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    SO. MUCH. MUD. Thinking of putting a metal roof on run....

    What ever the roof, success will depend on if the water has someplace to go. Give water a place to escape TO, and the problem may solve itself. Water will seek the area of least resistance, such as empty space: a few swales directing water to water retention area and the rest of the area may...
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    One of my hens is already laying!

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    Pack of dogs killed half our flock

    When a rogue sheep dog went after a deer and then my guinea fowl, the game warden told me if it shows up again, shoot it. This is a sheep and cattle area. Rogue dogs are not tolerated. And deer hunting is a high value business, so attacking deer is not okay either. Really depends on the region.
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    Pack of dogs killed half our flock

    A pack of "sweet pets who wouldn't hurt a thing" wiped out half of my parents chick flock, over 1,000 birds in pieces. They tore through the bird killing like it was a game. We thought they were all dead but over about a week, the other half emerged from hiding. When packs get started, it...
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    Always learning

    A full cycle: grew up on a chicken farm in the 1960s and now here I am again, grey haired with poultry
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