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    Need some ideas…

    No but I live in TN and it’s been in the high teens and twenties
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    Need some ideas…

    So I’m getting ready to order some day old chicks which would be our fourth flock. We do not have any place to keep them except in Large bins in a back bedroom where our two dogs sleep and eat. Any suggestions on keeping down the excessive dust and smell until old enough to transfer to a small...
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    Decreased egg production

    I have five barred rock hens, four who have been laying regularly since the beginning, and one who has gaps in laying an egg. I recently introduced six pullets into the coop who had been in a separate run/coop for the past several weeks facing the big coop so that they could become familiar with...
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    Issues with run

    I have been using sand in my coop and run and am having some issues. It’s great in the coop and makes clean up easy. But it is turning hard as concrete in the run due to constant rain and I have seen hard clumps on my girls bottoms. Any suggestions for materials in the run or how I can prevent...
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    Seeking advice

    We have all purpose sand in our coop and run. With all the rain we have had we noticed our hens with hard balls of sand stuck to their feathers on their butts. Needless to say it’s like concrete. I took scissors to cut off as much as I could and noticed that there were no feathers around their...
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    Eviction notice!!!

    I have three midnight Marans and three sapphire gems that hatched Match 15 who are being relocated to the outside coop within the week. Our lows will be in the mid to high 40s except one night we are expected to have a low in the high 30s.
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    Eviction notice!!!

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    Integrating new flock into older flock

    Thanks for the great insight. Will attempt this. Hopefully won’t come out to find dead babies. 😢
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    Integrating new flock into older flock

    I tried to integrated my 14 week old barred rock hens and my 14 week old beilfeilder rooster in with my nine month old ISA browns and cinnamon queens. There was the usual shenanigans. One of the ISAs was constantly attacking them so we removed her from the flock and placed into a separate coop...
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    Formax

    Can anyone tell me their opinion of Formax? Their ingredient label is extremely vague and I am nervous about switching from Purina Layena to their brand without some more info. Also I saw their chick starter was about $12.00 less per 50 pounds bag then Manna Medicated chick starter. However...
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    Disinfecting

    Sooo… in the midst of rushing to tend to a sick hen tonight I ran into y house with my coop boots on. Needless to say I have been freaking out ever since, especially because my two dogs are always licking their feet. I squirted vinegar and water all over the floor and mopped. Then used about a...
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    HELP!!!

    Week
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    Run question

    The first one is what I currently have. The second is the additional run in progress.
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    HELP!!!

    So I have taken advise about leaving my chicks in the coop to see if they would learn to go up by themselves. Well, they still have not taken the initiative to go into their coop at dusk on their own and having to rustle them up every night to put them in the coop is wrecking havoc on my back...
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    Review by 'LoriCx3sons' in article 'My first attempt Making Anything (coop)'

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