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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Heyo, pretty much on auto-pilot right now. Got the coop and run hardened against predators (in the past multiple racoons, a mink, a labrador). Set up lighting over the winter for egg production and little or no deleterious effects to the ladies. Looking forward to the end of freezing temps so...
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    Periodic (alternate day) supplemental light?

    Greetings! I hope the flocks are keeping warm. We are experiencing an Arctic blast up here in n. Utah, and its getting into the double negatives at night, but the hens seem to be doing OK in the coop. We have 3 older (~2.5 yo) hens and 5 pullets. Is it possible to supplement light every other...
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    Simple mechanical door closer?

    Greetings! We built quite the shed, with about a third coop, third garden shed, and a third sauna! Off of the coop is a hardware cloth run of 4' x 8'. The ladies still like to run around the back yard, and we sometimes forget to close the storm door that accesses the run. The storm door shuts...
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