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    Straight Talk (aka my one weekers are headed outdoors)

    Thank you so much for the response! They are in for the night. I'm sure I'll go out there at least once to check on them, but they seemed plenty cozy without it. Horray for a non-stinking laundry room again! As much as I love those little buggers, they get smelly quick.
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    Anyone homeschooling this year?

    I am. Homeschooling at least until January my non-verbal 10 year old with autism and his little brother who is 7. Not using any particular program, but I got lots of workbooks and flashcards from amazon and the grandparents donated science and art subscription boxes. So far, they seem to be...
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    Straight Talk (aka my one weekers are headed outdoors)

    Hi all! So, I'm a newbie here but so far so good!!! I have two sets of babies....one set of five, two month olds and one set of five, one week olds. Used the mama heat pad method from the get go and only kept the first batch in the house for three weeks before sending them out to my coop. I'm in...
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    Baby Chicks in the Mail...

    Just wanted to chime in and say I just (yesterday) received five beautiful bouncing, healthy baby chicks from mypetchicken. I'm in Florida and coming from their hatchery in Connecticut, they were in the mail less than 24 hours before I picked them up. I was super worried but due to the fact that...
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    Hello Everyone!!! I’m a new member. Living in Florida!!

    Hi! I'm a noob too and also in Florida (panhandle). :)
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    I’m being eaten alive

    mosquitoes are really bad right now, are you sure they're not just those? I actually put a huge mosquito netting thing around my coop to give my girls some relief from them at night. They SWARM.
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    Neat trick I just learned with hardware cloth

    such a great tip! What type of paint did you use? Like spray paint or regular?
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    planted a few maters, some chinese cabbage and some kale. Did a little weeding and finished up my chicken run!!! The girls are loving it. :)
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    Shade vs. Predators

    https://birdspikes.store/product/raccoon-spikes?gclid=CjwKCAjwmMX4BRAAEiwA-zM4Joa_N2Wso5VXW82OAXZVm97Cm4RGg17pk5ckVvNSsG6N_TJV-4YXFhoCwVwQAvD_BwE anybody ever try these to prevent raccoons from top dropping down onto the coop? I'm thinking about ordering some to try as they are pretty cheap?
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    Shade vs. Predators

    This is an excellent idea. Thank you! From my local facebook group I'm hearing that I really need an electric fence as well but if they are coming in from above, the last thing I want is a trapped predator INSIDE the area. Also, I have two young kinds so not sure about that. I do want the girls...
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    Shade vs. Predators

    Hi chicken friends! I have a question and have used the search bar but still can't really find a definitive answer. Here's my issue: I'm in northern florida, on the coast. It is scorching hot here and I'm trying to decide on a suitable location for my coop/run. Walking my lot daily, I think I've...
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