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    How to keep out hawks?

    I ended up using 14-gauge steel wire. It was 2in x 4in and I used it all the way around, top and sides for the chicken run. I also wrapped 2ft tall chicken wire around the bottom so the chicks couldn't slip through the holes. I'm in the process of burying hardware cloth as an apron. This is the...
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    How big should I make the run?

    I have eighteen chicks (RIR, Domineckers, and Black Spanish Bantams) housed in a 14 x 12ft converted shed. I'm making plans for a run and I wonder, my fellow chicken enthusiasts, would a 10ft x 10ft run be sufficient space for that many chickens? I already have a 14ft long chicken tunnel they...
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    4 week old chicks have strange lumps on chest/neck!

    I went out to give more food and water to the little chickens. I picked up one Dom to check the injury on her leg and saw that she had a really big lump high up on her chest. I know that's where the crop is, so I'm kind of panicking thinking maybe the chicks all have Marek's or impacted crops...
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    How to keep out hawks?

    Nice design! Thank you
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    How to keep out hawks?

    Figured I'd do something like that. I'm just not sure what material to use
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    How to keep out hawks?

    Well, the run with be a chicken tunnel going alongside the garden beds, approximately 50 feet long and roughly 3 feet tall.
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    How to keep out hawks?

    I live in the panhandle of Florida, very close to a nature preserve and there are a lot of predators out here. I'm developing the schematics for my chicken run and would like to know what is the best type of wire/fencing/mesh to keep out hawks? In that vein, I also will have to deal with...
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    Howdy howdy!

    Hi there, fellow chicken enthusiasts. My name is Gina and I only just (well, about two hours ago) got my much-anticipated flock of chickens. I have nine Rhode Island Reds and four Dominique chicks. I'm stoked and so is my little one! I look forward to talking with all of you!
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