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    Hemp bales vs. packaged bedding

    I use Aubichick chopped hemp in my raised coop - lasts a long time - I just throw a fresh covering over it building it up over time and have never had issues. I think the term for this is deep bedding rather than deep litter though they seem to get used interchangably. When I do clear my coop...
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    Where do you guys keep your supplies?

    We don't have many snakes here (UK). The bin lids don't just sit on top of the bins, but have a 'lip' over the edge of the bin and have lockable lids so the wind doesn't disturb them, so no issues with water in the few years I've used them. I place them on paving slabs so they aren't sat in a...
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    Where do you guys keep your supplies?

    I have some 100l steel bins with lids - not had any issues in the 5 years since I've been using them.
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    Carolina coop style

    They are nice coops - I built something similar, though I don't really have any plans to share as a lot of it was working it out as I went along. Someone else on this forum has built the same style - I'd suggest posting on this thread - plans similar to Carolina Coops
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    How do you connect 1/4" hardware cloth together?

    You can get stainless steel zip ties, maybe adding a few of these would help. Personally I've used plastic zip ties outside and they are holding strong after 2 years - not on my chicken coop though, I live next to a field with cows and they were always getting their heads stuck in my gate so I...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I started clearing out our raised beds and found garlic (forgot we planted it) and horseradish which we had planted a couple of years ago - it clearly needs at least 2 years to become worthy ... Nearly passed out sniffing our ground horseradish but either way it's a Brucie Bonus ... < you...
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    UK Law change - all bird keepers must register their birds with DEFRA

    Saw this posted elsewhere ...
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    I accidentally killed my chicken and feel awful!

    We didn't shut the run door properly a few weeks ago and the girls escaped to free range. Next morning we let our dogs out to do their stuff and they killed one of our girls - we also feel guilty as we have a latch / carabiner setup - however the carabiner didn't close properly and they managed...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Hi everyone. Got to sit in the garden with the flock for an hour yesterday. Anyone found a way to open a crisp packet without being mugged?
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    Can you peek inside my coop? 1/2 done.

    Put the plywood walls inside the framing - won't be any less dusty but you won't have as many angles to get into. If you paint the framing a different colour it'll look like a feature on the outside ...
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    I just want to scream and cry. Argh. Construction woes

    I think if you are buying 8'ft joists there is a decent chance it won't all be the same - if it's anything like we get in the UK. I'd cut out the longer edge 1½" Frustration will pass - I spent a week trying to get my base level, which I thought I had, but when I started building on it I...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I just read that they have all passed now but you gave them a better life - if you hadn't rescued them they were off to slaughter. The current ones I posted are our third batch of rescues - they don't live long enough sadly. However they have been here two weeks and already think they run the...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I posted about my new girls from BHWT a week or so ago, although we have let them out of their pen they have still been enclosed with some temporary fencing. Today was their first day to experience freedom! There was sunbathing ... lots of "nosying" ↑↑↑ That is my wife's hand reaching...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Good afternoon here - just got home from work :D
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    Minimal wire gauges for different predators?

    I'm not an engineer and I spent over two years over thinking it. Definitely a case of analysis paralysis. Having said that I've spent the last year trying to decide the best way to extend the run :lol: I went with ½" 16g wire in the end as we have badgers and they do like demolishing things...
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