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    beat price for chicken wire.

    Great idea!
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    beat price for chicken wire.

    I'm thinking 48"x50' of I inch. I'm a single mom on a budget. Just wondering best price, and online or brick and mortar. Ie... Lowe's, tractor supply. I've had chickens several times, while renting this time I finally bought my own house,. Tia.
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    Do BEARS bother chickens?

    my siggy picture, yeah they got her too. My all time favorite hen. It just sucks.
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    Do BEARS bother chickens?

    I woke up at 7:30 christmas morning to find my rooster all loopy wandering around the backyard wobbly. Couldn't figure out how he got out (looking thru the window in the back door) until I saw the HUGE gaping hole in the side of the coop. Yeah my rooster survived, and 2 of his lady's and 5 of...
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    Need Advice Please Help

    just read the paintball part, we own and live on a 50 acre paintball field, that would be the most likely to happen here. When the parents came to ask, well, wait till next time when the cops bring him home, they will explain it to you. Beating your ducks with a fishing pole, I agree I'd chase...
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    Need Advice Please Help

    How would you feel, if one of your pets didn't survive a "play date"? I'd try again with the parents, maybe politely but assertively remind them it's trespassing, and next time you will call the authorities instead of them. It's hard fighting with neighbors, but you shouldn't have to padlock...
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    saw the darn fox about 5 ft out my backdoor

    Everyone was fine this morning, and I did not let the chickens or ducks out today. While I was out hanging with them I saw the fox again around 8:30 am. I'm in central florida so it has been raining alot lately and its going to continue for a few days, normally they are out no matter what. We...
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    saw the darn fox about 5 ft out my backdoor

    I've seen it a few months ago, occasionally while taking the kids to the bus stop. we have a long driveway about 1/2 mile. i usually see it around there. Now that the kids are out of school, I saw it last week or so, by my truck, and I just ran out the porch door screaming at it my DH gave me a...
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    Explaining Chicken Math

    too funny. when my DH told his mom he was building me a chicken coop for my birthday, she laughed and said make it a condo. we started with 4 hens, we have been up to as many as 24, during that time we got a lion head bunny, had to add on a hutch, 2 ducks, had to dig a large pond, 2 pot belly...
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    Inexpensive duck coop ideas?

    In my past life, lol the first time I had chickens, I used a dog kennel 10X10 or close with a tarp over it, and a 4X6 wooden playhouse all hardwire clothed in for chicken coops. the dog kennel was behind the playhouse for a run, and they were all happy
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    Feet and legs aren't working!!

    i don't know what to do with her. she is still laying on the floor scooting in circles, but seems happy. I wonder if she hurt herself jumping off the roost.Its high enough we can walk under it, and the coop is on concrete. with wood shavings and hay and sand on the floor, but they do scratch it...
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    Cannot figure out the problem-limping/tail down

    I just had the exact same thing happen. When I came home from Lowes. my barred rock was laying next to the food dish I brought her in the house, she is laying on her left side off her right foot, wings down, almost looks dizzy when she walks, but her leg and foot seem fine. Wondering what I can...
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    New Pot belly pig (w/pics) & questions if anyone can help

    i read that they love skin so soft from avon, diluted 50%. they like wearing it and they like it when you do, so i read. you have to put it on when they are wet, i'm gonna mist them first, then spray it on. supposed to help with the dry skin and mosquitos. My plan is to do this tomorrow morning...
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    Thinking about letting them "loose" (aka really free range )

    we live on 54 acres on the edge of the ocala national forest, heavily wooded of course. They also are out from sun up till around sun set, they could go anywhere they want, but they hang around the front 5 acres around the house where the driveway comes in. They do know our vehicles, they prefer...
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    Pool for the chickens?

    we live on 50 acres in the forest and trees do fall so it is uncommon for us to not have a fire going outside. usually whereever the tree fell we make a fire pit close by, after we burn it all up and a new one falls, and the pit moves, the chickens take over the pile of ashes. most days they are...
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