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    Noob in Vacaville, CA Ready to Keep Chickens!

    Predator proof coop is easy. My dogs will be socialized by the time we get the birds. They really do not have any kind of prey drive, so this should be good. Was going to 'free range' them in the yard and let them do their thing. If I Need a run I have an old dog run I can put in place and...
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    Noob in Vacaville, CA Ready to Keep Chickens!

    BOK BOK BOK BOK!!!!
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    Noob in Vacaville, CA Ready to Keep Chickens!

    Excellent dog article, thanks for that!
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    California - Northern

    Any experienced "Cluckers" in Solano County, CA?? I am a Noob in Vacaville, CA and starting down this rabbit hole and would like to pick the brain of someone that has been doing this for a while. Reading and researching is all well and good, but first hand knowledge is invaluable! Thank you...
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    Noob in Vacaville, CA Ready to Keep Chickens!

    Looking at coops to build, and am thinking of 'free ranging' in the backyard. we have a lot of trees and roses and bushes for cover from hawks, etc., and since we have dogs the only thing that comes into our yard is the occasional squirrel. Do I need an enclosed run attached to the coop, or...
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    Comment by 'TrojanPhil' in article 'Chicken Coop'

    LOVE this. Can we PLEASE bet more pics of the interior and how it is laid out? And I also would like some kind of drawings/plans for this. What would you do differently if you had to do it again? Thank you for your help and sharing this lovely coop.
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    Noob in Vacaville, CA Ready to Keep Chickens!

    My wife has had chickens before and keeps telling me "how easy" it and and how they are "no trouble at all" and I am not convinced as yet, but I am open. I like the idea or the little cluckers in the yard eating bugs and making eggs. Need to see how our dog will react to them. I THINK it would...
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