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    Comment by 'ScouterJoe' in article 'Spring Greens for Your Flock (And You!)'

    I have poison ivy growing in many places. I'm afraid to let the chicken get to close. Will they leave it alone?
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    Mixing Breeds in the Flock

    I've got both Barred Rocks and Buff Orpingtons. Also have ISA Browns and Ameraucanas. They all do very well together.
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    Pinless Peepers caused Chicken to get swarmed by the rest of the flock!!

    My girls also get cottage cheese when I find it on sale. They love it. It's also fun to watch.
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    Comment by 'ScouterJoe' in article 'Isa Browns Chicken Breeds'

    These were the first I ever owned. Got them from Tractor Supply. Great and huge egg production for two years. Spotty on the third. Unfortunately all three that I had were lost to predation in their third year.
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    Eating chickens is bad for kids

    This might be one of the dumbest things I've ever read.
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    What do you think? Is this going to work???

    Sure I've heard of that, I'm just wondering if you can marinated them while they are still walking around. And if so are my eggs drunk too??
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    Sale for hardware cloth? Good price or not?

    http://www.zorotools.com/i/G3430077/?category=7359 This is what I bought. $58.95 and free shipping for 4 foot by 50 foot.
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    Early Construction

    I hadn't given any thought to critters under the coop until recently. I'm not sure at this point. I'll have to think about it. I've got 6 buff orpingtons and 6 new Hampshire reds coming in about 2 weeks, so time is short.
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    Leaves for the run?

    Won't hurt to have more insects. That just adds protein to their diet. I've never seen my girls turn down a bug. I've actually watched them "fight" over them. Snails are fun. It takes a while to get through the shell.
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    Early Construction

    Thought I'd post a few more construction pics. Does anyone see any glaring mistakes I should fix?
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    Need advice on ten-chicken tractor

    Scour craigslist for free pallets. It's a good source for cheap lumber. They require more work, but that's the trade off. I just ordered hardware cloth from www.zorotools.com. Delivered it was a bit more that 1/2 the price of Lowes.
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    So it will be a living roof concept? Very cool.
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    any ideas on how to improve the area my chicken are in?-pics

    I've hung a cabbage in my run in the past to give the girls something to do. If you hang it from a rope or chain or something, when they peck at it. the cabbage will swing and they have to chase it. Of course, that might be more fun for me.
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    Need advice on floor of run

    What is the purpose of adding ash? I assume it's clean wood ash right? What's it do for the birds?
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Rodzilla, what is the roofing material? It looks like stone. The run looks very muddy. Are you going to put pine shavings or stay or something in there?
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