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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Thanks, I didn't know that. =)
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Why can't you use the galvanized water dispenser with ACV?
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    MY WORST FEAR CAME TRUE!!

    So Sorry for your loss! Take the suggestions others posted and be ready to clobber those dogs when they come back for more. Most likely they will! I too lock my chickens up with combination padlocks at night or if I'm away and only let my chickens free range when I'm home and I can watch and...
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    What to do with a pacing hen?

    I have three 2 month old pullets that I just put out in their own small pen and hen house next to the hens. The hen that seems the most interested in my three new pullets is this particular hen. I've named her Sweet Pea. Anyway, maybe she would be the best one to be put with the pullets first...
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    What to do with a pacing hen?

    Well, I definitely would call her one of my high strung hens. She always has a slight bald spot on her head where she has been scratching herself. I think she is the lowest on the pecking order too. She is always the one that gets up on the perch last at night. She is actually my sweetest hen...
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    What to do with a pacing hen?

    I have a hen that is acting quite weird. All the rest of my hens are acting normal. She on the other hand is pacing back and forth along a fence line then goes into the hen house walks to the corner of it and then goes out and paces along the fence in the chicken run again. She does also however...
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    Comment by 'Helga777' in article 'Rendezvous Coop'

    Great coop! My husband put a thermostate in our coop connected to the red heat light. That works great maintaining a certain temperature desired. I love your floor. We did something simular we used fiberglass sheets. The kind you see in public bathroom walls. Easily cleaned and removeable if...
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    Trough Chicken Feeder

    They have different lengths, mine a medium sized one. I paid around $15 for it. I thought about making it myself but got lazy! lol!
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    Trough Chicken Feeder

    I love my Trough Chicken Feeder I got at a local feed store. I wanted something that could be placed along a wall and did not use as much space as the regular big round ones. I had a lot of problems with the feed getting stuck and not coming through enough for them. I found myself always helping...
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    Chicken trough feeder

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    Comment by 'Helga777' in article 'Easy Access Pallet Coop'

    I recently got a new chicken feeder trough to replace the round one in the picture. It's a much better design for the kind of feed I use and it fits flat against the wall under the nesting boxes saving a lot of space. I never leave the food containers outside at night. That would most likely...
  12. We cut to fit two fiberglass sheets commonly used for bathroom walls for easy cleaning of the floor of the coop. They are not glued down and are easily removed for this purpose. I didn't want to soil the plywood floor and so far this has worked great. I just keep a thin layer of straw on the floor and remove and replace as needed regularly. What I really love about my coop is how secure it is. When both small slide door and main door are closed I know they are secured for the night. I also made screened vents in the ceiling and out both sides of the attic space for venting. And a small one as well in the main door. Before I did this I had a problem with my coop getting to humid and warm.

    We cut to fit two fiberglass sheets commonly used for bathroom walls for easy cleaning of the floor of the coop. They are not glued down and are easily removed for this purpose. I didn't want to soil the plywood floor and so far this has worked great. I just keep a thin layer of straw on the floor and remove and replace as needed regularly. What I really love about my coop is how secure it is. When both small slide door and main door are closed I know they are secured for the night. I also made screened vents in the ceiling and out both sides of the attic space for venting. And a small one as well in the main door. Before I did this I had a problem with my coop getting to humid and warm.

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    Happy chickens!

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