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    help: is this sand safe for the chickens?

    thank you
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    help: is this sand safe for the chickens?

    thank you
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    help: is this sand safe for the chickens?

    my dad said I should go to a local company too. the amount ive used so far hasn't given me much depth so after this load I'll probably make that switch as well. thank you
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    help: is this sand safe for the chickens?

    on Lowes website it says this kind is course
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    help: is this sand safe for the chickens?

    I already put down 20 bags of this sand into my shed that im converting to a coop for my chickens and im extremely paranoid that I have the wrong kind because I have read ground quartz and silica are not safe for chickens respiratory tracts. I have also seen some say that it's fine. I'm not...
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    converting shed into coop (update with pics)

    tbh I thought water time meant water bills lol thank you for all the info!
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    converting shed into coop (update with pics)

    sorry for the run on sentence lol my grammar gets worse every day I swear haha
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    converting shed into coop (update with pics)

    oh no! I just bought my house last year and the previous owners had this coop already built for their chickens and my neighbor (his son owned my house prior) said the previous chickens loved being in that space and didn't mention anything about them getting sick from it so fingers crossed they...
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    converting shed into coop (update with pics)

    yes I read the same about fluorescent light having the strobe effect. the bulb im currently using is a LED red light 60 watts with 170 lumens...truly know nothing about bulbs and lighting though so I do get lost trying to search stuff sometimes. however, they haven't seemed to be stressed by the...
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    converting shed into coop (update with pics)

    updated with pics :)
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    converting shed into coop (update with pics)

    updated with pics :)
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    converting shed into coop (update with pics)

    I've done some reading and what I saw was that fluorescent lights have the strobe effect, so I wasn't sure which bulb to go with but I also read that red lights help calm them
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    converting shed into coop (update with pics)

    hello, this is my first thread and I had some questions about my shed being the home for my new hens. they are a little over a month old right now (my first flock of 4) and I just moved them outside from the brooder not long ago. My dad built me a coop that has a small run, a place to roost...
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