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    Sand or Deep Litter for Large Barn-style Coop with 70+ Chickens

    I live in Wisconsin and have a large 24' x 12' barn style coop with 12' x 15' run attached. Currently I have sand (over dirt) in the coop but the poop cleanup with 70+ chickens is just overwhelming. I'm wondering if deep litter method in the coop might work better, but I'm hesitant to try it...
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    Where to attach feed troughs to a Salatin-style chicken tractor

    Has anyone built a Salatin-style chicken tractor for meat birds/cornish cross, who could share photos of where/how they attached the feeders? I am planning to run the water cup system down one side fed by a 5-gallon bucket, and I'm trying to figure out where to put the feeders where they'll be...
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    Splash genetics in Jerseys and Australorps

    I have a dozen Jersey Giants that are black, blue, or splash (and one blue rooster) and I also have black and splash Australorps. I'm going to be introducing a splash Australorp rooster this spring. I'm not an SOP breeder, I just love the body style of the U-shaped hens over the round...
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    Deworming large free-range semi-feral flock

    Hello all! First time poster, long time lurker. :) I have a flock of about 60 free-range chickens and I've noticed a few of them with some symptoms of worms, and also have noticed worms after a heavy rain washed away the poop they were hiding in. Folks with larger flocks, what method do you...
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