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    Mud advice needed

    Thanks to a lot of excavating done by the neighbor above me while building their house and pool my entire yard on that side of my house will have standing water if it rains long enough. The other side of my house is a steep slope. The coop is elevated and will be safe. I replaced my retaining...
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    Mud advice needed

    My big concern with my run is that when it rains a lot (I'm in East Tn. so it isn't a concern most of the time) my run area (not finished yet and won't get chickens for a couple of weeks) will be like a big puddle. Should I cover it with wood chips?
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    Pictures of covered runs.

    I work tomorrow until after dark but will try to take pictures on my next day off-and wait for my daughter to show me how to post them since I don't know how to do that either (-;
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    Pictures of covered runs.

    I'm trying to decide how to cover my run as simply as possible. It's approximately 3'x6'. One side is protected by my house, another side by the approx. 7' tall sturdy metal chicken house (I elevated it on cinder blocks so my chickens could graze under it and will wrap hardware cloth around the...
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    Building a ramp.

    How did you secure the rope to the board?
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    Building a ramp.

    Their door is 36" up and the ramp will be approx. 52" long.
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    How to prevent my coop floor from rotting

    Thanks everyone for all the input-I had hoped to have my coop finished and chickens purchased by May but it's definitely looking more like June!
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    How to prevent my coop floor from rotting

    Thanks!
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    How to prevent my coop floor from rotting

    I ask a paint dept worker at Lowes and he had no idea what it is
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    How to prevent my coop floor from rotting

    Where can I buy this?
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    Building a ramp.

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    Building a ramp.

    I was wondering about that too. I have zero chicken experience and want things to be as stress free as possible for all of us (-;
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    Building a ramp.

    That's the width of the door and for some reason I thought the ramp should be as wide as the door (-;
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    Building a ramp.

    I need to build a ramp 52" long and 17" wide. Any pointers on the best material to use?
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    How to prevent my coop floor from rotting

    The rest of the coop is welded metal, very sturdy and in great shape. But the plywood floor is showing signs of wear. Did you use any special type of stain?
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    How to prevent my coop floor from rotting

    I bought a used chicken coop with a plywood floor which doesn't appear to have been treated with anything to prevent it from rotting. What's the best/cheapest way to treat it? Thanks in advance!
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    Comment by 'CynthiaN' in item 'Silkie'

    I'm very new to the chicken world and have decided to start with 4 chickens. I live in East Tenn and they will not be free range. I've decided on a Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red and Ameraucana. I really want my 4th chick to be a silkie bantam. I don't care if it's a poor layer or if it gets...
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    Topic of the Week - Feeding mealworms, bugs etc.

    I LOVE this article. I'll be getting my chickens sometime next month and this has been very interesting reading!
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    Hello from Tennessee.

    Thanks! I'm really enjoying BYC and have already found useful information!
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    Tennessee anyone?

    Hello, I'm in East Tn!
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