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Common Hazards In The Poultry Yard

mymilliefleur
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Excellent article. I do have one concern that you did not mention. I use two heat lamps in my brooder setup because I can see if the light is on and warming the chicks. I know many people are now using the "safer" mama pad heaters and tents for their brooders. But if you read some negative reviews, the heating pad can fail at night and in the morning all your chicks would be dead and frozen where I live. You can't see what is going on underneath those heating pad and brooder tent setups. I have successfully used the same heat lamps for over 30 years, with 2 or more ways to prevent the bulb from falling into the brooder and potentially causing a fire. For those of us in cold country, you need a backup heat source to ensure the chicks have a warm place to run to. I like looking into my brooder and seeing how the chicks are doing under the heat lights, and when to raise or lower them as appropriate based on the chicks' behavior.

The Coop

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Very nice setup. I am planning on building a run something like yours - out of 2x4 frames. But the top cannot be flat where I live due to heavy snowfall. Still considering options for the top.
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I wish I had done something different. Someday I will fix the whole thing. Until then I rely on a snow rake to remove the snow. In the case of this winter, it was not an issue.

Small Bottle Horizontal Nipple Waterer for Wire Crates by aart

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Great idea for the transport cages.
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Keeping Chickens Without Free Ranging

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Totally agree that chickens can be happy without free ranging. There should be no guilt associated with confining chickens to a run where they are safe from predators. Thank you for all the suggestions to provide diversions to the chickens confined to a chicken run. I added a pallet compost bin to my chicken run, with the front panel only half height and the other half of that pallet on top. My chickens love jumping in there to find kitchen scraps, composting material, and sun bathing on the top panel.

My Coop Journey

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Nice to read your journey and adjustments you made to protect your flock after a devastating predator attack. As someone who lives in snow country, I love your pictures and comments on what you feel is important re coop and run. Thanks.
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