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    Any ideas of how to stop House Sparrows from eating all the chicken feed???

    Hi Kiwi Chick...we are in the Mount. I would love to see pictures of what you've done to stop the sparrows...thanks for that!!!!! Is it like a chopped up thin plastic cutting board that you've hung to cover the door? I've got a large ziplock bag hanging over the door with cd's dangling as well...
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    Any ideas of how to stop House Sparrows from eating all the chicken feed???

    Hi Kiwi Chick - i'm in NZ as well. Any chance of a picture of the plastic curtain you have up. Would love to see it. Thanks.
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    How to Stop Sparrows from eating all the chicken feed everyday...

    We have 3 red shavers in our backyard, with chicken feeder inside the coop which is obviously in the run. Dozens and dozens of house sparrows (http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/introduced-land-birds/page-11) fly into the coop and nail the feed each and every day. I'm not really keen on having to go...
  4. dbg99

    Any ideas of how to stop House Sparrows from eating all the chicken feed???

    We have 3 red shavers in our backyard, with chicken feeder inside the coop which is obviously in the run. Dozens and dozens of house sparrows (http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/introduced-land-birds/page-11) fly into the coop and nail the feed each and every day. I'm not really keen on having to go...
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    Keeping Birds out without a treadle Feeder or a gun???

    Been having the birds smash the chook chow on the inside of our coop. Tried hanging a cd from the doorway but chickens seem scared of it and don't want to walk through it. And it also doesn't seem to do a good job of keeping the birds out? Any other ideas? Thought I read somewhere that...
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    Clipping chicken wing and it started to bleed? What to do?

    Yeah I just checked it again, seems to have stopped bleeding, I put some water on it to clean it a bit but she's still pecking away at it. Hopefully it scabs overs and heals quickly.
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    Clipping chicken wing and it started to bleed? What to do?

    Hi all, was clipping one of chickens wings this arvo and unfortunately it has started to bleed. I've separated it from the other 2 in the coop, and it seems to have stopped bleeding mostly (not dripping onto the ground anymore) but it keeps licking and pecking at its wing, and there's a bit of...
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    2 out of 3 Chickens not going on perch....

    Hi there, got 3 girls about 10 days ago, 1 of them sleeps on the perch every night, the other 2 will sleep in the nest box if I let them. I've been blocking it off so now they just sleep on the floor in front of the perches. With time, will the 2 floor sleepers get the hang of the perch? They...
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    Does a log/firewood make a good perch for chickens?

    Hi all i'm having trouble getting my chickens to perch at night. The perch I made them is the highest part of their house, but tonight when I put a rather large log in front of the nest box to block it off so they don't sleep there, one of hte 3 chickens was perched on top of it. Was thinking...
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    Do I need to keep moving chickens from sleeping in the nestbox?

    So if I put a pot plant in there, after a while they'll continue to sleep on the perch? I am keen on leaving nest box open for them to go into to lay eggs but not sure how to ensure they sleep on the perch which is indeed the higher than anything else.
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    Do I need to keep moving chickens from sleeping in the nestbox?

    Have just got our first 3 chickens last week (red shavers), they are now trained to go up and down the ramp to their house at their will (last week I had to place them up top in their house). At nighttime, they go inside no problems...but they now lay in the nest box and sleep? The last few...
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    If a chick is vacinnated, can it still be organic or free-range?

    I live in New Zealand and am trying to find organic red shavers. Every place that I talk to says they come vaccinated as the chicks get their vaccinations at 1 day old, does that mean i'm unable to have organic or free-range chickens and eggs or is it still possible? Thought I read somewhere...
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    Do Chickens Have to be Vaccinated....???

    Hi all, have just finished building my first coop for the backyard, and am now in the market for some chickens here in New Zealand. Have come across one lady with 21 week old hens which are just starting to lay eggs. If we are wanting organic/free range eggs, would I be best to find some hen's...
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    What size of feeder and waterer for 3 - 4 chickens?

    Hi. Have just finished building my first chicken coop - now I need to know what size feeder/waterer to get? I'm planning on getting 3 or 4 red shavers? I don't want to have to go out and feed them every day so any suggestions for what sizes I should get? Also, can the chicken feed get wet...
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    Where to put Perch and Nestbox question????

    Thanks Steve, appreciate the help.
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    Where to put Perch and Nestbox question????

    Hi Steve, so do I have to have a perch inside the box? Or can I only have one and have it outside under the box just above ground level?
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    Where to put Perch and Nestbox question????

    Hi all, 2 questions, in the process of building my first coop - basically about 4m long, with a ramp going up to sheltered area for chickens and a nest box. Is it possible to put the perch under this level just above the ground or does the perch have to be on the inside??? When chickens sleep...
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    Any plans or a chicken coop for 3 chickens?

    Hi Cargo, as I said in my post i'm after something simple and easy to read...if you scroll through the majority of the coop designs on byc you'll see that the majority aren't simple and easy to read and follow. Most of them don't even give instructions. Any other ideas/resources for a 3 chicken...
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    Any plans or a chicken coop for 3 chickens?

    Quite keen on building something to give it a try, and also I live in New Zealand so can't use ebay. Thanks though.
  20. dbg99

    Any plans or a chicken coop for 3 chickens?

    Hi everyone i'm planning on getting 3 chickens for our urban backyard....i've search all over but can't find any simple easy to read and follow instructions to build a coop with a nest box that you can open from the outside. Also keen on having the coop/perch/nestbox off off ground level with a...
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