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    Put day-old chicks under a broody hen?

    Thanks for the great info!
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    Put day-old chicks under a broody hen?

    Thank you for your replies!
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    Put day-old chicks under a broody hen?

    i have 9 hens, no rooster, and one of my hens (a Cuckoo Maran) is very set on brooding. I was wondering about getting day-old sexed chicks and place them under her during the night. I also thought about getting fertile eggs, but then I'll end up with some roosters again, which I don't like. Any...
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    HELP!! Need coop design advice! Criticize my sketches!!

    Hi, looks great! Does your coop have good ventilation? My coop didn't at first, and I learned that it's really important. I added ventilation later. Without it, chickens can easily get too hot or too cold or too damp in there, not to mention the buildup of noxious gas.
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    My chickens are really weird. Is this normal?

    Hi, My hens twice all started laying in the middle of the coop instead of in the nesting boxes right after I had cleaned the coop and put wonderful soft clean grass cuttings in the coop. They clearly figured that nice clean grass was the best place for their eggs! The roost: maybe your...
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    How to keep hens from flying over a 7-ft fence?

    I replaced the bright blue curtain with chicken wire, which looks much better. I also clipped one of Amelia's wings as well as one wing of my youngest pullets. Since then, no one has flown out.
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    Need opinions about our newly built chicken coop that is attached to / part of garage

    I would make it so you walk into the coop room to get the eggs. It gives you a reason to check on everything (food, water, does everyone look happy and healthy and clean) daily, give them some kitchen scraps and some attention! As long as you don't need to walk under any roosts, it shouldn't...
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    Need opinions about our newly built chicken coop that is attached to / part of garage

    My hens do peck at a painted wooden beam that is in their chicken yard. First one hen started it, then the others followed. Chickens are very much "monkey see, monkey do".
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    Does anyone have experience with an automatic door from the adorstore?

    Thanks for the info!
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    Does anyone have experience with an automatic door from the adorstore?

    Hi, I am installing an automatic chicken door from Adorstore.com. Does anyone have experience with it? I am really looking forward not needing to be home at sunset every day!
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    Need opinions about our newly built chicken coop that is attached to / part of garage

    It doesn't seem like a crazy idea to me. Keep in mind that chickens only go inside to sleep and lay eggs, if their nesting boxes ate inside and their food and water is outside. At sunset, they go inside to be safe and get on their roost, and sleep. Poop mostly collects under their roost. During...
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    HELP!! Need coop design advice! Criticize my sketches!!

    Thanks! My chickens like them too. There is a roost that goes from one porthole to the other and they enjoy the window seats :0)
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    How to keep hens from flying over a 7-ft fence?

    Thanks for all the good advice! I posted some pictures in post #11 in this thread. Today I had time to watch Amelia's Houdini tricks. She flew up on top of the 4-ft high door of the run, which is open to give them access to their little yard. That got her half-way up! I posted a pic of her...
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    How to keep hens from flying over a 7-ft fence?

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    How to keep hens from flying over a 7-ft fence?

    Hi, my hens have a very secure chicken coop and run, and in the daytime I also give them access to their chicken yard. The chicken yard has a 7-8 ft fence all around it, but it doesn't have a roof. My best flyer, Amelia Earhart, age 5 months, flew over the fence a few days ago....! Any ideas on...
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