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Converted children’s playhouse
Introduction This summer I have another hatch and because the hens in the main coop have been harassing chicks in the past, I want an extra coop when the chicks are getting old enough to roost. So this new group has their own coop to roost without the fuss and stress like I had previously. #1...- Bdutch
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- 5 min read
- Comments: 3
- Category: Small Coops
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Red mites : can transmit diseases & tips for prevention and monitoring.
Red mites are small parasites of about one millimeter. They cause a lot of nuisance in the hen house, and can also transmit diseases and weaken a chicken severely. Sometimes if the owner doesn’t see the red mites before the infestation gets bad, chicks and chickens can get killed by herds of red...- Bdutch
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- 5 min read
- fowlpox lyme disease red mite salmonella
- Comments: 1
- Category: Predators & Pests
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Naine du Tournaisis
History From the bantam chickens that were often kept in the Franco-Belgian border region, where the Schelde enters Belgium, a regional breed emerged at the end of the 19th century that was named "Mille fleurs du Tournaisis". The center of the region where these small chickens were found was...- Bdutch
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- doornikse kriel millefleur de tournaise schipperskipje
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- Category: Chicken Breeds
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Chicken run made from pop-up gazebo or party tent
How to make a chicken run without real tools. Last year I decided to make our old pop up gazebo / party tent of 3x3 meters into a extra run for my chickens. This is how I started: + hardware cloth (hwc), recommended 1 meter high, 1,25 cm ( ½”) maze. + a large mash panel a door (80cm x 1 meter...- Bdutch
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- 4 min read
- medium-coops
- Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock