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    Wing clipping...yay or nay

    I live in a city with a 1/4 acre lot. My birds have a coop and run and are allowed to freely run around the back 20 feet of the lot all the time minus the garden area when I am trying to grow something. I built an automatic door for them so they can get out looking for stuff to eat before I am...
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    WARNING: GFIC outlets may not protect against coop fires!

    Wow I have not seen or heard of the heat lamps bursting like that before. What have you used in place of them when raising chicks.
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    WARNING: GFIC outlets may not protect against coop fires!

    Just to be clear: A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) was designed to protect people and equipment from electrical shock. An Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) was designed to detect arcing faults in wiring, appliances and equipment, preventing electrical fires. (per eaton.com) So when...
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    Comment by 'donnovan' in item 'Australorp'

    Yes I have. Just bit usually on a tail feather or two.
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    Comment by 'donnovan' in article 'It's Cold: Keeping Flocks Warm And Healthy In Winter'

    Good article thank you. I would like to make note that whenever a power cord of any kind is run out of doors a GFCI is a must. I run an outdoor rated cable from inside my garage and to my coop the outlet is not a GFCI outlet as is common on the outside of most homes. Mine just plugs into a...
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    My version of a Cabin Coop.

    I first want to say thank you to all the folks here who asked all the questions I needed to build a coop and to all the kind and patient answers that were given. I started out backwards and bought 4 very cute chicks and after I brought them home thought I would have plenty of time to...
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