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    Electric fencing?

    Volts are not dangerous. Friends, please note that it's important to recognize how many of us are inclined to be afraid of electricity, and how an even greater majority do not understand how it works, its calculation, and the application of what those numbers mean. HERE IS THE SCIENCE LESSON...
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    Best electric fence

    Consider deterring attacks with an electric fence. Check out this info I pulled from my past on electric fencing. Volts are not dangerous. Friends, please note that it's important to recognize how many of us are inclined to be afraid of electricity, and how an even greater majority do not...
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    Electric Fence Energizers

    Volts are not dangerous. Friends, please note that it's important to recognize how many of us are inclined to be afraid of electricity, and how an even greater majority do not understand how it works, its calculation, and the application of what those numbers mean. HERE IS THE SCIENCE LESSON...
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    WeldedWire - Know this, it's important!

    Electroplated certainly will still do the trick - it's just not as good as hot dip. Just like blowing your nose with a piece of copy paper will still do the trick... But a Kleenex is better! Long term - the wire & welds will be better protected if they are hot dipped - GAW (Galvanized After...
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    WeldedWire - Know this, it's important!

    Thank you for the extra bits of info, I will add them into my OP.
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    A tip for inside: Build multiple levels to maximize square footage! My fully enclosed raised stage provides over 100 extra square feet! I also use it to brood my chicks alongside the hens each spring. It has its own private door to a 100% enclosed run, safe for small Pullets just learning...
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    WeldedWire - Know this, it's important!

    THIS IS IMPORTANT information because retailers are not distinguishing the difference between two uniquely manufactured products and how they perform. This information applies to anyone with a welded wire fence. I went to my local farm store today to pick up some Welded wire fencing, 6 feet...
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    How high can chickens jump/fly?

    :) *********** BEST ANSWER ************ :) I have all kinds of chickens. Heavy orpingtons, light leghorns, flighty americauna, fancy red-laced-blue wyandottes, and even mini serama - and everything in between! I love having variety. I know for certain every single on of my birds can fly to...
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    Letting chickens forage ONLY?

    ANSWERS HEREThe facts are IN ! I have spoke with my grandparents, my great uncle, and some older people who raised chickens waaaaayyyy back. (Think 1940s etc.) They had 10 acres, 7 tilled with corn & soybeans. The lawn was an acre (not magnificently mowed as 21st century lawns) and the other 2...
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    If you could add two chickens to your backyard flock what would they be?

    Blue Laced Red Wyandotte & Sebright I just ordered them, plus 6 other varieties to compliment my heritage breed flock. Now I'm going to have: Serama, Buff Orpington, RhodeIslandRed, Black Sex-linked, Anconda, Americauna, Easter Eggers, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, Leghorn, Black Australorp, Red...
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    ⠀ Free Range ONLY, no feed???

    Great advice. I hadn't considered the camouflage aspect. I'm sure a hawk that sees a mouse at 100yds would be able to see a chicken at any reasonable distance- BUT I'm still considering it to be a good idea. I agree, any meat birds bred for fast growth would probably starve or just entirely...
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    Letting chickens forage ONLY?

    I'm working with my local hatchery, Schlecht Hatchery- Miles IA, to order a good meat free range variety. I'll see what more they have to say- will relay that info here!
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    Letting chickens forage ONLY?

    From what I found on some other threads... Chickens are good foragers, very adaptable, and afterall. this is how our forefathers raised chickens! It should work. Im going to try with 50 straight run birds this spring.
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    ⠀ Free Range ONLY, no feed???

    Wow, great information! You're reassuring some of my plans. I know of 3 coyote living in my treeline, fox and raccoon. I'm certain of at least 3 red-tail hawk, among other predatory birds overhead. Predator protection is crucial where I'm at - the .22 has reduces a lot of the nuisances, but...
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    ⠀ Free Range ONLY, no feed???

    The area from red to yellow is mowed lawn, that may be left to grow if desired. The blue area is tall grass. the green area is a maple tree bordered by tall grass and flooding to the northwest (pink). I am able to mow up to the green dot if the shade tree is necessary in a mowed area. Where...
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