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    Please scrutinize my first chicken coop

    Hello. I have built a chicken coop for my mom, she lives in a city where we get a lot of rain and she has a small back yard. The coop is total 4' deep (2' deep hutch plus another 2' run in back). The hutch is 38" wide, plus 10" for nesting box. I have linked to four photographs below. I...
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    16 gauge wire in various sizes?

    Hello. I purchased some wire at a local feed store, by Gilbert & Bennett, Yard Gard brand. It is 1" x 1". 24" x 15'. I wonder if it is possible to purchase wire similar to this but in different heights, such as 18" rather than 24". Is there an online source, or guide, to give me a range...
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    Metal frame coop?

    Hello. My son and I have no experience building a chicken coop. We are converting a metal storage rack into a chicken coop. I am asking you all about this because I have seen dozens of coop designs online but they are all wood. Any problem with metal frame?
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    Rural communities have no-chicken rules but big cities allow it

    Hi. We live in a rural are very near a huge city and sprawling suburb cities. The large cities allow chickens, and have for a few years. Probably some activists got together and passed a sensible law, banning roosters but allowing a few hens. I can raise chickens on my property but I noticed...
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    Bagging bulk feed

    Hello. This is my first post. I am new to chicken farming. My grandfather spent his whole life farming chickens, and I remember he set us up with a coop when I was a kid. I wish he was still around. I own 7 acres of nice land in an area near a very large city (15 minutes drive to city...
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