cull lumber” from Home Depot.
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    Where to put the nesting boxes?

    Thank you for your advice! The run is what I consider preadator proff (it keeps my wife’s “evil” dog out at least), but I like the idea of having the boxes attached to the coop and off the ground.
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    What temperature is it where you live?

    105 degrees during the day and as low as 68 degrees at night here in Phoenix AZ.
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    Where to put the nesting boxes?

    Hello again everyone! I was just wondering how many nesting boxes and where to place them in my 120sqft chicken run. I have 8 young hens that will soon be reaching six months old. Should I attach them to the hen house or set them up separately? There is not an abundance of space in the run...
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    Hi all! New member here....

    I wish my wife spoke of me in such terms... lol! Your husband is very talented then!
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    Fox or bobcat

    A small, solar powered, electric fence has kept my wife’s “evil” dog at bay. It only took 2 or 3 good shocks for the little bastard to learn not to mess with my flock... lol!
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