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    6 Year Old Hen Is Sick and Just lost One to Same Symptoms a Few Weeks ago! Help!

    Help! My 6 year old hen is sick and not sure what to do: She's listless, has a very poopy butt, has lost a lot of weight, and was cocking her neck oddly when I went to check on her today. When I picked her up, she "threw up" a bunch of water. I just gave her a dose of safe guard and put them...
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    A5ftfurys Chicken Coop

    Here is the design that we worked on for the entire spring. The coop was built to generously house 6 chickens. I live in New England, so it had to accommodate cold winters, muggy summers, rain, predators (fisher cat, fox, hawks, owls etc). The coop is raised about 2 feet off the ground to...
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    Help choosing best electric fence for predator protection

    Powerfields is a nice brand that makes a poultry-specific electric fence.
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    Coop Contest 2010 - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert. Ended 9/12/2010

    Urk-ah-urk-ah-urr' : Quote: You should be very proud of yourself/selves. Designing it to match your house was a good touch. I know you don't need me to remind you but, speaking from experience, keep an eye on the toxicity of flowers/plantings you install. Wisteria can prove toxic and...
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    Cheaper alt. to hardware cloth?

    I've heard of people using 2-3 pieces of over lapping chicken wire instead of the hardware cloth. Depending on how much your chicken wire is running in your area, this might be a more affordable option?
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    5 Gallon Hanging Waterer Problems

    Wow, I feel like such a dummy! I always assumed that they were hanging for some reason because the galvanized ones are - but it's so clear now that the handle is only meant for carrying. Opps! Thanks for the head-up guys. I will use this outside in the run, but will be coming up with an...
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    Hi From New Hampshire!

    The proud owner of 1 NH/RI Red, 2 Commets, 2 Black Sex-Links and 1 Black Australorp (a rooster - not on purpose).
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    5 Gallon Hanging Waterer Problems

    So I have the 5 gallon hanging waterer from Little Giant. I have it installed in my raised coop, about 6 inches off the floor of the coop so the chiekens really have to reach to drink. So far this is a good height because minimal poo gets kicked in to the trough. The problem is, this means I...
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    Hanging Waterer

    So I have the 5 gallon hanging waterer from Little Giant. I have it installed in my raised coop, about 6 inches off the floor of the coop so the chickens really have to reach to drink. So far this is a good height because minimal poo gets kicked in to the trough. The problem is, this means I...
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    Coop Contest 2010 - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert. Ended 9/12/2010

    Here is my page: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=61389 It's still a work-in-progress. I got a lot of great ideas from this website. Thank you!
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