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    End(ish) of build!

    They are LED! And we don't have them on unless we're cleaning in the dark :) But thank you!! Safety first!
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    Sand in Coop in Michigan?

    We're in northern illinois, have sand. It's absolutely majescule in winter. Summer is meh, but we're staying with it. We did NOT like the deep litter method. Very stinky.
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    End(ish) of build!

    We are close, just have siding and trenching the permanent electric left! These are some bougie chickens. We went with sand throughout. For informational purposes, we do love the omlette door, but it DOES NOT love sand. We're going to change it when we do the siding. Those are hue lights. We...
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    Should we try to put baby chicks with a broody mama?

    We're one year into our chicken life, With 8 gals in our flock. 4 orpingtons and 4 easter eggers. My orpingtons are acting a little broody at times, but we have a roll away nesting box. We're scheduled to get black copper marans the end of May. I would like to have them in a maternity ward in...
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    A little update

    We made pvc feeding tube's for our 8 chickens. We do have apparently one gonzo who wanted to empty them onto the floor. Will update on whether we need to add extensions!
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    Looking for experience with pvc feeder

    I currently have a feeder with ports and the holes at the bottom. The problem is that they compact the feed and clog the holes and can't get food. I gave up, and now just have the top off, which is absurd. I think i want to try the 3" pvc pipe with the j at the bottom. Am I going to get the same...
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    More questions about sand

    The heating plates? Its supposed to get to below zero in the next couple of weeks. I know I've read they don't really *need* them and we don't keep them on always but they make me feel better in the super cold days/ nights.
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    More questions about sand

    We ended up doing sand!
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    More questions about sand

    Before we did any building, including the piers, we put in an insane over engineered water drainage system, like 4" drain tile. It is dry as a bone in there quickly even with monsoon rain we got this summer. It's snowed, melted, rained some more (right now) and there is no moisture on the ground...
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    More questions about sand

    We got a while bunch of washed construction sand to put in our new coop (pics below for tax), and now I'm second and third and fourth guessing myself about what we should put in our run. The bag says there could be silica dust, understandable because that's what sand is, and recommends humans...
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    Paint type questions- interior walls

    It's just plywood. I've read a lot of places that mites like the micro cracks in wood. Also, lol that chickens don't need decorations. These are our first chickens and they are our pets for sure! Here is the sign we're putting on their coop when it's done!
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    Paint type questions- interior walls

    Hi all! We're getting so close! We know we want to paint the interior of our coop to reduce the appeal to bugs and so on, but have a couple of concerns: - it is very very cold here right now. Even with a heater, I'm worried it will take forever to dry. - will it release toxic fumes when it...
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    Progress share on our late season illinois coop!

    Can you send pictures? I did go look at your threads and found your finished coop but I don't know what rafter ends means!
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    Progress share on our late season illinois coop!

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    Progress share on our late season illinois coop!

    We have 8 total, 4 Easter eggers, 4 lavendar orpingtons!
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    Progress share on our late season illinois coop!

    Thank you! We've hardware clothed the entire base of the coop and plan to do the same for the entire run. It's super buttoned down, or will be, lol! We have foxes, coyote, mink, and hawks, so yes, super predator heavy.
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    Progress share on our late season illinois coop!

    This is where we are today, next step is tyvek then windows and doors followed by soffit and fascia. Hope we'll move them within 2 weeks. They do have a very cozy safe space now. :) Pray for us!
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    Laying in the afternoon

    Our newly laying (like 2 weeks) chickens have not gotten the memo about laying in the morning. They lay randomly throughout the day, including when they're in their tractor outside, which led to our great (but very not good) dog eating an egg yesterday. Does this clear up on its own? Should we...
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    We are here! Predator protection design ideas pretty please!

    We put in a ton of drainage tile under the dirt. We're also going to replace the wooden swingset barrier with stone, and our plan is construction sand substrate. Right now, we're planning on a hardware cloth apron extending out from the run and coop area. The deepest parts will be held in place...
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    We are here! Predator protection design ideas pretty please!

    We're ready to add hardware cloth to the bottom of future coop and run. I've read a TON but of course going from concept to execution is the trick. Should we be wrapping the bottom, exterior of the run and coop area in hardware cloth, extending it through the ditch and then cover with rocks...
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