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    Is panting normal?

    Getting deep in the dirt seems to be my chickens preferred method of cooling. I think they can dissipate the most heat that way, so having an area in deep shade with some soft dirt they can till up and squat in helps a lot. I put ice baths in the run but they don't use them much. I'm gonna have...
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    Did you build your own coop or buy one already made?

    Tried for a few months to find a pre-fab coop we liked to save me the trouble. Most were too small, and the cost generally increased exponentially with small increases in size (and quality). Really glad I ended up making it myself. The biggest advantage I think was that I got to make it just how...
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    Howdy from the metroplex

    3 dogs - One completely ignores the chickens, even when theyre free-ranging. The other two...We trained them to stay away from the coop with e-collars. Gave them a zap whenever they went close so now they avoid it like the plague. I have to put them somewhere in the house where they cant even...
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    Howdy from the metroplex

    Our coop- About 20 sqft of coop + 40 sqft of enclosed run. They get to run around the yard for awhile when we get home from work. There is a 2x4 keeping one of the side doors sealed shut in the picture...i wasnt 100% confident in the way it closed at first. The coop is on 4 wheels so we can...
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    Howdy from the metroplex

    Joined today, but have been lurking for months. So much fantastic info here. My wife somehow spontaneously became affixed on the idea of owning chickens at the beginning of this year, which I laughed/scoffed at until happening on this site. Been obsessed ever since. After looking at pre fab...
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