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    How often to clean out the bottom of the coop?

    We have a premade coop with a fence around it giving 4 chickens about 10 ft by 10 ft total to run around during the day and 6 by 4 during the night once they are cooped up. The inside of the coop part (was grass) is now dirt and poop. I was thinking I could shovel and put on the compost pile...
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    Tips for peacekeeping between dogs, cats, and the flock?

    Hi :) We have 4 chickens - about 6 weeks in age. We moved them outside last week and they seem to be loving their coop. We got a pre-built coop for this first year and then put fencing around it. It's 8 ft by 6 foot - so they have the coop then additional space during the day. The fencing around...
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    Burned area - is this okay for chicken coop placement?

    The area we are thinking of using for our coop is where our old burn pile was. The last fire was last year, so it's not been burned recently. We have a small makeshift coop from a kit for now - and are planning on using sand. We are going to enlarge the pen area though and so they will be...
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    Sil-go Link Question - what breed would they be though?

    Hey all, I'm still new here and figuring this out. When I bought my chicks, we were told that they were sil-go link - which I figure after scouring online that this is a silver - gold sex link. Right? I was curious though - all of the chicks look different - ie one is dark brown/black, 2 are...
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    Tips for keeping bedding out of the water feeder?

    Hey guys :) Newbie here and just starting out. So, we got 4 chicks yesterday and got a little waterer - the standard kind from the feed store with the bottle in the middle and a red bottom that it flows into at the base. However, when we got the chicks the woman said to put pine shavings down...
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    Brand Spanking New! (but super excited)

    Hi all :) Glad I found this page! My nephew and my son are in 4H and wanted to begin with chickens. We are lost but learning alot already. We got 4 sil go link chicks today and they are sitting in the room with me chirping and being happy little chicks. They have a good set up but are 2 weeks...
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