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    Chickens don't use roosting bar at night

    are the boxes higher than the roosts?
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    Dog attack

    4 years in animal control, and the only dog that manage to take a chunk out of me was a chihuahua. :barnie
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    First time coop builder- advice and encouragement needed!

    Really? Oh, no! I have some heavier wire fencing on hand already. :) looks like i’ll Have to put hubby to work again!
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    First time coop builder- advice and encouragement needed!

    Coop complete! Building the 12’x12’ pen this weekend. :) King Kung Pao Weaning them off the heat lamp... Coon-proofed the roof, too.
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    First time coop builder- advice and encouragement needed!

    Hubby and I are hard at work putting a coop in half our pre-existing outdoor shed. We’ve planned a 12’x12’ pen attached. The coop is about 5’ by 8’, and has plenty of head space. We just changed out the door to our screen porch today, so that makes that part easy! :) we’ve decided to just do a...
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    First time coop builder- advice and encouragement needed!

    I do have a riding mower! Hadn't thought of that! And I'll keep that in mind about the grass. I didn't know that! :O
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    First time coop builder- advice and encouragement needed!

    Thank you for the helpful advice. I have 2 EE's and I'm keeping 6 Australorps, BTW. My primary reasoning behind moving it is to keep the tick population at bay along the treeline to the woods and ditch. I can't free-range, but I would like the "pasture raised" experience, where they can...
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    First time coop builder- advice and encouragement needed!

    I have 3/4 of an acre, pretty flat. May have to cut the numbers to 6 chickens. I thought the rule of thumb was 10’ of run/chicken, so I was going for an 80 sq’ run. (5x16) if I build a coop with 2’ of clearance underneath... it’d have to be 5x5, leaving 11’ of run with nothing over top.
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    First time coop builder- advice and encouragement needed!

    GOALS: -I want to build a Tractor/coop hybrid. I like the hoop/cattle panel design I see all over this site. -I want to be able to move it by myself, but I have assistance if need be. -I currently have 12 young chickens, planning on paring it down to 7 laying hens and 1 roo. PROBLEMS...
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    Delawareans!!

    Howdy! Glad there are others from DE on here! :) Just added two Easter Eggers to my flock this weekend. lol
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    Delawareans!!

    I'm from Delaware! 10 TSC Australorps here! :) We're roundabout Felton!
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    New member, new to chickens! (Delaware)

    We're leaning towards a larger chicken tractor, at this point. Do folks often have both a tractor and a regular coop they rotate the birds through? We have a run-in shed now that was for goats from the previous property owners, that could easily be converted into a coop. I worry rotation...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Australorp

    Do color genetics work the same in chickens as they do in dogs? I know in my breed, we are loosing dark pigment to dilutes. True black is hard to come by in APBTs, the more common being seal and blue. I bred black brindle to a dilute, and got both dilutes and non-dilutes evenly divided, so...
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    New member, new to chickens! (Delaware)

    I picked up 10 lovely Australorp pullets at TSC 3.5 weeks ago. I've been lurking here since. You guys have really filled your forum with plenty of useful information! I'm in the process of deciding on a coop design to build, as they are growing quickly!! I think I've nailed it down, until I...
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