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  1. Calabogie chicken lady

    Run activities

    i have a 40 x 40 ft “free ranged” run, it is fences only to keep them in. I would like to know what can i put in this pen to keep them amused. Right now i have some stumps put together, a log and a tire filled with ashes. But what else could i put there for them to keep amused and happy
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    Sand in run

    i have access to free sand for in my run, question is The salt has 4% road salt in it. Would that be ok for the chickens or will it harm them
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    Height of “free range “fenc

    i have an area 30 feet x 30 feet for my 12 chickens to free range when i am around. I presently have it enclosed with snow fencing. Only to keep the chickens in..there is no netting on the top. I am going to put a new fence up as it is quite ugly looking so i will buy actual chicken fencing...
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    Is bedding necessary in the coop

    i have 12 layers. They all go into the Laying boxes every day except one lays on the coop floor. It is always a very small egg in comparison to the others. My floor is covered with lanoleum and than i put shavings on top. Is it necessary to have shavings on the floor now the weather is warmer...
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    The girls will not come into the coop at night

    I have 12 hens about 2 1\2 to 3 months old. I just started letting out in the run a few days ago. The first night i had to pick them up and throw them in tE coop and shut the gillotine door, the next night they all went in when dark, so i went and shut the hatch door for the night. Well tonight...
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    Letting chickens out in this cold weather

    my chickens are 14 weeks old can i let them out in the run with the temp-10 c below. And any ideas how i can get them back in the coop within an hour or so. I need them out so i can clean the coop. They have only been with me for 5 days and not sure if they go back in on their own yet.
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    Curtains in my coop

    i thought i would put curtains on my egg laying boxes to give thm more privqcy, however since the weather is still -20 C they do not want to go into the boxes. I just got my chicks a week ago but they are 3 months old. They lay afew in the coop floor, i guess because it is too cold right now in...
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    Why is one chicken sleeping in egg box

    i have 6 4 month old chickens, my coop has 2 roosts one 4 feet off ground and the other one 5 feet off ground running opposite the first one. I have a ladder going up to reach either roosts. Well all five sleep on the lower roost and one sleeps in the egg laying box. I opn up the egg box and try...
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    Chicken keeps pecking at my arms

    i have 6 chickens that have only been out of their coop twice since i have had them 1month, juSt too cold, when i go to open their door everyday to feed them i always pet them and talk to them, they seem to be wanting out, which is ok but one of them always comes over and starts pecking on my...
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    Song bird feed

    i have leftover bird seed from the winter, can i feed it to my full grown chickens.
  11. Calabogie chicken lady

    Coop building hints

    i am new at this a first time for me. I am building a coop 5 x5 inside with nesting boxes on the outside.i will have 6 layers.i have read so many things about the how to build the roost on which they will sleep. I thought the higher the better but on this site i saw that is not true. How high...
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