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    Sand run construction question..

    Very good point!! Since our soil is semi-permeable, I will dig a test hole near the site, fill it with some of the sand and see how it does. We are suppose to get a few inches of snow tomorrow and Sunday, so will watch it in the coming week(s) to see how it drains/doesn't drain when the snow...
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    Sand run construction question..

    Thank you for the reply! And yes - on some acreage and do have a tractor with bucket. I did have the coarse sand delivered the other day, so I am good there. Maybe I'll just scrape a few inches and use the 2x4's around the perimeter to give a little depth.
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    Sand run construction question..

    In building the run, and whether you do sand or deep litter, do you dig out the earth a few inches before placing the sand or litter, or do you just let the bottom boards contain the material. I plan on using 6-8" of sand, so thinking of digging out maybe 4" into the ground for the run? The...
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    Comment by 'sparky00' in article 'A Treatise on Electric Fences for Poultry'

    Great article! Question though, in a 6' tall run with 1/2" hardware cloth around sides(buried 6" deep) could you run a hot wire up top - say 5' 9" and use the hardware cloth as ground? Or should you run a separate ground wire like in the first video at 5' 6". Looking for a way to not have to...
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    9 week old chicken has one larger breast

    Whew! I've found the same thing in 3 week old chicks I have (the right side breast area being substantially larger). Glad I was able to search and find this post!! Yay BYC!!
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    Comment by 'sparky00' in article 'Aart's Hoop Coop / Chicken Tractor'

    Very Nice! This will be great to build for overflow or meat birds someday!
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    Comment by 'sparky00' in article 'Name That Chicken! A Guide to Improving your Identification Skills'

    Great article! Love the pictures! Will be referencing this in the coming weeks/months as I have three different breeds of week old chicks to identify.
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    Post spacing for run

    Hello all. Fairly new here and have a some quick questions about run construction: I will be using 4" x 8' ROUND wood fence posts (using round since that is what I have left over from another project). What is the spacing needed for hanging 1/2" hardware cloth to these? I plan to make this a...
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    Guard goose.. I have questions.

    Thank you for sharing that article! I will see how it goes with just the chicks for now... fingers crossed I will get it predator proof enough!
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    Guard goose.. I have questions.

    I apologize if this is in the wrong thread - if I need to move it please let me know. Here is some background before the questions. Coop is currently being designed and built, so no hens yet. We plan to get 12-15 hens. We have plenty of room, so there will be an outside run possibly 400-500...
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    Comment by 'sparky00' in article 'Board And Batten Coop On 4x4 Runners'

    I like it! Great pics showing a great coop!
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    Hi all! New to BYC and chickens in general

    New here and thinking - well have pretty much decided - to get chickens. Here's the answers to the into questions :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Very new. Looking to build coop (brooder) and order some soon! (2) How many chickens do you have right now...
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