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    any suggestions for my coop / run. I'm calling it good as of now

    Coyotes and coons won't come into the city during the day. At night the girls are locked up. . I thought I read several places deep litter is 4-6". I'll have to research it more I guess
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    Sexing silkies at 9 weeks old help. What to look for.

    I found some silkies that are the same age as my girls. I'd like to get 2 for my flock. What do I need to look for to pick out pullets
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    any suggestions for my coop / run. I'm calling it good as of now

    Ok. Enough with predator talk. I promise you all we are good on predator protection. I also close them up at night inside the coop for extra protection Meepbeep, I have about 4" of chips in there now. I've seen several posts about how to do the deep litter but I've never seen the required...
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    any suggestions for my coop / run. I'm calling it good as of now

    My back yard is secure from predators. It's completly fenced with no holes for anything to get in. Dogs could care less about em. Plus the 2 dogs weigh a total of 9 pounds combined so I think they are safe lol
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    any suggestions for my coop / run. I'm calling it good as of now

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    any suggestions for my coop / run. I'm calling it good as of now

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    any suggestions for my coop / run. I'm calling it good as of now

    So all I really have to do is make nesting box partitions. I have a few months before that has to be done. Doing deep litter method. Here are pics. Hard to tell but the coop has 2 roosts inside. Any suggestions??[/IMG]
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    How to start Deep Litter method in new coop?

    I am new and starting it as wel. I just put about 4 inches of horse pine shavings in the coop. I figure I'll add in some leaves or other stuff if it doesn't decompose well. I am just going to turn it often with a pitch fork. Should work fine as my ventilation is more than enough
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    My coup design. 4 or 5 hens?

    Here is a very rough sketch of my coop I'm going to build. It will have a 10'x5' foot print with the coup being 4x5. The grid squares I figured to be 6" on this. What do you think? Suggestions [/IMG]
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    Newbie asking for Wichita style coop advice

    I have decided on the Wichita coop design. I was wanting to clear a few things up. I am gonna have 4 hens. I plan on doing the deep litter method. One thing I'm confused with is does this method apply to the run or the actual roost house? Also. I plan on free ranging in my back yard most...
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