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    Poultry Predator Identification

    I noticed 2 of my girls missing tonight. We looked all around the fenced, covered run. Found 5 or 6 feathers similar to one, but nothing of my grey Americana. There are no tunnels, fencing is attached to shed. It is all 6' kennel panels with welded wire over the top secures by zip ties. It also...
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    Greetings from Kansas

    Hi, I've been on 'lurking' for a couple of years, but decided to join in the conversations today. This suburb girl moved to the 'country' 3 years ago. I got my first two chickens 2 1/2 years ago and have learned a lot since then. Right now, I have 24. A few buffs, a few RIR, a couple of...
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    Are pallet coops safe?

    Quote: We had a week of temps well below 32 F during the day and below zero at night. I got some of that electric pipe tape, wrapped it around a metal bowl, using tape to secure it up and down the bowl exterior. Set that bowl inside another galvanized bowl to keep it off the bedding in the...
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    Are pallet coops safe?

    For overhead, I used some scrap 1x2s in 6'-12' lengths and made Ts. with part of the vertical board sticking up past the horizontal board. I used 2x4 welded wire and covered the whole pen area. The vertical top piece would go between the slots of the fencing and hold it off the ground. We...
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    Are pallet coops safe?

    My first coop was all pallets. Worked great. Used 2x4s to secure tops and corners. Did buy some pieces from Habitat restore for door, etc. Bought plastic roofing panels from lowes. Wanted them to stay dry.
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