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    Comment by 'calbirder' in article 'Why are my hens not laying?'

    I recently discovered that feeding my hens dried fly grubs consistently increases their laying a LOT. I didn’t have the same results with dried mealworms. In fact, one of my 6 year old hens who hasn’t laid in over 18 months is laying about 3 times/week now, and my other 2 6 year olds are laying...
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    Caponized roo personality

    We have a banty rooster (Silkie) who was caponized by his previous owner because we can’t have noisy roos in the city. He never crowed for her (2.5 years). When we got him he crowed a few times, responding to a neighbors noisy hens, but he hasn’t for almost a year now. He’s quieter than the...
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    My First Coop - An Eglu Cube The Eglu arrived in 5 big boxes via Greyhound. I had to go pick these up at the Greyhound station which was challenging with a Camry, not a minivan! I put the biggest boxes on top of the car on my roof rack and strapped them down. It rose about 5 feet above the car...
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    Northern California Meet Up/Chicken Swap - Sunday October 10th!

    Ooo - a chicken meetup nearby! We would love to come. We don't have any critters to buy or sell but I can bring homemade bread. Maybe a challah made with freshly laid eggs? We went to the chickenchat meetup in Forestville last month and had a fabulous time. Looking forward to meeting a crew...
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    Northern CA COOP TOUR/ Social Event?

    Hi Cheryl - I live in Oakland and would be interested in visiting other coops! I think you can send messages through BYC so you can contact me that way. I'll also subscribe to this topic and see if you get any other takers. Great idea! Thanks, Mary
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    Keeping the raccoons out - are cable ties strong enough?

    I looked at cage clips too but they look they'd be hard to remove. I'd like to be able to remove the hardware cloth from the Eglu's built in 1x2 mesh if it gets rusty, and I'm not sure that I could get cage clips off without destroying the original mesh. That's one of the reasons I ended up...
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    Keeping the raccoons out - are cable ties strong enough?

    ISSOLA - I am getting POL hens, and I would like to be sure they get in the habit of sleeping inside the nice, safe coop, so I think that after reading all of this I WILL lock my hens up every night. Just in case. And because I hadn't even thought about them getting in the habit of NOT sleeping...
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    Keeping the raccoons out - are cable ties strong enough?

    I bought it directly from Omlet (http://www.omlet.us/homepage/homepage.php), but MyPetChicken.com also sells them. If you have a particular color you want you may have to check both places. I added a layer of 1/2" hardware cloth over the top of the run today so there is very little of the coop...
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    Keeping the raccoons out - are cable ties strong enough?

    I admit - I was smitten by the Eglu's looks and semi portability. It's easy to pop the wheels down and move it around the yard. If I built one myself, or had it built, it would definitely be a stationary object in the yard. This way it's easier to move if we want to. Plus it's adorable. Even...
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    Keeping the raccoons out - are cable ties strong enough?

    Wow - it's great to get all this input! I went out and took pictures of the run with the mesh and cable ties so I can show it here. The cable ties I used are heavy duty weather resistant ones from 3M so I think they'll do pretty well in this climate. I do know what you mean about...
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    Keeping the raccoons out - are cable ties strong enough?

    Thanks for the feedback Beth! I'm hoping to leave the door of the coop open at night since I am not an early riser and chickens most certainly are. If I leave it open they can at least go out into the run (the part covered with the 1/2 mesh) in the morning to eat, then I can let them out to...
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    Keeping the raccoons out - are cable ties strong enough?

    Hi All - This is my first post here on BackyardChickens, though I have been lurking for months. I just bought my first coop - an Eglu Cube - and I'm getting it ready for the hens I'm picking up next weekend. Before I add birds, though, I want to make it as predator proof as possible since it...
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