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    Chicken coop recommendations for beginners?

    We live in Tempe, and have a nice though somewhat large setup. We started out with a purchased coop which was somewhat satisfactory with our improvements. It has 4 fans in it to keep the air moving and comfortable. It opened into a screened on all sides including the top enclosure where they can...
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    No tails and some bald backs and other spots.

    Looks like depluming mites have attacked them. We use Elector PSP which works wonders and requires no egg withdrawal period. It also works on other wee beasties that attack our girls periodically. Lastly, it also kills the flys that may be in and or around your coop and is harmless to cats and...
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    Help with determining Ivermectin dose please

    My flock has depluming mites attacking a number of my girls. I have Ivermectin .8% drench available to put in their water, but I can't figure the proper dosage. Their water supply holds exactly 5 gallons. Because Ivermectin can be fatal at high doses I am not confident in my abilty to figure...
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    Please help! Who laid this egg?? I don't have white egg layers...

    Looks like one of your hens has run out of toner. It happens once in a while
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    4 chicken limit

    Nothing like Buff Orpington's for kids. They are decent layers and love to be held. Extremely friendly and a best choice
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    Hen laying different colored eggs

    I am amazed. I never knew this was even possible. I learn something new everyday. Thanks for sharing
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    Poll on flock toys — please answer if possible!

    We have a swing that they love and they peck at a xylophone sometimes for a while. No tunes that I am familiar with!
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    Coop Cam!

    We have 2 in our bigger coop and 1 in the other. We also have cameras that watch over the entire enclosure so we can see just about everything. At night we can see if the chickens have started roosting and then close the coop doors by remote control. We have no problems with any animals...
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    Coop Cam!

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    Free coop past history of Mareks

    We used Virkon S. It was not cheap, but it did wipe out Mareks.
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    Free coop past history of Mareks

    We lost our first flock to Mareks. While our ladies are all vaccinated now, it is no guarantee that it won't strike again. We allowed the coop to be empty for about 6 months. During that time we completely cleaned and sanitized the coop with a commercial sanitizer. We also sprayed the ground...
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    Free coop past history of Mareks

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    Automatic coop doors: I'd love your input

    All of our coops have automatic doors made of metal on them and i would not have it any other way. They use a screw jack so that there is no decapitation of a chicken when a door falls by accident. I can operate them from Alexa, from my phone, or from an electronic button that comes with it. In...
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    Mareks

    We use Vircon S. Mix per instructions and then spray every part of the coop. We even sprays some of the ground around the coop as well. Keep all animals away while it is still wet. After it dried we allowed the coop to air out for a number of days. Haven't lost a bird since then and that was 2...
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    Mareks

    I hate to say it but when we had Marek's we lost our entire flock. We left the coop empty for about 6 months and then completely scrubbed it with a Bacteroide twice. That was 2 years ago and we have had no problems since. All our chickens since have been vaccinated.
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