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We have baby chicks that are 4 days old, They have started to dig and peck. We have them in large wood shavings from tractor supply. I notice them picking up small pieces and I can’t tell is they are eating the wood. They know where their food is and eat from it. Are they eating the wood, is...

4' x 8' x 8' Wooden Hutch. Sheltered under Lean-to. Plastic Windows. Door in Back. Red fence is 2'x4' with 24"x48" metal exercise pen panels. Solid wood Floor in Hutch. Rebar holds red fence in place. Gate entry inside Red frame if needed in one panel. Currently not accessible .

Decided to become a chick family. Read a bunch and tried to go about this right and am looking for suggestions. I built this brooder because 1) I love to build and 2) I want to do this more and wanted a good spot to raise chicks. Designed this and wanted to access chicks from side to prevent...

We are making a dog run for our new German Shepherd pup. A 150 ft steel cable will stretch from the front corner of our house back past the run, almost to the woods. We have to sink a telephone pole in front of our house to do this. Does anyone have any ideas on how to make the pole visually...

Hi all, This is a strange and random and probably stupid question. I found a really cool log in the woods by my house. It naturally as legs that act like "stands" and prop it up, making it a sort of low-level roosting bar. My chickens love lounging on things like this. I'd like to use it in...

Our coop has been empty for 9 months and was treated when we lost our chickens last year. We had mites so we know what they look like (these are not what our chickens last had last year). We are making some improvements to the coop and have noticed these extremely tiny black and translucent bugs...

Hi everyone, I am recovering from a cold right now and can't give my chickens as much a attention as usual. They are used to getting a lot of attention. I don't want them to get bored and start feather picking, etc. :hmm Does anyone have any ideas that I could make/do for my chickens? It would...

Hi everyone. I'm new to chicken keeping, we just got a flock of chicks a week ago but I've been reading and studying chickens for months in preparation. The house we bought recently had a chicken coop with it. It's all wood and needs some improvements. I wanted to seal the floor and the...

I am working on building a night enclosure for my pheasants. I've run out of room in my barn so this enclosure has to be completely outdoors. The plans I have seem well ventilated but I'm unsure of the dangers of pressure treated wood. Will the chemicals be dangerous to my birds? What's the...

What are your thoughts on linseed oil? Will it protect my chickens from being exposed to pressure treated wood? If not, what can I use other than paint to protect them from the chemicals? I know pt is safer these days but I want them to be as safe as possible.

What is the best predator proof wire for a chicken coop/run. I've thought about using hardware cloth but I saw on "call of the wild man" years ago I believe that a coyotee chewed through some lady's hardware cloth on her rabbit cage. Is there anything stronger than that or would double layering...

I recently just put together a chicken coop with pressure treated wood. I didn't even think about the chemicals used for it. I just spend hundreds of dollars and now I'm concerned about my (pet) chickens health. I didn't even think about it until someone brought it up when I was done. What...

Hey Guys, :frow I was wondering what kind of paint you all have used for inside the coop. It seems like a good idea to seal the wood on & around the roosts for easy clean up and longevity. Anyone have advice or experience you’d like to share on this?

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