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    Comment by 'greggking' in article 'Keeping a Rooster (A Personal Journey)'

    My Phil the roo, was getting aggressive at 5 months old, to me and my granddaughter. Grabbing and holding seems to work, Ya gotta show him Who's the boss. Great post.Thanks
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    coop bedding- what do you prefer??

    I put a 60 watt equivalent florescent bulb in the heat lamp fixture,clamped just under the eve of the coup pointing away to the yard there is a little back lighting for my birds.I had 20 coyotes last night within a quarter mi howling but I almost never see them within the lit area of my out...
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    coop bedding- what do you prefer??

    update on my original post Quote: Just did a major cleaning,after 2 months, removed everything but the chickens, removed as much of the loose sand and poops,let water run through the coup, 15 min or so. let dry added more sand, not as much as before just enough to cover the hard-pack granite...
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    coop bedding- what do you prefer??

    As a former hardwood milling employee, cedar, juniper, walnut, can be toxic to critters,also we were warned about oak dust inhalation as a carcinogen.Hope this helps. GK
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    coop bedding- what do you prefer??

    What is screening sand ?
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    Fox in the hen house - how do foxes slip in, anyway?

    Im 85 mi NW of phoenix 3500 ft elevation.hav not heard of any here.
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    Fox in the hen house - how do foxes slip in, anyway?

    No weasels here in this part of AZ. Quite a few down at the state capitol!
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    Fox in the hen house - how do foxes slip in, anyway?

    Sorry for the OP loss. So what size can foxes get through? I have seen foxes here, they live on the hill right behind me. My coup is sturdy with 2x4 welded wire, and chicken wire over that to about 4-5 feet from the ground. Also have hardware cloth buried around the outside perimeter. the...
  9. 50/50 recycled sand bottomed coup and run

    50/50 recycled sand bottomed coup and run

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  10. High desert coup

    High desert coup

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    coop bedding- what do you prefer??

    Here in the high desert, the "soil" under my run is granite and decomposing granite. Ive added about an inch of sand from the wash (dry riverbed) 50 yards away.Its easy to shovel up 4, 5 gal. buckets of dirty sand dump it around the mesquite trees, and add back the same amount fresh. I can rake...
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    Warm weather Arizona coup

    Yeah I built it for my 8 year old grand daughter, I figure the chicks cost 12 bucks, coup $500, First dozen eggs $512 , after that only 3bucks a dozen!
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    Warm weather Arizona coup

    My first coup.The King ranch chicken house. built next to pole barn The base is RR ties strapped together, with wire in the gravel around the outside. Has 1x 12s around that base for snakes. 4x4 and logs for uprights. 2x4s rafters and 5 rib metal roofing. 2x4 welded wire to keep out coyotes, and...
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    newbee from az

    Thanks! GK
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    What breed are these??

    Thanks to both, New Hampshire reds.GK
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