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    Not sleeping on roosting bars, please help!

    I just can't imagine the dog pile being all that comfortable either, but they all seem to fight over who gets to be on the bottom!
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    Not sleeping on roosting bars, please help!

    Thanks for all the advice! The coop has enough room in it for another roosting bar, so Ill add another one with a different height and see if they go for it on their own then. I guess I'm gonna have to start being so impatient and wait them out! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one experiencing...
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    Not sleeping on roosting bars, please help!

    So my chickens moved out to the coop about 2 weeks ago and they're still not sleeping on their roosting poles. The first few nights they slept all huddled together in one of the nesting boxes, and I let them, thinking it was okay since they were scared. But now, it has gone on for too long! The...
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    Food in the coop or in the run?

    Thanks delvochix, yes I used 1/4" hardware cloth. Only think getting through that are bugs, and somehow I don't think they'll last to long! :) gino100, I really like the idea of having a window in the front. What kind of window are you doing? Will it be able to open for extra ventilation in the...
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    Food in the coop or in the run?

    As of now, we kept the plans exact. I do love those external nesting boxes though! It's seems pretty split up as to where to keep the feed. However, the negatives that have been brought up for keeping the food outside don't really apply for the 'garden coop'. The entire area is predator proof...
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    Food in the coop or in the run?

    Okay thank you!
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    Food in the coop or in the run?

    Thanks! Food and water would always be available because the door is always open between the coop and run. The coop itself isn't super large so I'm afraid of taking up room with the feeder and waterer.
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    Food in the coop or in the run?

    We just finished building our chicken coop called 'the garden coop' (we bought the plans online). We were going to be hanging the food and water from under neath the hen house (it's raised up substantially from the ground with lots of room underneath), but should we also be putting food and...
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    Plants?

    Okay one more... But this is my fav so far... Nasturtiums! Beautiful flowers, fast growing and edible! Hope this helped!
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    Plants?

    Success!.... Well maybe... Wisteria! The only part that is poisonous are the seed pods. They're huge so very easy to pick off, but it would be a fair amount of work. Plus, very invasive so I'd be constantly having to keep it under control. I guess if all else fails you could do some cucumber...
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    Plants?

    Jasmine is beautiful and nontoxic, but the jasmine VINE is highly poisonous to dogs and cats so I'm assuming chickens as well :( passion vines out, honeysuckles out, hyacinth vines out.... Maybe trumpet vine? I dunno I have to look into it
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    Plants?

    I was thinking the same thing. I'm unaware of any toxic parts on a rose, so maybe a climbing rose? I can't imagine the chickens would run into issues with the thorns.
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    Toe bent backward

    One of my chicks has a funny foot. One toe is curving outward the wrong way. She's now 7 weeks old and the problem hasn't gotten any better, but she walks and jumps fine. Since she's acting perfectly normal, is it anything I should be worried about getting problematic?
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    When to move 3 week old chicks into a coop

    I'd say if it gets below 60 bring them in(until feathered) otherwise let them enjoy some sunshine!
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    When to move 3 week old chicks into a coop

    Mine are 7 weeks now and I'm only just moving them out, but for the day only and inside at night. It's too cold for the poor little things! Make sure they're fully feathered before bringing them out into the cold unless they're being protected from a mother hen.
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