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    Sand Run

    I have a coop odor issue I've been trying to mitigate, my ladies are 19 weeks today. It has really become a problem in the past 10-14 days and I have to find a solution b/c I am in the middle of a little town and we have a public path on the side of our yard. The sand run seems like a great...
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    Coop Odor

    I'll go check out "Sand Run" now but for sure - hay does not cure the problem. We tried that and found that the hay just retains the odor even worse in the run so then add the wettish hay smell into the mix and it's even worse than what you have now. Our local feed store was out of Sweet PDZ and...
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    Coop Odor

    Thanks Mac, I was thinking lime but not certain if that was ok 1. for my ladies and 2. for the compost.
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    Coop Odor

    Deb no, I was not offended! I appreciate the advice, truly. I'll be at the feed store this weekend looking for the Sweet PDZ, so thanks! We also discovered our first egg tonight so we're all on cloud 9 right now!!!
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    WE JUST GOT OUR FIRST EGG!!!!!

    WE JUST GOT OUR FIRST EGG!!! WE JUST GOT OUR FIRST EGG!! No eggs @ 2 hours ago when we gave the ladies some treats but my son found it under the coop when he went to make sure the ladies were snug as a bug for the night!! They (5 girls) are 18.5 weeks!!! YIPPEEEEEEE!!!
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    Coop Odor

    I am in CA and the design we based our coop on is pretty typical for where we live. It is supposed to cut down on the odor, but not so far here.
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    Coop Odor

    I do put a bit of straw in there, and there's some board down for them to walk on, but they are really not in there - out in the run, which is 22X15 except for when they roost. We also worked very hard to secure the entire run, completely covered w/ a ginormous trench and more buried wire. My...
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    Do all your chickens have names?

    Ofcourse, but we have just five: 3 buff orps are Parmesan, Apple and Buffy, two Auracanas are Pinto and Spicy.
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    Coop Odor

    Thanks Deb, I'll try finding that. Our coop floor is actually open / wire, so the droppings fall through to the ground below the coop. Maybe I could spread some of that on the ground below. I then rake out the poop several times a week into the compost. It's not amonia exactly - it's tough to...
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    Coop Odor

    Any suggestions for controlling odor from the chickens / coop? Anything to put down? I clean 2 - 3 Xweekly but still there seems to be a risidual odor. We have "suburban" chickens (in a very large enclosure though) and my concern is keeping the neighbors happy. Thanks in advance.
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    Introducing chickens to each other

    Thanks - they've been given LOTS of treats today, still not going great. The tables have turned a bit though, and my original BO's are bossing the new BO and Ar, but mainly the poor little Araucana, who is so adorable, I hate that she's being bullied - at the same age she's also very petite in...
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    Introducing chickens to each other

    Any advice on chicken intro's? We started w/ 3 BO's, had to bring one back sadly b/c she turned out to be a he, and came home w/ another BO and an Araucana. All from the same original McMurray shipment so same age (@ 5/5 hatch date), but clearly split into 2 v. 2 right now in the run. Anyway to...
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    best bunny rabbit to live w/ chickens

    The tubes to play w/ and in are a great idea! I loved our little bunny b/c she was so sweet and would sit in our laps and let us hold her, many do not. Maybe we'll stick w/ Holland Lops if they do well w/ chicks afterall. Thanks!
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    Risks to Human Children?

    In one of my "proud parenting moments" my 13 month old daughter ate chicken poop. Delightfully, gleefully ate chicken poop. I cleaned out her mouth, gave her a drink, looked it up best I could on the web, and waited for the onslaught of symptoms to start - nothing, she's just fine. Not that I'd...
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    best bunny rabbit to live w/ chickens

    Is there a particular breed of rabbit that does well cohabitating w/ chickens? Obviously will have it's own hutch and/or burrow, but shared enclosure. We've previously had a Holland Lop, and we loved her, but not sure if she'd have been "hearty" enough to stay outside and hang w/ the ladies...
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