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    Avoiding well contamination..

    Just wondering how far a chicken run/coop should be kept from a well to avoid contaminating the water. Apparently neighbors had this issue..
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    Buying Chicken Wire/Hardware cloth

    Does anyone know of a cheap online place to buy rolls of that chicken wire? I can get it near my house for $50 for a roll of 1/2"x6'x50'. I'm just trying to see if there is an online outlet type store that people have used that might have some a tad cheaper. If not, oh well, I can handle the...
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    No egg laying in the winter..

    So I have read on here and other sites that when the days grow shorter, it's not uncommon for the hens to stop laying. A solution to this problem was a light inside the coop, kept only bright enough so you could read, would help with this problem. Does anyone do this? Is it a smart move or...
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    Do you NEED to have a rooster in your flock?

    My dad and I were discussing how best to go about the chickens, and I was telling him all of my coop plans, when he stopped me and said "well the rooster will be some protection for the hens" to which I replied "what rooster?!". He then went on to explain (which I am not sure how accurate he is)...
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    Newbies seeking any and all help!!

    OK, here goes nothing: We are looking to get between 3-5(ish) (my dad wants more, my fiance and I want fewer, haha) laying hens. Mostly we want them because we love eggs, but they are expensive, we never have any when we need them (oops!), and I think that fresh eggs and eggs from chickens that...
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    Thinking about Backyard Chickens!

    Hello everyone! My name is Katy (hence my username :p) and my fiance and I are considering building ourselves a coop and getting some laying hens. We are hoping to have some fresh eggs mostly for ourselves, and likely our parents (although I don't want a TON of hens and a TON of eggs either!). I...
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