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    Approaching 50% loss, what am I doing wrong?

    Thank you for the help! I got them from The Chick Hatchery which were great to work with and did everything as expected. They are currently on a 12/12 feeding schedule so I will limit that in the future. They are in a 6x10 chicken tractor that like I said gets moved twice a day at this point.
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    Approaching 50% loss, what am I doing wrong?

    Harvest day in this Saturday, and thank god because over the past 2 weeks the birds have been dropping like flies. This is my first time doing meat birds after having raised layers for a long time, so I expected some growing pains but this is getting frustrating at this point. Here are the...
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    Any reason not to remove the floor of the coop under the roost area?

    Very true, that will be the hard part. I have the whole run secure and knock on wood no predator issues yet, so Im not worried about it being a point of access for anything that would cause harm
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    Predator Apron Material

    Chicken wire just ins't strong enough. I've used hardware wire with good success. 2x4 welded wire might work OK but there's animals that would squeeze through that like a possum
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    Chicken run size

    I'll echo what the others said, bigger is better for sure. You will add more birds and worst case they will be able to spread out more.
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    Any reason not to remove the floor of the coop under the roost area?

    I am thinking of removing the area of my coop under the roost area to help with chicken poop build up. I have my hens in a 4x6 coop that sits about 4 foot higher than their run, which is 14x6(they also free range all day). I deep bed the run area, but use shavings in the coop as Im lead to...
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    Rough dry bare skin, feather loss

    If they’re pecking at the problem areas I would cover with some blue kote to keep the others off and give them a chance to heal. Also increase protein if you’re feeding them a layer feed and see if that helps. I assume you’ve done another round of checks for mites?
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    Crazy places to lay an egg

    Why not clip their wings if you want them to stay in their designated area?
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    What is wrong ?

    Putting an actual subject in the subject line instead of “help” will attract more eyes fyi
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    Building a Feeder and Waterer for Chicks

    I would just copy the design of the ones you can buy. Trough feeder with something running across the middle that’s unstable to keep them from pooping in it. Water bucket with nipples or similar for water
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    Hanging Heated Waterer

    I put peanut butter on the nipples so they will peck at them even if they don’t know what’s inside. I’ve only ever done one round and they’ve all figured it out.
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