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    Comment by 'LoanswithLaurieB' in article 'Chickens of the woods'

    This is VERY similar to our set up. We are also in a wooded area. My only feedback is we are always concerned that a big branch is going smash our clear plastic roof when the big winds kick up. You did a great job. I also wish we would have elevated ours a bit more and extended the roof over...
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    Bottom of the pecking order

    So just an update, Emmy seems to be growing her tail feathers back. The weather turned for the worse after I originally posted this and have not isolated her in the hoop run as she’d have no shelter. Compared to the others her comb and feathers are still pale and her skin a bit flaky when I...
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    Bottom of the pecking order

    Yes I do have a portable hoop coop. That’s a good idea. And it will fit within the run, she’ll just have no shelter and it’s a windy winter here in central Virginia.. I think can put something together tho. I did switch the nest boxes to the floor and the bail of pine fluff up above based on...
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    Bottom of the pecking order

    1 of our 5 hens was killed by a predator this fall. The flock used to get along great. But now the girls are picking on Emmy. She has NO more tail feathers to give. Her comb is pink not red. And I think she’s been roosting in the nest box because of the abuse and the eggs are getting poopy. The...
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    Name 3 Things You Did Or Will Do Today

    Mmmm made oatmeal Walked through a rental inspection Went to the show with my hubby ❣️
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    ChickenDave New Member

    Dave, we went to Sam’s club and built it from pallets. Free is nice. We used old plywood from a shelving project in the basement. If you’re handy it’ll come together pretty easily. Tips for whatever you build: use hardware wire not poultry wire. Raise it off the ground, consider a solar door...
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    New to BYC!

    Hello everyone! I’m new to BYC but not new to chickens. This is our second flock, and first in Virginia. The last was in Orlando, Fl before having chickens in the city was legal. This small flock of 4 (was five, RIP Ruby) is all RIR, with a Red Ranger Rooster. Our coop is so far away from the...
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    Losing tail feathers?

    Interesting, I also have a RIR with ONE stinking tail feather! I think since we had a hen killed by a predator, the pecking order has “literally” changed or is changing. Poor Emmy, only one tail feather to shake!
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    Muddy Smelly Run (sorry)

    Ok whoever said put down pallets is absolutely brilliant. Our run is about 16x20 and in Virginia red clay so it really holds the water. I’m in the foothills of Appalachia so very hilly land and we, incl the chickens, are on top of a hill. When it rains, the wood chips (courtesy of our tree...
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