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    Coolest Pre-Fab Chicken Coop

    Yep. That was one of my criteria....I wanted to be able to get into the coop. I'm 5'3" and I can just stand up in there.
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    Coolest Pre-Fab Chicken Coop

    We are "predator-lite" here in St. Bart. Aside from cats and dogs, which usually are not a problem, there isn't anything that will take an adult hen. Chicks can be taken by a few of the aerial predators and the iguanas, but they outgrow them in about a month. Our birds free-range here, our...
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    Coolest Pre-Fab Chicken Coop

    No idea. Variations of barred plymouth rocks for sure... skinny white ones, and fatter red/brown ones :-)
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    Coolest Pre-Fab Chicken Coop

    I searched endlessly online for a chicken coop that could house 4 hens and also work well for chicks. It also needed to be prefab because I can not get a large structure delivered here (I live on a Caribbean island). For one reason or another (poor reviews, expense, roosts even with nesting...
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    Need response ASAP

    Hi, thanks. Yes, I have chicken food and water in the coop, and outside of the coop. The tomato is just the "special treat". Ok, I'll keep doing this. Hopefully the other bird will come home soon.
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    Need response ASAP

    Just checking to make sure I am still doing the right thing. The first chicken is in the coop, but I haven't been able to track down her sister, who is still in the woods. I have heard them talking to each other, but haven't seen anything. The chicken in the coop is highly agitated...
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    Need response ASAP

    Ok, thanks! Just wanted to make sure I wasn't compounding the problem. The "bird in the hand" (ha ha) is now locked in the henhouse and has actually settled down. The "run" has been reset with the door propped open with a stick/string. Bait is in the run. Now I just need to get the "bird in...
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    Need response ASAP

    Yes, there is a henhouse with two roosts, two nesting boxes. And a ramp down from that leads to a "run" that is about 3' by 4'. The run has a roof, and wire fencing as sides. I will definitely keep them in for a week, once I get the other one in. What I need to know is.... is it OK to...
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    Need response ASAP

    Hi: A friend gave me two chickens over a week ago. I have a coop, food, water...everything they need. I kept them in the coop for 3 days as he suggested. And then I let them out. They came back each night... up until two nights ago. Just before sunset I saw a cat chase them into the...
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