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    Keeping Rats Out of the Feeder

    It is a hanging feeder but this little stinkers can stand up on their little legs and reach the food. They aren't playing or getting into it with their whole bodies, just tippy toes to grab some food and run. A cat is actually a brilliant idea. We can't have one indoors because my partner has...
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    Keeping Rats Out of the Feeder

    Hi All, We have a very peacemeal, urban backyard set up. We have hardware cloth under our coop and when closed up, the coop is preador-proof. However, the door to the coop is open during the day so our two hens can come and go between the coop for food, water and laying, and outside in their...
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    What's Digging and What to Do?

    Rats is very, very possible. We had them living under a shed we had in the yard and eventually tore down. I could actually move the coop onto a concrete slab. Now, rats still probably live UNDER the slab, but obviously nothing could dig up into it if I make sure the bottom of the coop is...
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    What's Digging and What to Do?

    I live in relatively urban Oakland, CA, and something is tunneling under my coop. My chickens are safe as I have hardware cloth lining and tenting the coop, but the tunnels are causing all my sand coop flooring to fall in, exposing more and more of the wire to my hens feet. What are my options...
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    Hen Laid Egg of Different Size (and color)

    Thanks all! She's about 8 months old and has been laying for a few months (I think We adopted her about a month ago). We haven't cracked it open yet but will tomorrow. The flock size is her and one other chicken, a White Leghorn of the same age.
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    Hen Laid Egg of Different Size (and color)

    Went out today to find an egg in the best about half the normal size my Rhode Island Red lays, a darker shade of brown and speckled, when normally they're larger and plain brown. Did someone sneak into our best box? In seriousness, is this common?
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    Hen Pecks at Me

    If I go to place a hand on her back she immediately submits. I'll work with her on pecking back too.
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    Hen Pecks at Me

    And I don't hand feed them. I always scatter any mealworms on the ground, and I have a bowl I place on the ground in their run for veggie/food scraps.
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    Hen Pecks at Me

    Thanks Mary! Great suggestions. I do go out in the yard in sandals, so will stop doing that. I'll use my fingers to peck her back, or carry something that can. I adore her and her "sister" but having had dogs for 13+ years, have no problem setting alpha boundaries.
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    Hen Pecks at Me

    We adopted two 8-month old hens about a month ago, both of whom are laying. They're very friendly chickens and love to follow me around any time I am outside. I'm their primary caregiver, coop cleaner, egg collector and treat provider. My Rhode Island Red, however, sometimes expresses herself...
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    Looking for new home for my 4 hens

    Hi there! We're local in Oakland. I couldn't take all 4 girls (unless you have a coop/run too), but could take 2 if you're willing to split them up.
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    Chicken Coop Floor. Whats best?

    I put my coop on our grass / dirt lawn, put hardware cloth over the bottom and then covered it with all-purpose sand. So far, I've been super happy with it. I'm really new to chickens myself. I see the ladies gleefully foraging in the sand and taking dust baths, and it's super easy for me to...
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    Fixing Up a Pre-Fab Coop

    This popped up, but assuming I'd need to remove a couple of the lower panels: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/zip/d/berkeley-free-animal-enclosure-for-cats/6964264949.html
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    Fixing Up a Pre-Fab Coop

    Hm, yes, page doesn't say how thick the tubes are. Whatever option we go with, we would not put the coop inside, because I want as much run space for them as possible. We'd probably cut out a hole a ramp leading from their coop into the run, and put a door on the other side. Your tractor is...
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    Fixing Up a Pre-Fab Coop

    Whoops sorry! This one should: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KSZGN34/?tag=backy-20
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