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    Official BYC Poll - Which Breed Characteristics/Traits are the Most Important to You?

    Well it's fun to get some colored eggs!
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    2018- best chicken nipples for watering.

    Maybe I should do a search on eBay for "vintage chicken nipples?" The odd think is, that not being mammals, chickens don't actually have nipples!!!!! :lol:
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    2018- best chicken nipples for watering.

    So something like this? https://www.amazon.com/Lovatic-Poultry-Water-Nipple-Horizontal/dp/B0757GGBV3/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522096945&sr=8-1&keywords=horizontal+chicken+nippler+waterer
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    2018- best chicken nipples for watering.

    Howdy Chicken Folk. I am planning to set up nipples for my future chickens. Will plan to use a 5 gallon bucket for outside. Will also need a water source in coop. would nipples attached to a smaller container work for that? What is the best nipple to buy? Links to web sites much...
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    Indoor part of chicken coop.

    Also has anyone ever used wood pellets for bedding? I use them for my horses and they are super absorbent and tend to dehydrate poop. The break down to "sawdust" over time. Or you can get them wet first to turn them into "sawdust" initially. I am thinking of ease of cleaning for the coop.
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    Indoor part of chicken coop.

    Thanks aart. Very helpful information. Also a question about roosts. When I last had chickens I used a branch as a roost that was about 2" diameter. They seemed to like that OK. Is there a preferred sort of roost? Lots of people seem to use 2" x 4"s is there an advantage to that?
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    Indoor part of chicken coop.

    I am also thinking I should insulate the coop due to heat in summer and cold in winter (we get occasional snow here. At the coldest our nights in winter can get down to 15 degrees but it's usually much warmer. In summer it usually doesn't get hotter than 90 degrees. I would have a plywood...
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    Indoor part of chicken coop.

    I am thinking three feet off the ground makes it easy for me to open it up and clean. The 5' x 10' kennel will be located within a 65 x 35 foot fenced area. They can roam in there if I am home but I don't want to leave them out there unsupervised due to predators (we have coyotes, bobcats, and...
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    Indoor part of chicken coop.

    Thanks, 5 x 10 run is enough space for 5 chickens. Just need to make coop bigger or have fewer chickens. I'll make the coop at least 3' high.
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    Indoor part of chicken coop.

    Hi. I have a 5' wide x 10' long x 6' tall welded wire dog kennel that I want to use for 4 to 6 full size chickens. I plan to build a wooden coop within the dog kennel. The coop will be off the ground so the chickens will have the whole 5' x 10' area to scratch around in. I figure I need...
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    Please allow me to introduce myself.....

    Thanks all!!! Just FYI I'm located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains in CA at about 4000 feet. I had chickens before but had to leave them behind (to a good home) when I moved. First I have to build Fort Knox for the Chickens and then.... cute little chicks... and later some eggs. I...
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    Please allow me to introduce myself.....

    I'm a woman of poverty without taste I've been around for a long long time Stole many a chickens eggs. I need to build me chicken coop For some hens to lay eggs I'm gonna give them chicken feed and water, and the kitchen dregs I need to keep them from predators Like coyotes, raccoons, and...
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    Raccoons Are STRONG! Rip Through Chicken Wire And More!

    Thanks everyone. I will plan to reinforce with hardware cloth. Between keeping critters out of raised beds and fortifying fort knox, I will probably be spending hundreds of dollars of hardware cloth.
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    Fort Knox for Chickens

    I bought this to use as a chicken coop https://www.costco.com/Lucky-Dog-Bla...100327100.html In my area we have coyotes, raccoons, bobcats etc. I am going to set this up within a fenced area. I am thinking it would be a good idea to make a pad of at least 6" of gravel underneath that...
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