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    Cement Footer for Coop Wall w/DL?

    Thanks. I just checked real quick and our frost line is 30". That will be fun to dig by hand. I'm hoping to keep the drainage issues down so that I don't have to worry about soppy or stinky DL. With the wall effectively going 30" below grade depending on how thick the concrete is poured I...
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    Cement Footer for Coop Wall w/DL?

    I tried searching out some information so forgive me if I missed a thread that already answered this question. I've finally finished fencing in my garden with a rough cut red oak fence. Now I'm going to start working on the run/coop this spring that will attach to that fence. The plan is...
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    Plants For Chicken Run

    I started 2 cold hardy figs for that reason. Haven't had enough time to tell you if it's going to work or not though! I thought about grapes too, but wasn't confident they would survive.
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    2015 MD poultry swap / farmers market

    Was just trying to find shows in MD. I don't know anything about it but I'm hoping to find one to check out this spring.
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    84 Lumber

    Anyone ever go to 84 lumber to design the coop and run? Was thinking of giving it a shot now that I have the basic idea down.
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    Plants for Run

    I've been looking for the same thing but haven't found much. I was going to try a fig. Hoping it will grow high enough and winter over well. There a quite a few examples of fenced beds and grass type beds with fencing over them so that chickens can only eat what grows through the fence and...
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    Chickens in the Veggie Garden

    Thanks for all of the information. I'll build the run to the fence of the garden, with a gate, but I'll also have a pathway on the interior of the garden fence so that nothing is growing through that would be a loss. I'll keep them out with a few exceptions when I'm around but for the most...
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    Chickens in the Veggie Garden

    Very nice garden. I have a 5' welded wire fence around my garden currently. I'm planning on replacing the back fence which will be shared with the run, with a gate built in. I put pin-wheels in the fencing to scare off deer and I didn't seem to have much of a squirrel problem. To be fair, we...
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    Chickens in the Veggie Garden

    How rude, reminds me of birds and squirrels on fruit trees. I suppose I will limit their garden time fairly heavily while it's an active garden. I'm hoping to surround the run with various things that will grow through the fence to be pruned by the birds as they grow. I think I've settled on...
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    Pros/Cons of multi breed flock

    I love your colorful egg collection - and the bee hive! I'm hoping to have a mixed flock as well. My wife has already said that she wants a mix of different eggs. You're years ahead of me. I'm going from veggie garden to chicken coop to bee hive, while planting fruit trees along the way...
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    Chickens in the Veggie Garden

    Thanks for the info. If you let them in under supervision do they tend to target plants first or bugs first? I wonder if there are any veggies they aren't a big fan of?
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    Chickens in the Veggie Garden

    How much do chickens tear up a garden and how fast? I am planning the coop going to a large run that has a gate to the veggie garden. Is it a waste of time? I typically grow cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, egg plant, peppers (bell and hot), and beans. I was hoping to use the chickens...
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    50' X 20' Run Ideas

    I just realized an oops. I was hoping to minimize 4x4 for cost purposes. But if I put a gate on the 20' side I will likely need 2 more to frame the gate. Speaking of gates, how do you guys keep critters out of the gate. Does anything dig under there?
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    50' X 20' Run Ideas

    I've been tossing around run ideas and wanted to get them out. First off, what I want to do. I need to keep foxes, dogs, raccoons, hawks, and eagles out of the run. So I'm looking at a covered run. The dimensions are based on the run being internal to a split rail fence on a section of our...
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    Hello!

    I have to admit I haven't tackled breed. I live in northern MD with all 4 seasons represented well. User friendly egg layers the family will enjoy is all I know so far. All hens too.
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