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I imagine that if the chickens aren't complaining, that everything is fine. My neighbor's chickens complain about everything. You must have easy going chickens

I looked at that, and they also had some clear. I thought that would be decent to use, but they only had a couple of the clear and then a couple white cloudy kind. None of them were in good shape at all, so I looked at the metal ones. All of the old tobacco barns and sheds near me are using...

I think you are right. It isn't that expensive, and I would like it to last for a bit.

Is that for my benefit or the chicken's? (serious) I have gone back and forth about actually adding a plywood or other type of ceiling, but haven't seen many people in the south adding that. It doesn't get that cold for that long, so I would think that insulation is an overkill

I am just about done building the coop. I have the roof is framed and I am going to be using corrugated steel roofing. Should I be using a drip edge all the way around before putting the roofing on? None of the youtube videos are using the wavy (cheaper) metal roofing, so it is hard to tell...

i got one of these for my dog food and can confirm that they work well

Those really do look like they are secure for sure. Thanks for posting that. The week of the big snow storm in December my neighbor had a small issue with hers. One of them fell into the pine shavings and almost burnt the coop up. There are just so many things to think of when setting up for...

I live in northern NC and am looking to get my chickens next year. Most of the year we have hot or very warm weather, but it isn't odd for us to get a cold snap to 0F or below for a week or two. What kinds of birds should I be avoiding or getting. At this point, I am looking at some barred...

I thought it might have just been my computer. I whitelisted the site so that they can make some money. After the second time with that redirect, I turned it back on. I would suggest something like ublock origin. My browser blocked the redirect and warned me, but my pc is too important...

Congrats. What a wonderful problem to have. I hope you find them all a good home

It will be a great place to retire to. Not so great having to drive all the way to Durham every day. I couldn't ever see living in Durham though unless it was out of the city.

Hi all, Just found this site. I am in Roxboro. No birds yet, just doing the planning and prep at this stage.

I am going to have a talk with them and see what we can work out. I figure that there are enough other bugs for them to eat. If they to go after them, I do have an alternative place I can take my bees to if need be.

I may have to put some netting to help protect the bees LOL They are fenced in and I imagine that they would be safe from a chicken, but I keep hearing about the flying abilities of Guinea fowl, so I think I will need to do something.

My neighbor started with chickens this year. It has been really fun watching them grow. There is so much learning to do with this. I started with bees this year and am really enjoying them. The Guinea fowl are to help control ticks and small hive beetles (with the bees) I am trying to...

Thanks for the fast reply. What do you mean hiding places? I haven't read anything about that. I was planning on hanging the nesting boxes off the side that they can access from inside. Having them return to the coop at night for their protection was the plan I had. Not sure if they will...

I am planning on getting some guinea fowl and in the process of designing the coop. I have read that it is ok to just leave them free range, but some posts that I have read suggest that a coop may help keep them healthy (will need it for winter any way). I am planning on starting with about 7...

Hi all, I am looking to get into raising some chickens next year and the group looks to be a wealth of information. I may be getting some guinea fowl this year to help control the ticks and other bugs in the yard. I found a few posts on that so far. Looking forward to being a part of the...