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    Coop is done...how tall to build chicken run for silkies

    My husband finished converting a playhouse into our coop. Now we need to make the run. It is for silkies only. Its going to be a 4x4 run. I am wondering if i can make the run only 17 inches tall? Its about 17 inches to the bottom gray part of the coop. Too short? Also i am wondering if i should...
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    Roost bar and nesting box for this plastic playhouse

    I am converting this playhouse I got for free into a coop and am halfway done. I am not sure where to put the roost bar and the nesting box. Any suggestions? Also, what to make nesting box out of? I have milk crates, and some of the home depot buckets. Too big? Also what about feeder and...
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    Hardware for Plastic Playhouse Coop?

    I am trying to convert plastic playhouse to coop. The walls are hollow. Do I screw from the interior with screws or should I go all the way through to the exterior with the screw? Or should I use bolts? Do screws hold into the plastic well? What have others done? Can raccoons push on the...
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    One hen and one rooster

    I hope this is the right place to post. I had four silkies and two got killed by a raccoon in my old run. They are about 7 weeks old right now. I did a DNA test for each of the two remaining and I have one boy and one girl (which is exactly what I thought they were). I am thinking to keep the...
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    Plastic Playhouse Chicken RUN

    So I have two plastic playhouses. My thought was to make one (which has plastic flooring) the coop and the other one to be a run. I was thinking about predator proofing them both, attaching then together, and putting a skirt on the one that has no flooring. Do you think it would be okay to use a...
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    What color silkie is this?

    I found someone selling silkie chicks somewhat close to me. They sent me some photos of the chicks. They have black and what i thought was buff but the pic was under a heat lamp. I asked if they are black and buff when messaging them and i think there is a slight language barrier. Here are the...
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    Are my silkies girls or boys?

    I had four silkie chicks, predators got two of them. I now have a black and gray (the gray ones wing was ripped off by raccoon and sutured up by vet). I think they are six weeks old? I know it may be too early to tell but i feel like the gray one is a boy, always seems to stand taller than the...
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    What is this on chicks wound?

    I had a chick lose a wing to a raccoon. I took the chick to the vet and they removed some bone and sutured over it and said he would be fine (and cost me $445. Yes i know im crazy for paying it). I have had him in a cat cage in my garage while he is healing. He is eating and drinking. Today i...
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    Is this pasty butt? Two week old chick

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