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    14 dead chicks found in coop!

    If they pile up you need to make a curve at each corner, which will spread them out more. You can also put up barriers so that they are in groups too large to suffocate each other.
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    How to mix my own chicken food

    Barley has anti nutrients. Crushing it won't change that. I have barley, but whole, and I presoak it before feeding it. You will need a chart showing you what nutrients are in each food. I am sure someone will post one.
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    Stick tight fleas

    Have you tried garlic? Put garlic powder or garlic granules in their food. It makes them taste bad.
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    Predators Killing Chickens

    Did you kill the coons that you trapped? You need to kill them, not relocate.
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    Feeding a little of everything

    While I kept the chicken house in the pasture behind the electric fence (3 and 4 wire) I fed them outside of the pasture so the sheep couldn't eat it.
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    How to Remove Wasps in Soffit/Ceiling Venting?

    Mix peppermint oil with water in spray bottle. Just a few drops, you should be able to smell a hint of peppermint. Once it is dark spray the mint water in a mist on the nest. I am sure you can get the nests behind the mesh. They hate the smell, it doesn't have to touch them. Go down the mesh...
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    Advice on Duck/Chicken Coop and Run Area in Orchard

    The ducks will not roost. They will stay on the ground so make a nice nesting area that is not under the chicken roost. Ducks need water. They will stand in the drinking water if that is all there is. A kiddie pool is better than nothing.
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    Roosters in Michigan

    I am in the thumb. If you !I've in a village or city you would probably need to ask for a variance. If you are in a township it should not be a problem regardless of the zoning.
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    What’s taking my ducks?!

    Could be a fox. The take the carcass. Raccoons, opossums, and weasels do not. A large bird of prey might take one.
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    misting system

    We used this on our tent. Use the hose, let the warm water drain out first. Spray the roof of the henhouse with the cold water. Not a lot of water, little more than a dribble. The roof will cool down then the air inside the coop will drop in temp. Turn off water. You can do this any where...
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    Best YouTube Channel

    I would trust chickenlandia.
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    Best Chicken Breed

    Which family? Location. Etc. You would probably want chickens that are not flighty.
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    Ideas for Keeping Pure Breeding Lines While Still Free Ranging + Question About Bird Adaptability

    Just my two cents, breed as suggested above. Pick the time of year you want chicks hatching and work from there. I bought a rooster and a hen who were a year old and raised in total confinement. They did fine free ranging, following my young hen around and learning to forage.
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    "Guard Goose"

    You can have only one goose. It is advised that you get it as a gosling so that it sees the chickens as family. Some will sound the alarm only but only that. Others will attack. Research breeds to find what suits you.
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    help! outside coop built… please see pic &read description!

    Call a carpenter.
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