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I am trying to get a handle on the treats. I know they say no more than 10%, but I have a hard time judging that amount. I have 8 chickens, so I normally give out a handful of mealworms or grubs spread on the floor. I also give a few lettuce leaves or Swiss chard from the garden that I let them...

Great ideas that I will employ. Where do you get aflafa hay or do you just grow it?

We have thought about adding a windscreen to part of one side of the run where the intense summer sun and rain tend to hit.

It has a roof on it. Should I do more? It is attached to their indoor coop.

Since the floor is sand, I was not sure if they need a separate bath as I used to see them bathe in the sand but now I don’t seem to see them doing it, but it is not like I watch them all day. I have thought about making a separate one with a mixture of sand potting soil and peat moss a we have...

Our 8 chickens have a 8’ x 17’ covered run. It has a concrete floor with 3 to 4 inches of sand on it. It was built this way to keep predators out. As much as I would love them to free range, we have too many predators (Fox, coyote, bobcat, hawks, owls and raccoons). I am trying to figure out...