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    Need to anchor down hoop coop

    If you have LOTS of time to wait, you might get lucky and get it hot enough with propane If you want to do it in reasonable amount of time, use acetylene:, which is much hotter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxy-fuel_welding_and_cutting Quote:
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    Keeping Water Warm

    It really only NEEDS to be kept above freezing Any more heat just costs more money. Chickens "might" drink a little more if it's warmer, but either way they drink enough.
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    Keeping Water Warm

    .it's thermostatically controlled, so it will heat whatever is in the bowl to the set temperature.
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    Treat choices in cold weather...

    They say that because when they were young, the "old timers' said that to them and so on and so on............ And it sounds reasonable, so it keeps getting repeated
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    Heat or Insulate young chicks in WI winter?

    Here's an excellent posting from someone who knows much more than I do : https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-coop-ventilation-go-out-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop If you really want me to suggest numbers: if summer heat is not a big problem where you live, then you will most...
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    Red heat lamp?

    It's just a light bulb in a fireproof container. It's every bit as "safe" as those Chinese made heater fountains, and generally costs less than $5
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    Keeping Water Warm

    .It would probably be better to fill the bowl with sand instead of water.
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    Is this a fox? Game Cam photo.

    If you want to leave the camera there, just put some scented bait on a cotton ball close to it to draw him to the camera. Sardine oil or bacon grease usually works, or some cheap canned fish flavored cat food
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    Is this a fox? Game Cam photo.

    It's impossible to be sure what it is from that picture.
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    Need to anchor down hoop coop

    The easiest way is have someone with an torch cut it and bend it for you. When it's RED HOT, it bends like putty Propane probably won't generate enough heat unless you happen to have a "weed burner" head, and you'd still need a good vice or some large clamps to hold it OR you could attach...
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    Heat or Insulate young chicks in WI winter?

    I've heard it recommended you have 1 SQ FT of ventilation per bird, which is 144 SQ IN You currently have 54 SQ IN total
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    Need to anchor down hoop coop

    You bend the top of the rebar to make an attachment point for your tie down cables, OR you weld a ring on top They aren't too hard to pull if you pull STRAIGHT out
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    Winter and Summer Watering system w/ waterer nipples and heater.

    Make sure the center pin in your nipples can't be pushed out if installed in a large pipe. Some are made so the pipe is what retains the pins
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    Sheep Boarding

    Maybe you could find a "petting zoo" type farm for her nearby. Most people raising sheep to sell wouldn't want one that age just to keep around, and many such flocks are "closed" for Scrapies control, so they won't take just any animal Maybe you could also check for ads from people with...
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    Embarrassing, but... rodent problem

    Wrap the triggers with thread or yarn, and put a drop or two of bacon grease or oil from a can of sardines. They won't be able to pull it off without tripping the trap.
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    I have a decision to make, input would be appreciated

    If they aren't causing problems, I'd keep them both, because just as sure as you cull your flock down to just one, something will kill him Murphy's Law
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    What is getting all my ducks and turkeys?

    I'd suspect a Coon before a cat of any type, but some electric fencing should help no matter what it may be
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    What got my half and half? GRAPHIC

    Looks like Hawk feeding behavior to me
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    Evicted! Egg Eater!

    It looks more like a Kingsnake to me, although it's nearly imposible to be sure from that picture Most Rat snakes have no noticable patterning by the time they reach that size
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    Stupid opossum!

    Electric fencing works great for almost all predators and doesn't cost much more than a trap
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