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    2x4 for roosts?

    I use limbs from trimming trees for roosts. I have two 1-1/2"round and slightly crooked limbs for them to roost on. I bored holes in 2x4s for the end mounts,as a lot of weight is on the roosts[7 Chickens] on them. The Chickens seem more comfortable on the natural wood than the 2x2s that I had...
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    Soggy Floor

    When I built my coop,I set down landscape timbers and built it on top of them. I built up dirt so that water runs off,so no soggy floor. One thing you could do is to put pea gravel on the ground about 2-4" deep,with straw on top. I use 1 bale in a 16'x8' coop.
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    One less chicken killer! : ) kinda graphic

    One morning,I was checking on my chickens[3 Brown Sex Links,one White Leghorn rooster] and stepped on a soft spot in the straw that I use for bedding. It was a large chicken Snake,.I beat with a shovel I had handy. It didn't die,but won't be coming back. There is a big,crazy looking dog around...
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    new member

    Thanks for the warm welcome. I enjoy my small [3 hens 1 rooster] a lot and plan to add a fence around the fruit trees in my yard. I suppose that they'll get a good chance to get at some bugs. I'll have to build it like Fort Knox,as the coop backs up to a large wooded area. I once had about 200...
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    Good incubator for a newbie

    I've had my Hovabator for about 30 years,and hatched many an egg,from quail eggs to goose eggs without a problem. I hadn't used it in about 20 years,when I dug it out,fixed the mouse holes with scrap foam sheathing and Gorilla Glue. It works perfectly,even the turner. I put 14 eggs in it this...
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    new member

    Hi!! New here,but been raising chickens a long time. I retired about four years ago and about a year ago,my Wife asked me if I'd like to have some pullets. Well of course I said yes and built a predator proof coop about 8'x8',and about 10'high. The pullets look like Brown Sex-links,so I got a...
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