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    Coop/Run is done, minus top covering

    We have five in there now and it's a 10x20 run. Planning on building a larger coop and get away from this pre-fab one from TS. It works for now but I can see it rapidly being outgrown.
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    Coop/Run is done, minus top covering

    If I ever see a post hole digger again, it will be too soon. :p The electric fence works, as tested and confirmed by my wife's Yorkshire Terrier. He won't go within 50 feet of it now. I can say with certainty that was a real lesson learned. ;) All that's left to do is some sort of top...
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    Time to turn some dirt.

    Apologies all, I got too quick in posting as I see now wrong forum area. If a moderator can move it to the appropriate location that would be great.
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    Time to turn some dirt.

    Harrowing fields today while the wife does her thing for the home garden. I have a feeling my day will be quite a bit longer than hers, as will the weeks to come. :)
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    Here in northcentral Arkansas, it's vanilla scent time again

    No sign of them yet in SE Arkansas that I've seen. They were terrible the last couple of years.
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    2 week old chicks starting to roost. Suggestions for dowel size?

    They knocked the lid off the feeder and I found one perching atop it today. Best I can do right now is an approximate 3/8" dowel and am wondering if I need to get a larger one real soon. Suggestions? Maybe a "branchy" piece of tree limb from the yard?
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    :lau I have too much fun with that and use it on other forums.

    :lau I have too much fun with that and use it on other forums.
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    TSC coop and a couple of questions

    That's a great idea about venting and I never considered that. Thanks @cmom! I'm going to use a 2 inch hole saw to make vent holes and staple gun some 1/4 inch hardware cloth over them on the inside.
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    Raccoon Tracks?

    Racoon, front paws. Opossums are usually more splayed out and shorter.
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    I'm so focused on ground predator prevention.....

    .....I didn't even think about eagles until just now. :eek: We have a nesting pair on the other side of the farm, about a mile away. Haven't seen them in a while but today I noticed one standing out in one of our yet to be planted fields. Doesn't happen often but I've seen one perched atop a...
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    TSC coop and a couple of questions

    I talked to a buddy of mine last night who has extensive experience with this fencing for livestock containment. His thoughts are one ground rod for a planned 30x30 fenced in run, possibly a little larger. Our home sits smack dab in the middle of a 2000 acre rice farm. Rice is grown in...
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    TSC coop and a couple of questions

    Yep. I have the diagram that came with the charger. They recommend three rods spaced 10 feet apart. I bought everything, even extra parts just in case.
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    TSC coop and a couple of questions

    Ok, so we got this coop and it says suitable for 6 chickens, but I think not and plan on building a much larger one. In my mind this will be temporary until that goes up. I think we'll use this just to get them initially outside. I'm thinking about sitting this on a wooden floor supported by...
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    Ballpark on age and specific breed?

    This should provide my wife some good entertainment if ours turn out like that. They are "her" chickens but I'm already seeing signs that my job will be the head chicken wrangler around here. :rolleyes:
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    Ballpark on age and specific breed?

    I've read everything I can find so far about them and see everything from they are great to being outright just mean. I guess I'll soon find out. :D
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