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    Dirt bath

    Or cute!
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    Dirt bath

    I got our girls a turtle sandbox off of Craigslist and blended up sand, DE, peat moss, and top soil... they never would get in the turtle, so now they drink out of it and roll in the dirt next to the house. I go out every couple of weeks and dump some fresh DE where they like to wallow. They...
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    Prevent chickens from flying over fence

    We did netting over our enclosed run area, but hubby is addicted to chickens so we have chicks brooding in the basement right now which means we need more space. We have started an expanded run area, but netting over top will not be feasible this time, but the wire on top fix makes perfect...
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    Home sweet home

    Looks great! Post again with occupants
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    dust bin

    Ours made their own "dust wallows" despite me providing them a cutesy turtle sandbox full of sand, DE, peet moss, and clean soil! So now we just sprinkle DE in their favorite spots and I scrubbed out the turtle, filled it with water and made them a watering hole
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    Wyandottes, 20 birds, and a coop. Oh my!

    Save the raked up leaves! Chickies love scratching thru them - just pile them in your run and sprinkle with scratch, the chickens will do the rest. Our feathered kids love yard work weekends Good luck with your build!
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    Precursor to a divorce AKA building a coop

    Awesome thread, great looking coop!
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    Netting for over a large run

    We used that bird netting over our run and it has worked very well for about a year now. For me, the only downside is that it catches leaves pretty easily and you have to try to bounce them over the edge. When it gets slack, we just go out and staple it back taut. The only predator that has...
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    Are my Chickens too cold?

    I like to give our birdies warm oatmeal with fresh fruit or greens on really cold mornings.... they gobble it up and it makes me feel like I have fortified them for the cold day. The cold doesn't appear to bother them too much unless it is really windy, then they seek shelter in or under their...
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    Brainstorming clear run panels for winter....

    First let me say, your setup is BEAUTIFUL! You must have really happy ladies We just put clear panels on part of the roof of our run, but I think they would work in your application too. You could (in theory) put them up in fall and take them back down in spring, but I do not know how...
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    Fence Charger strong enough for Coyotte??

    I will begin by saying I leave all things electrical up to my husband, but I was with him when we bought our charger. We got the solar charged medium charger from Tractor Supply. The packaging showed which predators it would be effective against. The smallest was not enough for coyotes, but I...
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    Raccoon droppings spotted near coop!

    Probably over the top as our bird netting has gotten slack and pulled loose in a couple of places. I was thinking of replacing the bird netting with shade cloth anyways, so now it makes even more sense. Shade cloth on top and a hot wire around the exterior sounds like a plan! I don't want to...
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    Raccoon droppings spotted near coop!

    We had our first encounter with a raccoon last night. I went to the back door to check on a kitten that got dumped in our yard when I saw the masked bandit picking up cucumber scraps the chickens had left in the grass. I yelled for my hubby to come quick. He sees the raccoon and takes off...
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    What sand do I use for a dust bathing box??

    I got my girls a cutesy turtle sandbox off of Craigslist and put clean, filtered sand like for the sandbox and some diatomaceous earth and a little bit of peat moss in it.. they prefer to lay in the ruts they made in the yard... GO FIGURE! Hope yours appreciate your efforts better than mine!
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    Struggling to get new chickens integrated- HELP!

    Could you sit the coop outside the dog kennel, connect the coop and the kennel with a wire tunnel or something and give them the entire dog kennel as their run until you can build bigger? Our feathered girls definitely behave better now that we have increased their run space... they don't seem...
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