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    Cicada treats

    Good morning! My 6-year-old son came home from school yesterday and said his teacher told them that chickens LOVE to eat cicadas. As we're in cicada swarm at the moment, I grabbed a couple live ones and threw them in the run. Well, they didn't last long. My 8-week old girls swallowed them...
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    Stinky Coop Problems

    Eggscellent8 - By the way, you can see my coop at https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/occupy-the-backyard. About halfway down is a picture of the inside of the coop and the chicks in the pellets right when I put them in for the first time. Here is a close-up of how it looks now after a month...
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    Stinky Coop Problems

    Quote: Eggcellent - I only used wood shavings when I had tiny chicks in a plastic bin, but not in the big coop, so I'm not sure. I don't think I would like wood shavings as well which is why I'm using the pellets. I keep reading how sawdust is great bedding. Well, these wood pellets are...
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    Stinky Coop Problems

    Eggscellent8 - Go to Lowes.com and search "wood pellets". The first result should be "40 Lbs. Wood Pellets". They are $5.97 per bag. I've gotten different brands from different Lowe's stores, so the brand isn't specified. If you go to a Lowe's store, ask somebody in the outdoor/gardening...
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    Stinky Coop Problems

    Eggscellent8 - Each 40 lb bag was around $5 and change. I started with 8 bags, which was plenty for 4' x 8', and I shouldn't need more for a good long while.
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    Stinky Coop Problems

    Are you familiar with the deep litter method? I'm just learning about it, and we're becoming BFF's. If you're not, read about it here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/deep-litter-method-the-easiest-way-to-deal-with-chicken-litter-dlm. I'm using hardwood pellets I got from Lowe's, though...
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