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  1. Tracyree

    Want to replace plexiglass window in plastic coop with mesh, but how??

    I’d like to Keep the window to swap out in the winter. Maybe I but some Plexiglass and try to cut a new one and then cut out the middle to add hardware cloth ….
  2. Tracyree

    Want to replace plexiglass window in plastic coop with mesh, but how??

    Hmm. I think I’ll take an exploratory trip to Home Depot :)
  3. Tracyree

    Want to replace plexiglass window in plastic coop with mesh, but how??

    Oops! Looks like it didn’t upload. Ill Try again. Easily enough, yes. Just a few screws to loosen the roof
  4. Tracyree

    Want to replace plexiglass window in plastic coop with mesh, but how??

    i have a Smart Coop that I use as an isolation coop when I have issues with my flock in the big coop. It is plastic and has plexiglass windows. I’d like to replace the windows with mesh of some kind. It would need to be rigid so a raccoon can’t just bend it and pull it out. I dont want to...
  5. Tracyree

    Eye; white spot and pain

    Thanks. Used eye wash and applies terramycin. 🤞
  6. Tracyree

    Eye; white spot and pain

    noticed hen holding her eye closed. The rims look swollen and there is a white spot towards front corner. Injury? Illness? (She’s been vaccinated for mareks)
  7. Tracyree

    Run on gravel; how to prepare

    Thanks. It’s about 8’x3.5’, very small. Have an extension on order but won’t be here till end of August My concern is the gravel hurting their feet when they scratch through the bedding I am thinking about trying to remove the gravel, but it’s deep and packed and it’s hot out. Ha.
  8. Tracyree

    Run on gravel; how to prepare

    Maybe since it’s just for a few months, I lay a tarp down and put dirt/bedding on top
  9. Tracyree

    Run on gravel; how to prepare

    It’s crushed gravel like for a driveway
  10. Tracyree

    Run on gravel; how to prepare

    I didnt explain well. I mean put a 2x6 all around the run to hold in mulch/bedding so there would be like a 6” layer of mulch/bedding over the gravel
  11. Tracyree

    Run on gravel; how to prepare

    I have to set up my small coop as a semi-long term jail for my feather eating hen and her friend. The only place I have that I can put it is on gravel. I was thinking I could make a frame out of 2x6 and fill it with mulch so they aren’t right on the gravel. Should I lay plywood down between...
  12. Tracyree

    Was this vent fan worth effort?

    I think it’s going to be great. It gets SO hot in there. I’ll get temps before turning it on then a while after if we ever get a hot day. (Weather been weird this summer)
  13. Tracyree

    Was this vent fan worth effort?

    Yes, it’s the 10” version of this: https://jdmfg.com/product/es-shutter-fan/
  14. Tracyree

    Was this vent fan worth effort?

    Installed this vent fan today. Should have taken 1/2 hour. Took all afternoon. I have no explanation except had to trim out the outside hole that I couldn’t access from outside and went back and forth to miter saw 8,526 times. Tell me it’s worth it? Planning on getting some sort of smart...
  15. Tracyree

    Run enrichment, they dont use their “tree”

    So I recently put in a roosting “tree” and they dont use it AT ALL. I put treats all over the perches and they knocked down the ones from the lowest, but thats it. I’ve placed them up there to show them, a nope. Any other ideas to replace this tree with that they might use? They love the...
  16. Tracyree

    Small shelter within run; material?

    Thanks!! Do they sit on top sometimes?
  17. Tracyree

    Small shelter within run; material?

    I’m making a shade shelter inside the run for the girls to go under when they need to feel safe or want some more shade. It will be short enough they will get on it and perch. Kind of like a dog house, but with open front and back. What can I make the roof out of that I can easily hose...
  18. Tracyree

    Vent pecking/feather pulling

    Thanks. Do you recommend I put them on all of them then? For how long?
  19. Tracyree

    Vent pecking/feather pulling

    Having a lot of trouble with my flock. Someone is pulling vent feathers and I cant figure out who. They dont do it when I watch, no matter how long. But about 1/3 of my hens a have naked bottoms. No mites/lice. I have a bully and dont know who. What would you do? I’ve tried locking up...
  20. Tracyree

    Run “table”

    Building a table-like structure to go inside the run for the chickens to get under to feed safe and to get on top of just for some enrichment. How far apart would you space the “decking” boards so toenails dont get caught? Close enough they can walk around on it and legs don’t fall through...
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