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    Llama wool as nest box material?

    It does snag on their feet. And then gets dragged around the floor. No bueno 👎🏼
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    Llama wool as nest box material?

    Just got the llamas sheared so we’ve got bags of wool. Thinking about using it in the nest boxes. Anybody have any experience with that? Might be better in winter…
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    Manual coop to run door that locks

    We just made it based on the YouTube video. Never seen it for sale
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    Manual coop to run door that locks

    The two weird shaped pieces are loose so they can swing out into the niches in the frame to lock the door. And they get swung the other way and pull out of the niches when the middle piece is pulled by the cord.
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    Manual coop to run door that locks

    In my case, I ran the cord thru the wall of the coop to a cleat on the outside. So I open and close from outside the coop. But you could mount the cleat anywhere the cord reaches.
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    Manual coop to run door that locks

    There is a cord attached to the top of the middle piece. The cord runs to a cleat where it gets secured to hold the door open.
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    Manual coop to run door that locks

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    Manual coop to run door that locks

    Yeah they slide into the niches in the frame when the door comes down.
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    Manual coop to run door that locks

    The door to my run is inside the coop. I had to go inside to open and close. There is a short skyway to the run, but the coop door could be lifted which concerned me. Here is the new door which is opened from outside the coop by a cord. Once closed the door cannot be lifted, except via the...
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    Chickens have picked the area inside the run bare

    Interested to hear how this goes! Please keep us posted!
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    Roasted peanuts?

    Our parrot has died leaving us with a big sack of roasted unsalted peanuts in their shells. Can I dole them out to my brahmas as a treat?
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    Official BYC Poll: What’s your favorite winter treat to give your chickens?

    Oh it’s just what’s hanging around mostly. They get romaine or green beans or squash seeds if I have that. But my older cat demands wet food at night but doesn’t end up eating most of it, so the chickens get it.
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    Official BYC Poll: What’s your favorite winter treat to give your chickens?

    Jalapeños and leftover wet cat food
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    Does a red light cause aggression?

    I think it was the scratch and new strip curtain. Now I’m feeding scratch only in the morning, and one strip of the new curtain is tucked up so the chickens can see thru to the run. Peace has been restored. The heat lamp was on for two nights when it was below zero. No fire, no frostbite.
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    Does a red light cause aggression?

    There are 16 birds. I went back out at 9 and turned it on. They are all roosted. I’ll be out there early tomorrow and take a picture. I also today put up a strip curtain over the door between the coop and the run to keep the howling winds out. Maybe too much change at once.
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