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    Walking Like a Penguin but no egg stuck in vent

    Sorry for your loss. I'm trying to figure out how to deal with a similar hen of mine. First time I've seen this type of thing before. Felt around her abdomen and it feels like fluid. Not sure what egg bound would feel like. I'll give her a warm soak in a dish pan and check her vent as you did.
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    Best wire for coop/enclosure

    Half inch cloth is better but if you want to save the $$ some people use welded wire covered by a layer of regular chicken wire. Chicken wire rusts out quick and I don't feel like doing it over so I went a good guage cloth.
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    Poop board convert *warning-graphic/gross poop pictures*

    That's why I'm switching. Space is an issue but also more maintenance than I'd like with 24 birds. Ideal for 12 or less though. Hammock sounds like a good idea. What material did you end up using?
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    Poop board convert *warning-graphic/gross poop pictures*

    Walmart has usa made galvanized drip pans for 11 but I think they are less than an inch deep. I'm trying to figure out a different setup to change from pdz litter.
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    Bedding for Coop

    I like pine shavings but the chickens keep kicking it to the walls leaving the middle bare. Maybe I'm not spreading it thick enough. Straw always seemed to work well.
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    8 x 12 coop - Height of walls?

    It felt overkill to me too on my 8×12 but now I'm enjoying the head room. I ended up making a shelf around six foot for the bales of shavings.
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    50-100 free ranged hen house?

    I'd make a good sized permanent coop with a couple different popdoors and just rotate the electric fencing. The tractor setup sounds like a lot of work with that many chickens. Just make sure they are layers and not retirement hens :)
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    Red fleet farm coop

    I would leave the bottom and just lay a strip of hardware cloth around the outside of the run. Cover it with dirt or rock.
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    Roost

    The majority of people here recommend the wide side of a 2×4. If you want to go round I'd use a good size somewhat straight limb about three to four inch across.
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    Sand Box for dust bathing

    This is what I am thinking about making. Not sure what to fill it with. My garden soil had a little bit of lime tilled in this spring. Would that be okay for the chickens?
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    What size of run for 22 girls

    As long as you have comfortable roost space I'd go as big as you can with the run and at least partially covered. The run should be close to 12×16 for 20 birds if possible.
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    Wild birds getting in my coop every day now

    Try your owl and maybe a couple of those spinning tinsel strips or flowers.
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    Run and coop size

    A 10×10 is more than enough for 17 chicks. If possible id go bigger on the run though if they are not allowed to free range.
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    bulding a run for my 8x10 coop

    I believe it is. I will probably use 2×4 for the top and 2×6 for the bottom to keep the run material in better.
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    dual coop

    The roost is usually around 48in but they will go higher given the chance. I had to block off my shelf and 8ft ceiling rafters. Just make sure the floor is padded well with bedding so they don't hurt their feet coming down. A general size for nest boxes is 12 inch square for standard breed...
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