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  1. Mother of Chaos

    Adding on to existing run--please help me not screw up

    Oddly, chickens shouldn’t eat raw beans, although they can eat raw peas. If you do find your magic beans, keep them away from your voracious raptors.
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    Pushing neck down/backing up behavior

    Interesting. Have you changed anything at all about her food? Does she usually eat in that location/ on that floor?
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    Florida Specific - Hurricane Considerations

    Have you thought about checking with your county Extension Agent? If there are a lot of chicken owners in the area, they might have a poultry specialist, or at least a small farms specialist. I imagine they have a website, plus you can always call. Here’s something from the state extension...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Trudy and Lil are molting. Other than the cloud of downy feathers that surrounds Trudy, you really can’t tell: she looks smaller and she’s lost her tail, but is eating etc ok. Lil on the other hand looks pitiful. She started on her neck and chest and looks like someone put a too-tight...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    We opened up a spot of green for them this morning, and after 20 minutes of munching, they’re wondering why they can’t go in the side garden. 🙄
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    Eggs brittle and yolks falling apart

    I’ve only found the flake style on Amazon (so far.)
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    How would you make this opening predator proof?

    In that case, I really do like the idea of framing the door opening with wood, with the wood serving as a doorstop when the door swings shut. Even 1x4 or 1x6 ought to work, depending on the gap you need to cover. I’m just at a loss on how you would attach it, but I think someone above had a...
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    How would you make this opening predator proof?

    Gosh, I don’t know, but I would think that they’d be in the typical range of door sizes.
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    How would you make this opening predator proof?

    I understand the attraction, but they’re very heavy, and I would also imagine that it would be a challenge to keep it mounted level, plumb, and square in a metal run. ☹️
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Another option: draw names for a Secret Santa (or whatever it’s called in the UK.) Each person buys one gift for the name they drew; each person receives one gift from their Secret Santa. When you write you name, include 2-3 options of things you might like to receive. Put a price limit on it...
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    Adding on to existing run--please help me not screw up

    Two mountain west seed companies that you might want to check out for inspiration: High Country Gardens: https://www.highcountrygardens.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorKKmt2_LKYvNh9fJtDMnQY-NjkuAx9Cc-2mDGVa4eZHhQ0Y0eH (Clinton UT) Botanical Interests...
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    Adding on to existing run--please help me not screw up

    Are there any vines, grapes maybe, that will gray in your climate? Plant them outside of the run, along the walls, for afternoon shade.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I tell my kids that I neither want nor need anything, but if they’re going to do it, it’s $20 tops. Our Christmas got postponed by a combination of flu and a nasty but short GI bug (I love my grandchildren; really I do, little disease vectors.) We are trying again this Sunday and we’ll see how...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I have one of each: Barred Rock, Buff Orp, Speckled Sussex, and two EEs. The BR is a bit of a nutball, but when I think of what I grumble about with her, it’s pretty minor compared to some of the stories I read here. Lead hen is the Buff Orp, who is very calm and mild-mannered but does not...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I loved the ‘clang!’ When nutmeg stepped on! 😂
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    What’s up with my birds?

    It’s daylight hours, not warmer weather. Also, it’s natural for chickens to take a pause. Now that we’re past winter solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere), days are starting to get longer again, meaning more daylight, regardless of temperature. Mine started laying again a bit over a week ago...
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    Two questions about 1/2" hardware cloth

    Truly, as you wrote, “The things we do for our chickens!”
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    Brown Leghorn Chicks

    I see someone is breeding pickup trucks across the street from you… they have a nice mixed flock!
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    How would you make this opening predator proof?

    How do you keep the extra HWC around the opening from ripping you to shreds when you go in and out? I’d probably bleed out within a week. 🤪
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    Two questions about 1/2" hardware cloth

    How long is your drive to Ogdensburg? I grumble mildly when driving to our TSC, which is a bit over 15 minutes away.
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