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I never had luck with my nipple waterer. I had it in the hen house and it always made a wet spot. I took it out after about 2 weeks. Moisture in the hen house not good. I now use cups. They don't drip and the chickens don't make a mess. Also they don't freeze as easy as I have them all outside...

I have had 4-5 raccoons at once. I had a coop made of OSB and 1 inch chicken wire. Well now it is ply and 1/4 inch garden mesh. Where I live if you catch a racoon you have to dispose of it. My neighbor did it for me. If I had lost any of my chickens I would probably been able to do it. Luckily I...

Plexy glass. I like to be able to look in. Also it is strong and will slide down a channel easily and does not weigh much. It you want it opaque you could paint it. Good luck and let us know what you end up doing. BY

We throw grass clippings in our run, not our coop. We only do this becuase we do not use chemical fertalizer on our grass. I am not sure I would let my chickens free on grass with something like Scott's Weed and Feed on it. You will end up eating that in your eggs*. Our Chickens love scratching...

Just keep tring. It took my last set of babies three weeks. At first they would not wonder far from their mini coop.

Congrats. I know that I go through this everytime I move the coop. Good luck.

I have a lab hound mix. It took about two months of training. At first she would growel at the chickens. Then she became the mother of the yard, and the chickens. She is that way today. About two years ago she did go after a few of my baby chicks. After a some disipline she if fine but I don't...

You grow your chickens thier own food. Yes we have garden dedicated to our chickens.

I would recommend not putting food or water in the hen house. It is more important that they have food and water durring the day, when it is warm to hot. They do not need it when they are resting in the night. I strictly keep all the food and water outside the hen house. They will figure out...

Pumpkins store great, don't worry if you don't have a root cellar, or some where that is "cool". I left my on my back porch and they lasted until feb, march. I was growing a giant varitey for fund and afterwards saved them for my chickens. One got wet and that was the end of it, so make sure...

I used to throw my feed on the ground, but then it rained. My coop is pretty bid but the ground got saturated and I did not like it. I used various different feeders, I tried one in the hen house and out in the run but never really like it. Also it was difficlut to get into the hen house or coop...

If you have some empty ground to use, when it cools off plant lettuce. It is easy and it grows fast and chickens love it. you can also grow spinach, cabbage, broccoli for your chickens. These are easy fall crops to grow. They are economical to grow, seed is inexpensive and should be ease to grow...

I would agree with adding oyster shells seperate. I would put them higher than the chick food, they will be less likely to go for the higher food when the chicks are younger. when you first introduce the new chicks I would recommend feeding them at first. Don't just use feeders. You want to make...