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    Controlling Gnats

    I have tons of gnats, or little flying creatures zooming around my run and backyard. I have tried my best to keep the run clean with woodchips, but is there a better material? Help me zap these little buggers!
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    Smoke Inhalation! Please Help! URGENT!

    Does anyone have any suggestions? One of my girls is wheezing!
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    Smoke Inhalation! Please Help! URGENT!

    I checked on my coop moments ago, and smoke was coming out of the ventilation. I sprinted across the yard and found the problem to be 120W heat lamp that had fallen onto the bedding. The bedding around it was burnt and smoking, but not on fire. I immediately threw out all the burnt bedding...
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    Wooden Swing set coop

    I have a old wooden swing set fort/slide thing that I want to turn into a coop. Does anyone have any pictures or advice on how to go about converting it? Has anyone done something similar? EDIT: It looks something like this: Except without all the kids on it
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    Help!

    Ok, so my coop is very similar to the coop found here. I have the back divided with three boards to make four nesting boxes. My four hens are around 15 weeks old, but they all cram themselves into one box to sleep! I am worried they are going to suffocate themselves if they continue to sleep...
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    Show Off Your Coops!

    And closer up:
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    Is Hay Good for Chicken Bedding, Or Not Good?

    I've heard that you are supposed to use straw rather than hay. I could be wrong however.
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    Here's mine

    That looks great!
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    My first coop (tractor)!

    Right now they are a little over a week and a half old! Do the pictures work now?
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    Gasping chicken

    Is it too hot?
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    My first coop (tractor)!

    This is my first coop! I got the design idea from robocoop.com. The top and back open up. Right now, I am working on taking out the chicken wire and putting in 1/2" hardware cloth. How does it look? What can I do to make it better? It is 4' by 8' and 2' tall. And closer: Also, I was...
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    Treats

    So I really need to wait until they are 12 weeks?
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    Treats

    Hi! I have a week and a half old chicks, and I was wondering what kind of treats to give them? I gave them some bread last night, and they loved it! One would pick up a piece and run around screaming, and the others would drop theirs and follow! I have seen that people use yogurt, do you mix...
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    All-Purpose Sand?

    Most local hardware stores carry 3 dollar bags of play sand.
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    coop almost done, more pics!

    That looks really good! Did you bury chicken wire around it?
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