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    Winterizing coop

    Coops should not be sealed up, have an opening such as their door and vents at the roof for a natural draft but not wide open.... so they are comfortable. Chickens do not need heat as they acclimate to the weather, just have their roosting bar up high and out of any drafts as well as the nesting...
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    Coop & Run Talk: How Do You Build and Care for Your Chicken Home?

    I do this once in the spring and once in the fall.... Just did it today for the winter season. Emptied all nesting boxes of bedding and raked/shoveled out the coop floor into the run, installed fresh fine pine bedding in the nesting boxes and course chipped pine on the floor. Filled water...
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    Would you put a translucent panel on a chicken coop roof?

    Its not going to get any hotter than that tin roof.... but it will allow light inside, if its diffused its not going to add heat, if its clear its not going to add heat in the summer, but will add warmth in the winter /cooler days where the sunlight will reach. I have a large window that allows...
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    End(ish) of build!

    Change to LED bulbs, those candlebras will get hot and ignite the dust and they will get dust buildup fast.
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    Tilled the run

    Would be nice, keep the rabbits and other critters out LOL
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    Need advice for the best vines and plants for in a chicken run!

    Mint is basically everywhere and here on 6 acres not a concern, keeps skeeters away too. I dont mind it growing around the house or anywhere in the yard for that very reason and smells nice when you mow. Civil issue on plants growing or creeping onto another property LOL Maybe with Bamboo...
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    Spiders in chicken wire chicken run

    spiders and other insects dont like mints, lavender and other aromatic plants, just plant you some great smells and enjoy the Bees instead ( They wont bother you )
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    Need advice for the best vines and plants for in a chicken run!

    Update on my mint plants... A lady had a complete yard full of it and was giving it away free. I went down and dug up tons of it ( filled the back of my suv with them. Got home and transplanted around the garden and around my home foundation ( as my last house the mint spread along the house...
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    Tilled the run

    Got out to fill the water barrel and Tilled the run before it rains and level it out, going to add new mulch in a week or so after all the rain stops to help keep them dry and out of the mud. Mixed in all this is soil, mulch and bedding as I rake the bedding out and till into the run as I add...
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    Need advice for the best vines and plants for in a chicken run!

    I love planting mints around the house, yes it will spread but it also keeps all critters and bugs away as a natural repellant.
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    Need advice for the best vines and plants for in a chicken run!

    Morning glories, cucumbers.... any vine veggies they would eat thats good for them, green beans,,,,,
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    Seasonal Cleanout

    Nests do have a different material, it is soft/fine pine shavings which are something in the ballpark of 1/4" and smaller sawdust. The floor is covered with very course pine shavings which are between 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" long and about 1" wide ... they just dig a cup in the corner and lay, and its...
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    Seasonal Cleanout

    Oh I know, moved it 3 times already. Actually looking for a smaller 30 gallon to use up high for a little less weight and more compact space saving. I finally fixed the outside drip nipples, some started leaking so I just drilled and installed a whole new line, replaced the end cap plug with a...
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    Seasonal Cleanout

    Cleaned the coop out and installed fresh bedding and nesting ... everything went into the run to be turned into black gold for the gardens. Going to redesign the nesting boxes and move them to floor level so they stop laying in the corners ( lazy asses ) and going to relocate the water...
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    3 Blind Mice.....

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    3 Blind Mice.....

    Ive done this with other stuff like jelly for ants too... not sure if it actually works or not? I think the squirrels get to it first?
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    3 Blind Mice.....

    Nope, not tending to traps, Had enough of traps in my shop over the winters... finally keeping them out with a wicked bottle of ammonia.
  18. Sono

    Hey, Will Raccoons Eat My Chickens?

    Yes, Ive lost a dozen chickens to the Bandits.... Check hunting regulations and make you a nice coon hat to keep your ears warm in the winter and warn the other critters what becomes of them when they mess with your babies ! and if they are in a coop/run, you might want to invest in a solar...
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    3 Blind Mice.....

    The last 2 times Ive filled the feeder ( today was the second time ) I noticed mice droppings in the bottom of the feeder barrel, Havent happened in the 4 years Ive had chickens but I guess the mice finally found a source of food. I added Cayan Pepper to the feed last month and Bought a big...
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    Profile pictures rotated?

    Amazing Info
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