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    Roost above nest boxes

    I see your post is from 2022, so you probably fixed it, but for those who have this problem, there is a trick. First, do not provide any roosting place above the nesting boxes: You are asking for poop in the nesting boxes. I place curtains or some other obstruction so they can't go in until they...
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    Roll out nest boxes in winter

    In Wisconsin, I built an "add on" box that went the length of the coop so I could reach for their eggs without disturbing them. I used plenty of straw. On the first freezing day, the eggs froze, even though I went early in the morning. It wasn't a roll out box either, which I think might expose...
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    Comment by 'ELICEC' in article 'To Insulate or Not to Insulate...'

    In spite of being "jungle fowls", chickens handle the cold better than excessive heat. I insulated my coop because that's also a way to keep rodents at bay, not so much because of the cold. I made sure that there are no "nooks and crannies" where rodents can hide in the coop and the winter run...
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    Retired teacher, enjoys raising chickens and ducks

    I've raised a number of different chicken breeds over the years, but this Sapphire Gem breed has me stumped. Excellent foragers, that, they are. I have them in 2 large paddocks, one that doesn't have much vegetation, the other one has a lot of grass. There are fruit trees, like a dozen, and they...
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