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    Non free range/ non deep litter chicken keepers

    Lol!
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    Non free range/ non deep litter chicken keepers

    That is absolutely fantastic! Too bad my property is so flat. We'd love this for the grandkids.
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    Non free range/ non deep litter chicken keepers

    Wow! Wow! Thanks for these photos! Amazing! How long does it take for the bedding to have that 'tampered down' look. I just started this about 2 weeks ago and the coops still look 'fluffy'.
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    Non free range/ non deep litter chicken keepers

    Thank you. I have a vinyl floor in the coop so I clean it out daily. Maybe I can stretch that.
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    Non free range/ non deep litter chicken keepers

    Thank you for your reply. I'm still a bit confused about deep bedding and deep litter but this is helpful. But, please expand on the "giant slip and slide"! ;-)
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    Non free range/ non deep litter chicken keepers

    Thank you for replying. That sounds very economical. Since adding more chickens with the second run the bedding is getting very expensive.
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    Non free range/ non deep litter chicken keepers

    I've had chickens for 4 years now. I have 2 large runs that accommodate 24 chickens. Each run has well over 10sq ft per chicken. I use pine chips and straw for bedding. My coop is fine, it's the runs that I have questions about. How often do you clean out your runs? How much bedding do you...
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    Integrating 6-8 week old hens with 5 month old hens with 1 rooster

    Thank you. That's helpful. Currently they are separated but next to each other. This will certainly be an experience and hopefully not too painful, for the me OR the chickens.
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    Integrating 6-8 week old hens with 5 month old hens with 1 rooster

    Thank you. This is helpful. I hatched my own chicks and to my uneducated surprise I ended up with 4 roos and 4 hens. I kept 1 roo and re-homed the other 3. now there is 1 roo and 4 hens hence the 8 more chicks waiting to join. My coop is TSC model that is meant for 16 chicks. I have 1 for my...
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    Integrating 6-8 week old hens with 5 month old hens with 1 rooster

    Any suggestions as to how to bring these newbies in with the 5 month olds?
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    Roosters

    Thanks! And thanks for the picture. We will definitely use to dog enclosure and throw some netting on top like you have there. Very helpful-thanks!
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    Roosters

    After hatching 8 chicks, turns out half are roosters- common problem that I didn't know about. Now what to do with the roosters. My question is this: I have an area that is chain link fenced in all but the top. Previous owner kept large dogs in there. I was thinking about covering the top and...
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    What's wrong with this chicken?? Barking like a dog

    Thanks for replying. We had to put her down. She seemed to be in agony and stopped eating and drinking. Couldn't let her suffer.
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    What's wrong with this chicken?? Barking like a dog

    Symptoms: Noticed flopped comb with dome darkening (not frostbite, more like dehydration) and just laying around Checked her butt and she had a bunch of poop stuck to her feathers around even bit vent was clean. Check for egg binding-no. Started to syringe her water and fed her some cooked eggs...
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    What is this??????

    Oh gosh! So sorry for the late reply. I never took a picture of it when I cut it open. My girls are 6-7 months and laying beautiful eggs. This hasn't happened again, so far. I alternate between egg shells and oyster shell. Hopefully it was just a one time thing. Thank you for responding...
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