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Texas A&M did a study. Conclusion:cedar does not do any harm to birds. I will take the results of that study over any opinions on a web forum.

Have never used DE so don't have any opinion good or bad. I also have an OSB floor in my coop so only pine shavings in there. In the run I put all the grass clippings I get. The hens love it when I refresh the clippings. They scratch away. In the spring I scoop it up and put it in the garden and...

Yes. I bent three cattle panels wired together and standing on ends to form a tunnel 8 feet wide and about 6 1/2 feet tall and about 10' long. Covered entire thing with hardware cloth that I bought off ebay. I used stainless steel wire to tie the hardware cloth to the cattle panel. Put a door on...

If you want full security you will need to cover any openings where predators can enter with hardware cloth. I used cattle panel and covered with 1/2" hardware cloth. No losses to date and don't expect any.

I had to take their beak and tap it on the nipple so they felt the water coming out. I did it with all 7 of mine and from that point on they used the nipple.

First time raising chickens. We renovated a 8 x 8 storage shed with dual doors on one end. I cut a door that raises up and down in the back corner that the chickens will be able to go outside in the run and built a 6' laying box on one side that is 22" above the floor so we can harvest the eggs...