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    What is the best ground to have in your chicken coop?

    Well, I simply carry the leaves or grass in and spread it evenly around in the run. At first it's pretty fluffy but within several days the girls have it more compacted. I don't make a pile like a compost heap since I use it as the ground cover in the run. Whenever I feel like it gets too...
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    What is the best ground to have in your chicken coop?

    Oh, and my hens spend about 2.5 days in their enclosed run while I'm at work. Otherwise, when I'm home I let them run around the yard for recess and P.E. most of the day...on about 4.5 days. They seem happy and between the three of them right now I collect about a dozen eggs a week.
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    What is the best ground to have in your chicken coop?

    Ha, by the time I finished building my coop in October I was too worn out to spend more time ruminating about the run floor. All summer the run floor was simply dirt--not much rain in Idaho this summer. I'd read that chickens do a wonderful job beginning the composting process, so when I mowed...
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    Comment by 'lilywags' in item 'Marans'

    I have one Black Copper Maran, a Light Brahma, and a Blue-laced Red Wyandotte, my first chickens, all hatched in April. The Maran, aptly named Dumplin' is a hoot and a half! She's a chow hound...you'd think she's been starved by the way she acts around food or the promise of food. She is also my...
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    Behavior after first egg

    One of my four young hens (hatched late April) has laid her first two eggs, in two days, in the nest box, inside the coop. Yesterday afternoon I kept an eye out trying to discover which hen it was when I noticed two of the hens squabbling about something one was eating. One had it, the other...
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    HOW MANY ROOFS IS TOO MANY?

    Hmm, and thanks.! Boise isn't typically very windy but we do have an occasional windstorm or two. I'll probably go ahead with the coop roof since I like building things and just because I think I can.... And if I ever figure out how to post pictures from my cell phone I'll share our progress.
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    HOW MANY ROOFS IS TOO MANY?

    Newbie here. I'm going to build a covered, walk-in run with coop situated under the run roof. Do I also need to roof the coop independent of what's already covering the run??
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    Hello from Idaho

    I posted a longwinded description/question the other day about roofing our coop. It's simply Coop Roofs, and is in the coop design, building, maintenance section. Would one of you not so newbies take a look and give me feedback? Is it too long/complicated/non-sensical/whatever? And should I...
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    Hello from Idaho

    Should my last post go elsewhere, and how do I move it?
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    New with a Question

    Help, I'm a newbie! Is this the place for introductions?
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    Hello from Idaho

    A gal in my office shares with the rest of us the eggs her flock of chickens lay. Delicious! So about a year ago I started thinking about keeping chickens, eventually convinced my DH it was a good idea, and have been reading, reading, reading since then. We're finalizing plans for our first...
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    Looking for a Manure tray for under roost ?

    Can someone enlighten me on what a boot tray is? Thanks.
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    Coop Roof

    CAN YOU HELP? OK, so this may seem like a stupid question but, if I build a coop inside a roofed, totally enclosed walk-in run, does the coop itself need a roof?
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