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    Solar Power for Coop / Run

    We're in the very early planning stages for our coop set-up. I'm in NW Arkansas, and summers are getting hotter and hotter. I'd like to utilize solar power for our coop to keep fans and timed lights inside the coop powered. Does anyone have suggestions for solar panels you can plug stuff into...
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    Permethrin 13.3%

    I believe Permethrin is never for putting on people or on animals! We recently got some for hiking, but you have to spray it on clothes and let them dry completely before putting them on. I'd assume this product is just for housing to create a barrier / perimeter. It's pretty toxic stuff, but it...
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    "If you want chickens, you have to be the one to do the research" - Boyfriend. Joke's on you...

    "If you want chickens, you have to be the one to do the research" - Boyfriend. Joke's on you, sir. I love research!
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    Oh man. The more I learn about keeping chickens, the more it makes sense for us to wait until...

    Oh man. The more I learn about keeping chickens, the more it makes sense for us to wait until next year. Boo!
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    Basics: What is the purpose of a run?

    This is our backyard. If you look a the bottom pic, you can see the trees and clearing past the chain-link fence. We own the property right up until the clearing. This is where we are thinking about putting the chickens. It will be quite a project. We need to clear out that area and fence it in...
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    Basics: What is the purpose of a run?

    That is incredibly helpful! I am in Fayetteville, and several of our neighbors have a few hens. Ozark Natural Foods (our local co-op) has a couple classes a year that goes over what's allowed. Also planning on dropping a note in a neighbor's mailbox to get their perspective on having chickens in...
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    Researching lots!

    What a friendly and fun community! Thanks for all the welcomes, everyone! I have already learned SO MUCH. :highfive:
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    Basics: What is the purpose of a run?

    Y'all have been incredibly helpful! I honestly dreamed about chicken research last night after browsing the site for a couple hours before bed. :lau
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    Basics: What is the purpose of a run?

    Thanks! That link is really helpful! But why are the coops often on stilts a couple of feet off the ground? Is it just ease of cleaning? Or Do they like to hang out underneath?
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    Basics: What is the purpose of a run?

    Also, almost all the coop designs have the roosting part a couple feet off the ground. What is the purpose of this? Sorry if these are simple questions, I'm really trying to fully understand everything, and there's a LOT to comb through on this site. Having a blast reading through threads though!!
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    Basics: What is the purpose of a run?

    Thanks! I updated. We're in Northwest Arkansas. We def have a few raccoons in our neighborhood. And we hear coyotes sometimes. We're in the middle of the city, but in a nice little wooded area, so there is some wildlife we've been concerned about during our research!
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    Basics: What is the purpose of a run?

    I'm in charge of researching coops and runs and the Why's of how they're built for my family unit before we get chickens. I know runs are important, but how would you describe their importance to someone outside of the chicken world? We plan to let our future chooks run about the yard, so my...
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Hey! I'm in Fayetteville! Just joined the forum and trying to figure out how to navigate it, so please add me! (haven't been on an old fashioned forum in a long time, mostly been looking at reddit and FB pages).
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    Researching lots!

    Hello! I'm Sage. I have zero chickens, but I want to change that! I live in a house with two other humans and I have been tasked with researching backyard chickens for the household so that we can get a little flock someday! We have a great backyard for it, want the benefit of them eating bugs...
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