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    Had a close call

    Fencing the whole 3 acres is an unnecessary expense to protect your flock. I have a large run for my chickens, probably cost me $150 in welded wire fencing and posts, covered with deer netting. They go into an attached closed coop at night with an automatic motorized door. If you do choose to...
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    PLEASE HELP!!

    The process of death you describe is not specific to the cause of their death. What you describe is simply the dying process for all animals. I'm guessing they were without food or water, and were too cold, for too long. Given that some were dead when you received them, I'm guessing there was...
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    Is it safe to transition 6 week old chicks outside in nj now?

    I put my 8 week old chicks out today with the rest of the flock, and I'm in northern MA, I assume it's slightly colder here. I got them at 5 weeks, kept them in the heated house for a week, transitioned to an unheated garage with a 75 watt light bulb, then removed that light bulb and put in a...
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    Moving chicks outside in the winter

    I appreciate all the replies too. I went half way and moved them to my unheated workshop. I'm getting continuous emergency alerts on my phone about the cold weather tomorrow. It will be around zero overnight and highs in the 20's tomorrow. My older girls are hunkered down in their coop, the...
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    Hearing tomorrow, all of our neighbors and 10 others are against our coop. Any tips?

    Congrats! Did you have to give your whole speech? Did you go in with a proactive defense or was the board supportive? Would you have had to have this hearing if your neighbors hadn't spoken out? Can I recommend Dodge Grain in Salem NH for chicks and supplies. They are great there, old...
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    Chainlink Fence for Free range birds?

    It's better than no fence but animals can still dig under (fox, raccoons, coyotes) and dive bomb (hawks, eagles). Of course the best defense is having them in at night, so if your lifestyle and routine can accommodate that (remembering that sunset changes depending on the season) you'll be good...
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    Hearing tomorrow, all of our neighbors and 10 others are against our coop. Any tips?

    I gotta say I'm very pro-chicken (I have 7) and pro individual property rights, and I only live a few towns away from you, but if it's true your coop is only a few feet from your neighbor's property you don't have much of a leg to stand on. Can you compromise and move it further from your...
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    Moving chicks outside in the winter

    I've been raising chickens for a couple years now but wonder what I've gotten myself into this time. I couldn't help myself, no one was taking home the pullets at the local feed store and I've got a few spots open in my coop, so I got 2 RI & 2 NH reds. We live north of Boston and it's about to...
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