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  1. Jeepman

    Need some wisdom

    I have 5 hens and a roo that are all 1 1/2 year old come January. They stopped laying to one egg a day to every other day. I'm fine with that. They live in a large 12x16 cement floored coop with heated roosts and an attached 18 x 30 run. I just rescued 12 more hens that range in age from 3-9...
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    introducing 3-4 hens to a flock of 6 with a roo

    Ok I have a 14x18 coop and 30x45 run for my 6 birds. My flock was much larger 30 hens but a bear thinned the flock and destroyed my fence in May. Fence now is electrified around the outside and only one attempt since and that bear is in my neighbors freezer..Since then I'm now married, have a...
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    My chickens are getting too brave.

    About 10 minutes ago my 16 free range chickens decided that the flock of 40 something wild turkeys would be nice to meet. They have never left the yard and would not cross the road. They saw the turkeys and ran off to be with the turkeys across the road. The turkeys didn't mind and they began...
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    Rooster won't move, comb is dull and chapped, watery poo with white and black flecks, little snot on

    This is a sixteen week old brown rooster been really healthy up till 5 days ago. The coop is a cement floor with aspen wood shavings. Coop is not insulated but draft free with great ventilation. Been feeding the TSC brand finisher pellets for now. Day 1 lethargic would not leave the coop...
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    Heated roost using hydronic heat?

    A bit of background. My coop is 10x16 with stick built construction. It is not insulated and I'm using aluminum storm windows with self storing screens. I have two vents at the peak and the soffit is a vented variety. I'm doing a 6" deep litter method starting in October. I have brown pullets...
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    What am I missing?

    My chicks arrive May 17th. I want to make sure everything is in order. I'm reusing an old cattle trough that is 36" high x 72" long x 20"wide. I will eventually have a wood framed cage that measures 24" wide x 72" long x 24" tall that will wall mount in the coop. I have bought a new red...
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    Building my first coop

    I live in the deep in the north woods of Wisconsin and my nearest year round neighbor is 1 1/2 miles away. I have every predator you can think of from bears to mountain lions to wolves and every other smaller predator in between. This is my second time with chickens and first time in the woods...
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