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    Advice on rats and building a new coop?

    Years ago in Texas we discovered an entire clan of Norway rats in and under our shed. We used water buckets with tantalizing bits of food hanging from the middle of a dowel rod secured across the top of the bucket.. rat walks across the rod and falls into the water..drowned rat. We also bought...
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    Coop door

    I was horrified to see how expensive these automatic doors are ..Are there none under $100 that are any good at all?
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    Comment by 'Grandmoi' in article 'Chicken Math 101 – with Quiz!'

    Excellent... !!!!
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    calling any one from missouri

    Our bees LOVE henbit...we encourage it on our place :)
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    Coop cleaning and general care

    ???? why use vinegar???
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    Issues with sand in run

    Now that's a great idea !
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    Coop cleaning and general care

    When I had free range hens, ( and a large coop) I collected bags of dry leaves every fall, even begged them from neighbors. I used them for deep bedding along with straw ..not hay.. I cleaned the coop weekly in summer and monthly in Winter..only because I like a very clean coop for my girls and...
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    calling any one from missouri

    Hello fellow citizens of Missouri ! Saint Francois County here...
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    "Old" Newbie in Missouri

    Wow ! Thank you so much for the very warm welcome...:)
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    Keeping a Water Supply

    Thank you..THAT is quite helpful :)
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    Best Automatic Door for Cold Weather and Predator Proofing

    I have to say that reading all of these posts has made me determined to borrow a neighbor's young adult child to install an automatic door for my new coop......My own sense of technology is limited to replacing a doorknob.
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    Keeping a Water Supply

    I've been doing a lot of research on this..can't find the answer to my question...Here in East Central MIssouri, it gets HOT ...aside from tree shade, how do you ensure that the standing water in the plastic barrel is not too hot for the chickens?
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    Midwestern US problems! 🤦🏼‍♀️

    I follow the frost dates like they are biblical...for my area in Missouri, the last possible date for a killing frost is April 20th..everything stays Winter until then as far as chores.
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    "Old" Newbie in Missouri

    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone ! No more than 6 hens and no roosters ( zoning in town). Even if we could , we'd not have more than that..it's only my husband and myself at home. I'm used to Buffs and RIRs, but since we can't free range in town, am looking at smaller dual purpose...
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    "Old" Newbie in Missouri

    ..I used to raise chickens 20 years ago and learned a great deal from this group. Now I'm getting hens again and am amazed at the new products available , like watering systems and automatic doors ! I've never been 74 before..LOL...it's good to know that I can work around the coop smarter vs harder.
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