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    Winter Eggs: Red Star vs. Rhode Island

    In context of winter egg laying, is there much of a difference between Red Star and Rhode Island Red breeds? My Rhode Island Red produce great eggs in the spring/summer (too many eggs), but hardly any in the mild winter (not enough eggs). Asking if there's a better breed that need less...
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    Day Old vs. Juvenile

    Has anyone worked out the feed cost of raising chickens from day old through 17 weeks? Looking at purchasing more birds for the flock (Rhode Island Red). I see I can order day old or juveniles. Juveniles are $10 more than day old. I'd be interested in ordering juveniles only if the feed cost...
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    Economical Fencing Options and Techniques

    Quote: Thanks for the great explanations to help me understand the purposes of the different fence. I'm hoping not to learn the harder way. If chicken wire is used to supplement the welded wire, wouldn't a hungry predator (dog or raccoon) possibly chew it up, hence the need for hardware...
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    Economical Fencing Options and Techniques

    Quote: Thanks for the link. This will help me reduce the costs, and build a better fence.
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    Economical Fencing Options and Techniques

    Quote: I live in Western Washington. We only have small garden snakes.
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    Economical Fencing Options and Techniques

    I'm trying to better understand the hardware cloth... In my area, I don't have snakes that will eat chickens. I don't totally understand raccoons reaching in to nab a chicken. I could understand if the chickens were in a cage. But the coop and run I'm building is a good size with plenty of...
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    Economical Fencing Options and Techniques

    I finished building the coop, and now need to consider fence options. I was surprised when I found out how much fencing costs. It seems easy to spend $200+ for a basic chicken run. So I need some good advice to avoid costly mistakes. What are reliable fencing options to contain chickens, and...
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