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    What would you have done differently?

    I loved my first coop, , but it was made out of cheap weak wood. If I had a second chance with it, I'd have coated the whole thing, inside and out with a decent strengthening epoxy. There was a learning curve with dealing with predation too. I think Pavers going around the coop would have been a...
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    New chickens/tomato plants

    Diggidy, looks like theres a few different brands selling the same product. mine was a pawshut, but the box said pingkay, and thats also one of the brands selling this coop online. the wood is soft, and light, but I'm thinking of going to home depot and getting some treated lumber 2x2s and...
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    New chickens/tomato plants

    I have the same coop, and the same breeds,except 2 rir and 1 buff orpy. they are just babies though, so no eggs to be had for months. I love the coop. it's so open and easy to clean. I got mine on amazon for about 280 shipped. my drawer though, is all metal, no wood handle.
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    backyard chicks in Maryland

    Hey everyone.My name is Dylan, I've recently bought a couple Road Island Reds and a Buff Orpington. I think they are all pullets, but I guess I'm not 100% on that. Anyhow. I grew up in a family that would buy 100 chicks every spring and use them as layers and fryers. Its been decades though...
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    "sweating blood" at top of beak / bottom of comb???

    I noticed this issue on 2 of my 3 pullets today. odd that its the exact same amount of blood at the exact same spot. I thought it was weird enough that it was on 2 of my birds, but now seeing that's its not, makes me wonder what it is.
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