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    Chicken Myths/Rumors: True or False, Please Share!

    My roosters crow during the day and sometimes at night.
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    I think I want to cover my entire yard with poultry netting!

    I covered my fence and run cover with wildlife netting, and it is very effective.
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    Coop Siding

    Instead of plywood I used 4 x 8 siding panels which is primed so I did not bother to paint and it is holding up very well.
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    I know now what killed my bird. What next?

    I put up DVDs on hay bailing twine about 5 ft. apart in front of the coup and run and have not lost another chicken. It has worked for over a year now.
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    Hawk stole a young chicken! How to deter them?

    I have a security light beside my run. I strung twine from my security light pole to my house in 3 different directions between the run and my house. That was the area where the hawks were swooping down and grabbing my guineas. I have not seen them since this was done 6 months ago. Hawks...
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    FOX: Is there ANY way to get EVICT them from the premises?

    I poured a concrete apron 12 inches wide and 4 inches deep around my coop and no predator has ever dug in.
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    Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

    You can give them tomatoes, watermelon, leafy greens, lettuce, any kind of fruit and even scrambled eggs but never pizza. They absolutely love tomatoes and strawberries.
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    I need my Chicken Enclosure to be Fox Proof

    We had 2 foxes and I killed both. They would show around 9-10 in the morning and I kept a watch and blasted them with my shotgun. We had a duck that stayed in the run at night but I let her out during the day and one of the foxes got her. But they were never able to get into the run because...
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    Can a dog and chickens safely coexist in a small backyard?

    Big dogs such as labs no, lapdogs yes. I have 2 miniature schnauzers and they don't bother the chickens. They and the chicken alike walk around and don't pay each other any attention.
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    how to get rid of a hawk killing my chickens

    Tie a bunch of DVDs to strong string such as bailing twine about 4 feet apart. Tie each one on with a short piece of string so they will spin. Hang them up beside and across from your chicken pen. The array of colors emitted in the sun light makes the hawks stay away. My thinking is it...
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    Backyard Pole Light

    I have a security light beside my run and it does not bother the chickens. Besides it is a good thing to have to ward off predators because they do not like to expose themselves. They prefer to do their raids in the dark.
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    Official BYC Poll: What type of incubator do you use?

    Brinsea Maxi II Advance
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    Hubby says no to moving them outside

    The drake will kill the ducklings but not to eat them. He does not recognize them as his flock and he considers them a threat so kills them to protect his domain.
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    Comment by 'Thomas70' in article 'Top 8 "Special" Chicken Treats'

    My chickens love tomatoes, watermelon and mealworms. The cheapest place to get mealworms is Amazon, 5 lb. bag for $29.
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    Huge Snake problems

    I snake proofed my coup by covering the cage wire with wildlife netting. If snakes try to penetrate it they get caught in it and can't back out and I can kill them. I also poured a concrete apron around the coup to stop snakes from slithering under, and prevent varmint from digging in.
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