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    Rooster trying to kill us

    EXACTLY... we showed our ill tempered rooster some love last year and harvested and ate him on Valentines Day... chicken -n- noodles that day... I'd raised him from 3 days old - tried so hard to prevent the aggressive behavior towards humans - but a few months later I lucked into a little...
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    building chicken run where bird feeder has been for years

    Can do! Our daughter has suggested I make a photo album of our chicken journey!! ha ha! I've already got mealworms wriggling around in plastic tubs in my pantry!! (future chicken treats that I won't be paying TSC for!!) My husband shakes his head saying he never thought he'd see the day...
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    building chicken run where bird feeder has been for years

    Well, as many DIY things go, plans are "fluid"! ;) But we HAVE ordered a metal carport, 18x21' to be over their run and a good source of shade. We intend to include 2 small stands of cedar tree/bushes (currently they're 10-12' high) that we will trim down a bit and clear the lower branches to...
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    building chicken run where bird feeder has been for years

    I can't say that I'll stop feeding the wild birds. We enjoy them so much and they obviously enjoy finding my feeders! But I WILL move the feeders from this area we are about to enclose for the chickens (my new bird friends!). THANKS again for taking the time to weigh in with your advice!!!
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    building chicken run where bird feeder has been for years

    No sick wild birds seen whatsoever. I appreciate seeing the advice (repeatedly!) to just clear the top layer and let the sun work the ground over. New Mexico sun is INTENSE and I might've known/ should've expected as much. God provides the answers within nature- but I'd disrupted the natural...
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    building chicken run where bird feeder has been for years

    I wasn't intending to isolate my chickens from wild birds; I was concerned w/the substantial depth of sunflower husks and inevitable droppings in that area. It is a double shepherds hook that has two feeders and I feed a LOT of (a variety of) birds. I will clean what I can/ scrape a few inches...
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    building chicken run where bird feeder has been for years

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    building chicken run where bird feeder has been for years

    We are new to having chickens- about to build our coop and covered run right in a spot where we've had a lot of sunflower seed droppings, wild bird droppings, etc for years. Should we dig down and remove dirt a few inches in the immediate area? Should we TREAT the surrounding area with...
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    New Chicken Mama in the Deep South

    I'm glad there's another newbie on the block! ;) We are preparing for my chick order (not scheduled to arrive til early June) but planning the pen, coop etc and have my mealworms in high production in the pantry! I'm hoping you'll ask questions I've not thought of yet! It's so nice to have a...
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    cedar trees in the chicken pen...?? good idea or not?

    Thanks so much- I agree, this is a fantastic resource for a newbie like me! *or for anyone at all I'm sure!
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    cedar trees in the chicken pen...?? good idea or not?

    Thanks so much! We're excited about it - received 3000 mealworms yesterday :) for future treats!
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    cedar trees in the chicken pen...?? good idea or not?

    Thanks so much for your reply- I'd just this morning found other information about the possibility of them getting bumblefoot :(:( Don't want that - I was just dreaming of an ally in the war against goatheads! >sigh< oh well....
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    cedar trees in the chicken pen...?? good idea or not?

    Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I've got to get accustomed to watching the threads!
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    cedar trees in the chicken pen...?? good idea or not?

    That is what I was gathering from my initial research. GOOD TO KNOW! Yes, I know shade is valuable here!! The sun is SO intense! Since you're in NM also, let me ask you this- what about these awful goathead weeds - is that something the chickens will eat? Is it OK to let them? I'd love to...
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    cedar trees in the chicken pen...?? good idea or not?

    Ha ha - thanks for rattling my cage! I'm new here - just now finding this again- will read up right now!!! :):)
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