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    Comment by 'kellylaurin523' in article 'How To Clip Trim The Feather Wings Of Your Chicken To Prevent Flight'

    I am also interested in knowing this! My girls are still young, about 9wks and they are certainly getting more brave with each passing day! I leave them to roam my 6ft fenced in back yard while I am at work, however the gate to enter the yard is only about 3ft. I get nervous they may soon try...
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    How to Keep Flies Out of the Chicken Coop

    I wanted to add my two cents to this old post. As I was searching for ways to get rid of flies (clean up after poop, clean up any treats ASAP, hanging vanilla air freshners...etc) I inadvertently found that putting a box fan upagainst the run in some fashion GREATLY reduces flies! I live in SC...
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    Chickens won't use waterer cups.

    Hi! I came to this thread this weekend to figure out the exact same thing. I filled up the cups a bit and put some oatmeal in there. My girls are OBSESSED with oatmeal. They went nuts for it and as they were going for the pieces that fell to the bottom of the cup, they started to peck at the...
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    Water cups

    Hi everyone, I know this is an old post, but wanted to share my experience since I got so many great ideas from this thread. My girls are OBSESSED with oatmeal. So I filled the cups up a bit, and tossed some oatmeal in there. They went crazy for it and quickly figured out how to peck the...
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    Best flooring for run that can sometimes have standing water

    Sorry for my late reply, was on vactaion! But yes, as you move to the left, the yard gets lower and that is where it starts to fill up first with water and moves towards the right of the picture
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    Best flooring for run that can sometimes have standing water

    Here is a picture of my current set up, the portion of the yard to the left is what ends up flooding. With more rain, it creeps slowly up to the right, but thankfully that hasn't happened yet with the exception of a hurricane last year. I am not sure where I could drain the water to at this...
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    Best flooring for run that can sometimes have standing water

    Hi all- Advanced aplogies, newbie here with lots of questions... I live in Charleston, which is called the "lowcountry" for a reason. I recently built a coop in my yard with a 5'x10' run. During a heavy rain last week, about 1/2 of the run flooded about 2 inches. As I just constructed the...
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    South Carolina

    Downtown Charleston, I have an 'urban' coop! Anyone else near by?
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    Any long term ( <1yr) sand users in run, have input?

    I do have a covered run, and certainly no snow (though we did have a freak snow storm last year here in Charleston). I agree, I would like to avoid daily poop-scooping if possible! Thank you for your insight!
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    Any long term ( <1yr) sand users in run, have input?

    Wow! You have my dream yard! My coop/run is only about 8'x10' with 4 girls...for now!
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    Any long term ( <1yr) sand users in run, have input?

    Do you mind me asking what type of "sand" do you use? Ive read that play sand, or beach sand is too thin, and need something closer to gravel?. Many thanks in advance!
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    Any long term ( <1yr) sand users in run, have input?

    How long have you been using the sand? Do you put anything on top of it? Sand seems like where I gravitate to as I worry about the rain where I am and the water retention. Thank you for your reply!
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    Any long term ( <1yr) sand users in run, have input?

    That is very helpful! I am not sure yet about drainage. I put the coop in a higher place in my yard, but I do live in the "lowcountry" so I am waiting to see what happens with a big rain. Do you think a gravel/sand base, with some more organic matter on top, as you suggested, would be a good...
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    Any long term ( <1yr) sand users in run, have input?

    Hi everyone! I am brand new here, and only have had my girls for about a month. They are ready to move outside but I am having the hardest time deciding what to use in the run of my coop. I have 4 chickens, and live in Charleston, SC. It rains A LOT here, especially in the summer/fall. I...
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    Hello friends!

    My name is Kelly, and I am brand new to the joys of chicken keeping. I live in Charleston, SC and have and "urban" coop in my back yard. I got my chicks at the end of April, and am about to move the girls outside any day now. My boyfriend and I built a coop in my back yard (after of course I...
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