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    Idea for free range coop?

    Please critique this idea! I've been trying to figure out a way to let my girls come and go with out letting the predators have access to their coop. They free range all day. My latest bright idea was this: We've got hardware cloth up about 7 -8ft high in their run. I would frame an opening...
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    Broody box size

    I've got a RIR broody in a nesting box about 12x12. Is that enought room for everone when they hatch (15 eggs), or should I move her? The box is also 18 inches up off the shavings...do I need to make a gang plank so they can get down without doing the cannonball into the litter? The bedding...
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    Frosted windowpanes, heat lamps gleaming inside...

    Doesn't the heatlamp give off a creepy glow? Anywhoo, I've been getting frost on the inside of the windows in the coop (well, actually in the house too ), and was wondering if I should be concerned. Our temps have been -15F at night without the windchill. interior coop temps are around 10F...
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    swollen sinus? or something stuck in her eye? *PIC added*

    I noticed this swelling on my 7 month old RIR pullet yesterday. She has no other symptoms, no discharge, is active and eating, and it's only in front of her right eye. The left side is completely normal. I checked the inside of her mouth to see if her sinuses were crusted over or something...
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    what do you feed to boost immunity? Yogurt, ACV, ?

    Besides a good quality layer feed... what else and in what quantity? What will help boost their immune systems to keep them healthy? I'm talking all natural, preferably food. I know some people swear by Avia charge, but what about stuff we can just get at the grocery or co-op?
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    open air coop in cold climates?

    Alrighty, winter here is getting mighty long, I'm already dreaming of the improvements I'm going to make to my coop Ok, so I just got done reading an article by Robert Plamondon (?) about open faced chicken coops and the benefits of fresh air in the coop. I believe the link was on a thread...
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    Species sharing spaces...an old time question

    Is it possible to keep them in the same space, perhaps with roosting up above? (That is, if you don't mind a poopy-backed cow!) It seems like they must have done it back in the "good ole' days", just one main barn area? Also, will having the cow (or goat) in close proximity to the chickens...
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    transitioning birds from a heated to unheated coop?

    I'm looking at getting some birds (full grown) from some folks who free range their chickens, but heat their coop. My coop is not heated. My girls are acclimated to it, but I'm thinking it would make theirs sick if I switched them straight to an unheated coop. The raw temp tonight is -1, by...
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    is it possible to feed too much protein?

    I've got a BUNCH of fresh raw meat trimmings-is it possible for the girls to overdo on it? They go bonkers over the stuff! It's been frozen to kill parasites.
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    bad laying habit

    I don't know if one of my hens has the worst mothering instincts or what, but...one of them has got into the habit of laying her egg OUTSIDE in the covered run. It's 20 degrees out and they have a nice warm coop with nest boxes, which the others have so studiously decided to use. My question...
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    blocking drafty windows

    So our coop has these old single pane windows on hinges that tilt open. They are right next to the roost and with the cold temps (and gettting colder!) I was thinking they need to be blocked up so the girls don't get frostbite. I am leaving one on the other side of the coop open so there will...
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    feeding deer innards?

    My husband, who is a hunter, asked if we could feed the chickens scraps left over after we cut up his deer, such as the stomach and guts. I assume it would be safe for them to pick the carcass clean as long as it is fresh?? I had no idea, so I thought I would post a question here. It seems...
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    combining flocks

    Right now I've got 7 hens (about 25 wks old) and I'm picking up 8 more 15 wk olds on Friday. I have a good tight coop and run area, the run is secure enough that I can leave one group out there and put one group in the coop. The 7 have been free ranging in the afternoon, so do I put the 8...
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    Would chickens be smart enough to recognize a safe zone?

    Ok, so we live in the middle of the woods. Ever hear of "Little coop in the woods"? That's us. My 7 girls love free ranging when I am home (i'm not always out with them) and I love the fact that they eat less feed. Our biggest daytime preds would probably be fox, coyote, and also weasels...
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    training chickens to stay out of yard??

    Hi, We are new chicken owners, we have 7 Red Star mutts (some are crossed with ameraucana?, etc...) We have 8 acres of mostly wooded property in the middle of nowhere and I would like to know if it is possible to train the girls to stay out of the yard and in the woods. We have a crawling baby...
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