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    Neighbor Complaint- Stinky Yard. Advice??

    You might want to take a look at where your compost pile is - make sure it is not in a low lying area prone to retaining moisture from rain. If it is, move it to higher ground. Then make sure it is always covered with hay or even dirt - but do NOT add more water to it.
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    Comment by 'L.D.Sewell' in article 'Wichita Cabin Coop'

    Very nice design with lots of well thought out details...
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    Coop, Run and Garden Location

    Thanks for the great info. Considering your comments I think I may plant a row of decorative plants/flowers between the coop/run and the main garden just to help ensure there is minimal chance for airborne or runoff issues - plus will attract butterflies and bees which is good too.
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    Hi from Kuna, Idaho!

    Hello and Welcome! I just got here myself, but already have received lots of useful information and help - so I am sure you will too!
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    Coop, Run and Garden Location

    I have a mulch/brush pile area adjacent to where I plan to put the garden and the coop and was thinking I'd just start a new pile there for the cleanout from the coop - then let it sit and weather for a year and then use it on the garden??? Not sure if a year in the weather is long enough or...
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    Coop, Run and Garden Location

    Thanks for all the great info! To answer your questions I am in south central Virginia, the area for the garden, coop and run will be approximately 70 x 90 feet so about 6300 sf give or take a bit (off the top of my head without actually measuring it at the moment... so may be off but it is a...
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    Let's find out what kind of pie everyone likes! :D

    Any kind of pie that is not fast enough to get off the plate... but if I have to pick one I would choose Pumpkin pie.
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    Coop, Run and Garden Location

    Fencing is going to be essential - not just to keep the chickens out of the garden but to try and keep all the other critters out. We have deer in and around our yard on a daily basis, and I may let the chickens run around outside a covered run and outside of their tractor so long as I'm outside...
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    Coop, Run and Garden Location

    Thanks for all the info - so sounds like I have a plan now. Going to put them both in the same area and my mulch/debris piles next to the coop - but I will be sure not to let the chickens loose inside the garden.
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    Coop, Run and Garden Location

    They will have an enclosed coop (lots of LARGE hawks here!) and I am going to build a tractor (If that's the right name for the thing) so I can move them around the yard during the day as I seem to have an overabundance of creepy crawly things like ants and numerous other bugs they hopefully...
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    Hi from Minneapolis!

    Thanks for all the warm welcomes... I am excited and looking forward to new adventures and trying to figure out what to do next as I get ready to start a flock and a new garden in the spring. Trying to figure out what to order, where to order it from and when to order it all - so having lots of...
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    Coop, Run and Garden Location

    May or may not be an issue - but I am wondering if there is any concern about having the coop and run too close to a vegetable garden? Planning everything out for spring and trying to figure out where to put what. Ideally, I would like to put the coop and the garden in the same corner of the...
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    Hi from Minneapolis!

    Hello Everyone, My name is L.D.Sewell and I am looking forward to learning as much as I can here and sharing with you how it all turns out along the way. 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes and No... I grew up on a farm where we raised chickens and other...
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