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    2ft High Picket Fence Around Garden

    To follow up several months later, I can now confidently say that the 2ft fence works very well as a chicken barrier for the garden. My birds are well aware of what's been growing in the garden all summer and have spent hours looking in or trying to poke their heads through the slats, but they...
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    2ft High Picket Fence Around Garden

    Hey All, springtime, aka planting time is just around the corner now, so I'm contemplating what to plant and how to keep my flock of 4 hens out. I read some reviews about the 2ft high (3" spacing) picket fencing from Lowe's being able to deter any of the girls from hopping in. The height is...
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    Can a dog and chickens safely coexist in a small backyard?

    Our dog, a whippet/chocolate lab mutt who has an alleged history of killing chickens with a previous owner, has never had any kind of issue with our 4 chickens on a small (<.25 acre) yard. The chickens mostly stay in a decent sized run, but free range for most of the afternoon, often alongside...
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    Should I paint the inside of the coop to weather proof it?

    It does seem relevant to know how cold you really expect it to get in the winter. I figure insulation is irrelevant and a waste of resources if you're going to ventilate at the same time. I think you definitely need to go into the negative digits F before considering any thermodynamic help for...
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    Buy? Or Build? Heeeeellllllppppp!!

    I would, and did, build my own coop personally, so I've only got one side of the story... I ended up spending way more than what a prefab coop would have cost, but then I couldn't find what I wanted in a prefab. Doesn't feel like as much of a cost when you do it a piece at a time over several...
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