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    Advised to not use 2x4s for Roosts...

    In colder climates using a 2x4 with the flat side up allows the chickens to have their feet covered to prevent frostbite when they roost. I am in North Carolina now and the cold is not really a concern. I use tree branches, they are free and let's face it chickens just don't care.
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    Chicken Keeping Classes???

    I think your membership here should be count as COURSE TAKEN!
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    Agritourism north carolina

    We have a similar sign for horses and have a rider on the insurance in case a horse were to cause an issue. That could be a person getting hurt or if say the horse wanders into the road and a car hits it. I doubt that sign will protect you from a lawsuit. You can ask here, but the only trust...
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    Lavender Orpington chick Pics are here ! Saint Patrick's day hatch-a-long EGGS ARE HERE!

    I put a dozen in my incubator 2 days ago so hatch day would be the day my wife's friend visits. Should be a neat surprise. It's just my barnyard mix rooster with buff orpingtons, blue saphire, and a bcmxpolish.
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    Possum in the barn

    I am hell on wildlife that gets near my coop. I just started up chicken keeping again after a several years break. New house, new state, new coop, new varmints to get rid of. I already had one duel with a opossum that was in the tack room of the barn. Now that I have chickens I will be...
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    EMERGENCY Mutilated Cockerel, please help [graphic images]

    I had a roo that the hens about scalped and he made it. I used neosporin on the wound and my daughter hand fed him. It did not take him very long to rebound. Chickens are really tough in my experience.
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    minimum chick purchase in New York State

    Find someone else that wants some and then you can buy what you need, like 8 chicks so you each have 4.
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    Driven Posts

    What about something like this. It's a base/foundation for 4x4 posts:
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    Coop run floor

    My run use to be where my kids swingset was and has a foot of sand. It does get caked up from time to time, but I just rototill it a couple of times a year and all is good. I would not do metal in my coop either, I think there would be issues as some have already stated. The walls of my coop...
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    Paint inside of coop? Too many different views... What do you think?

    I have vinyl sheet flooring and painted walls. I just used the glue you are suppose to use for sheet vinyl and glued it to the plywood floor. Walls were painted with regular latex indoor paint to protest the 1/4" plywood I used for the walls inside. The paint was some pink left over from my...
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    Putting the netting up over my run

    Are you sure you don't have weasels or something like them in your area?
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    Shed

    Sure, but I would cover it with some type of flooring. I just used cheap 7/16" OSB and covered with sheet vinyl. My coop is 8 years old and it's still solid.
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    Are my Chickens too cold?

    I highly doubt they are cold. Remember they are always wearing their down coat 24/7. You're in Texas, 20 degrees is nothing up here in Michigan and our chickens do just fine. I have never supplemented heat in my coop. The only thing that seems to bother my chickens is the snow, but I think...
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    Chickens eating gophers?

    Protien!
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    Hawks, any methods to keep them at bay?

    I keep bottle rockets by the back door and shoot a couple off in their direction when I see them. No way could I hit them, but the noise is enough to get them to move on. Do this often enough and they will seek other place to hunt. It has worked pretty good for me so far. Illegal to shoot a...
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    Results from First Year with Deep Litter Method

    I put my liter on top of the garden and till it in real good a couple of weeks before planting. My tomatoes love it. Last year they went crazy and grew to over 4 feet tall! I used vinyl on my wood floor for my DLM. Seems to work just fine and I've been doing this for over 5 years now.
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    Looking for a Coop ive seen here before....

    I can only wish you luck, that describes a lot of coop here.
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    chicken run

    My run is on the spot where our kids playstructure was years ago. I dug it out with a tractor and put in 1 foot of sand. Chickens love it and it stays dry in all but the wetttest weather. It tends to smell a bit in the spring and I usually rototill it and that takes care of the problem. I...
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    Raccoon/cat Mad at myself and heart broken!

    I caught six one summer before I was done. No doubt there are more, but they may be harder to catch. If that happens start changing your bait. Sweets and fishy things worked best for me. That and chinese egg rolls, don't know why, but I always seem to catch something with an egg roll. Also...
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    4/5 of my chickens dead. What to do with the surviving?

    Where are you at? If you were close I would give you a couple. I have a beagle and he does just fine with our chickens. He does like to mess with the rooster from time to time, but my guess is he is going to get his butt spurred soon and then that fun will be over. I think for my hound the...
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