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    New Coop floor: Sand, Pine Flakes, or Hemp and Seasonal changes

    We used ours in the garden as well however did not find it very beneficial. Of course I cleaned it out coop monthly or bi-monthly. Maybe it’s me being too picky but I didn’t like the dirty smell.
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    New Coop floor: Sand, Pine Flakes, or Hemp and Seasonal changes

    Thanks for insight. I also get sand out of the branch nearby for their dust bath and run. However, I buy the sand for the coop floor. I like the sand because it’s jus longer lasting and easier to clean. I’ve never heard anyone say anything about needing to replace for winter. They do like to go...
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    New Coop floor: Sand, Pine Flakes, or Hemp and Seasonal changes

    Thanks the floor is already laid down, it’s linoleum sheet. Glued to wood base and trimmed with quarter round to ensure no moisture gets underneath. The question here is really what to use for base floor fill. I used to do pine and now sand in my other coop. This new coop has 💩 shelf so I do...
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    New Coop floor: Sand, Pine Flakes, or Hemp and Seasonal changes

    I’m in the process of finishing the final touches on my second coop. I’ve rehabbed an old barn shed, added new linoleum floor and incorporated a poop table. Thinking about what to use for floor cover. What to do for new coop flooring, I really want to move chickens and need to finish out the...
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    Late to intro but newbie

    Thanks for welcome!
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    Late to intro but newbie

    I know it’s so hard because I want to keep them all. I did get manage to get rid of a few chicken breeds I wasn’t found of. I’ve successfully had 3 hatches and 1 complete failure. And I’ve only kept a few from my hatches of 5 I only kept 2. The second hatch of 26 I have only kept 3. And my last...
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    Late to intro but newbie

    First chickens were purchased April 2023. I currently have 39 chickens. I have several breeds because I want them all but trying to limit myself to only Orpingtons. Olive egger, Easter Eggers, Americana, Wellsummer, Black Copper Muran, Barred Rock, new Hampshire Red, Australorp, Sapphire Gem...
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    Buff Orpington roo x any breed hen - what did you get?

    In my last batch all 26 hatched. They are only a 3.5 weeks old right now. Here’s a few pics.
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    Buff Orpington roo x any breed hen - what did you get?

    I have a buff roo and have hatched 31 chicks. From various hens including Buff Orpington, Lavender old English Orpington, Splash old English Orpington, Welsummer, Plymouth Rock, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, and Blue Australorp. I love the colors variations but they are still young.
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