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This morning I bought nest pads to replace the hay, permethrin for any creepy crawlies that got introduced to the coop or the hens, and new bedding for coop. I also ordered hardware cloth to install in a trench around the run. My coop is 18” off the ground and is secure except for the run which...

I got mine with the intention that they are pest control and egg producers, farm animals not pets. But since getting them I’ve tried to follow all of the best practices shared here which seems to be more pet care than ag, and at this point I’ve invested more into the hens in a year than I spend...

Thank you both. I will work on that this morning while it is still cool enough.

They cannot easily access the coop generally. I just forgot to close the coop that evening. I had adopted the deep litter method in my run which is full of hay right now. My nesting boxes are hay and my coop floor is pelletized horse bedding. The nesting boxes, nests, and coop ledges are all...

Should I do a deep clean on my coop and sanitize and spray everything just to be safe? The idea of rats freaks me out.

Something got into my coop last night, it’s around 8 when it get dark now and after I did all the household chores I fell asleep without closing the coop. When I went out this morning the eggs that were in the nesting box were thrown everywhere like something had tried to cart them all out. It...