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    Vermicompost Bin in the Coop for Winter?

    What are your thoughts on moving a vermicompost bin into the chicken coop for winter? (I'd love to not keep it in my basement over the winter...) The bin is a standard set of nested, large heavy duty storage totes. I have extra space in my coop (7'x8' coop, 7.5' ceilings) with only 5 chickens...
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    Bio-quarantine and integrating old ladies questions

    How quarantine-y do you get when quarantining new chickens before bringing them into your existing flock? We're in the process of setting up a new mini-coop (12 sq ft, run underneath, moderately mobile), to hold newcomers before they join the main flock in the big coop (56 sq ft, walk-in...
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    Our first loss to a hawk

    I think I'm mostly posting for moral support, commiseration, and reassurance that I'll get over this feeling of shock and loss. I know this comes with the territory when free ranging and mentally have been preparing myself for about a 10% flock attrition annually, but maybe I'm kidding myself...
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