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    Pet Peeves

    Calling a water heater a "hot water heater". It's very common in the south, but even my Dad (Texas born and raised) couldn't stand it. I remember as a kid him telling me "It's just a water heater, son. There ain't no point heating hot water".
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    Are my chickens safe if we seldom see any predators

    Nicely done!!! :thumbsup I'll only add what others have said, make sure to dig proof as well. Tacking hardware cloth to the base and extending it out at least a foot (cover it with soil) will be worth the effort.
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    Roosting bar advice

    We used a couple of 2X4's about 2 feet high and 2 feet apart. We added a ramp and bridge so the gals had easy access to both... Definitely overkill, but when we had older, chunky hens it gave them options. It was a cold weather coop, so boards were wide side up to reduce frost bitten toes in...
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    Putting Faces With Names (Submit Your Mug Here!)

    TioBollio says hey y'all from SE Texas. No chickens until we build the new coop and run, but Sparky the Wonder 'Dilla has offered to help.
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    Hello From Texas!

    :lau
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    Heat wave tips?

    When I was in Oregon, we would set a spray nozzle on mist under a shade tree (turned down low). The gals got used to it, especially loved the wet soil, and we would set out chilled seedless watermelon to keep them with the program.
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    Hen or Rooster?

    Definitely "Mr Chicken", sorry. We've had some great roo's, but almost without exception they gradually turned pretty cranky (sometimes downright mean). Buff Orps are my favorites, but I've only dealt with hens. Best of luck!
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    Hello From Texas!

    Thank you, and I've already started looking at coop designs (our old coop had to manage sub-zero weather), and it looks like an open design with hurricane protection is going to be a must. From this: back to the heat and humidity!
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    CLEAN Jokes, Memes, and Pictures!

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    Hello From Texas!

    Greetings from the Lone Star state! My wife and I have returned to Texas, after 18 years in the Oregon high desert. The hardest part of the move was saying goodbye to our chickens and our garden... we started out with Buff Orpingtons, and gradually moved to a mixed flock (we took in quite a few...
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    Thank you! I'll introduce myself to y'all shortly, and glad to be here!

    Thank you! I'll introduce myself to y'all shortly, and glad to be here!
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