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    Learning

    Learning
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    Anybody tried wrapping their roost bars in rope?

    Thanks! I feel a little better.... In the center, the roost is 21 inches from the ceiling/point. I guess it is hard to tell the distances from those pictures. The girls are perfectly happy sleeping near their nesting boxes and knowing about the 18 inch rule, I expect they will never roost...
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    Anybody tried wrapping their roost bars in rope?

    Got it. How much head space do they need?
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    Anybody tried wrapping their roost bars in rope?

    Sorry... I’m new and I can’t figure out how to rotate the pictures. 1. Closed coop. 2. Open coop. 3. Roosting bars they don’t use (one wrapped, one not). 4. Where they actually sleep (and lay eggs). One night, I opened the coop and moved them to the bars to see if they would stay, but the...
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    Anybody tried wrapping their roost bars in rope?

    The coop closes. We lock it up at night. I’ll try to post some pictures later today.
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    Anybody tried wrapping their roost bars in rope?

    I installed a couple of roosting bars in our coop a couple weeks ago. One I wrapped with rope, and the other I left bare. So far, the girls have completely ignored the new roosting bars. So I don't know which they prefer. Any tips on how to get the chickens to roost where you want them to...
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    Green Eyes.

    Ok, I admit that I jumped off the couch and ran outside to check my girls’ eyes! All orange. (We have 4 standard sex-link hens from Tractor Supply). I’m no scientist... but I did take biology in high school 😂. My thinking is that genetics in birds works the same way as everything else. If...
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    Tennessee

    Hi from Wilson County, just north of Mount Juliet!
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    Hi from Tennessee

    Ooo! Thanks! I will!
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    💜💛💚💙Newby Intro 💙💚💛💜

    Love your pictures! Such beautiful roo!
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    Hi from Tennessee

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? After getting laid off from work due to Covid-19 I built a coop and got four chicks. You heard of the Covid puppies? I got Covid chickens. 😂 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Four lovely ladies. (3) What breeds do...
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