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    Coop choice confusion

    I have a Formex chicken coop. It ships for free from My Pet Chicken. I have it enclosed in a 10' x 10' chainlink run that I purchased at TSC. It all seemed a bit pricey at first. I even added the solar door closer. But when I figured out what I had spent in the past on lumber and "trying to make...
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    Switching out my chicken feeder

    The average galvanized trash can 30-32 gal will hold about 2.5 fifty pound bags of food. Sounds like you need two cans.
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    Question about red mold forming in waterer in the summer?

    I don't think algae would harm the chicks. If it's bacteria, then that's different. Because I'm a medical biochemist I would use a bit of bleach when washing out the waterer weekly. Even if a trace of bleach remains it would not hurt the birds. Just be sure to rinse well before filling with water.
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    Chicks being shipped?

    What happened with your chicks? Ours were shipped Mon and arrive on Thur, 2 DOA and lost 7 more within 24 hours. I'm sad for what the birds went thru. Our postal service in the past has always handled our chick orders really well. This time they really dropped the ball and I'm very disappointed...
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    Chicks shipped monday...still not here

    Similar story with our chicks. They were shipped on Mon from MI to NV. The tracking kept showing that they were in Chicago. I called the hatchery and they assured me that the USPS tracking system stinks. On Tue afternoon we went to the local PO to let them know we were expecting chicks. They...
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    What chickens are best for raising?

    I would also vote for the isa browns. It is the only breed I have, after having about every breed ever know when my daughter was in 4H. Now I just keep a small flock for eggs for ourselves and some to give away to the food bank. The isa browns will lay an egg 6 out of 7 days of the week. So we...
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    USPS embargo on live animals (chicks) through Feb 26, 2021!

    We received our chicks on Thursday that had been sent on Monday. Unlike past years when the PO would call us at 5am, no one called this time. About 10am I asked my husband to drive over to the PO to see if something was there for us. Sure enough, there they sat cold and on the floor. He quickly...
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    Help Contacting Hatchery after business hours

    I am so sorry for what you're going thru. We have ordered quite a few times from the same hatchery and lost a chick or two each time. This year we ordered 25. It took almost a full 72 hours for the chicks to reach us. No one called to let us know they had arrived at the PO that morning. I knew...
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    Chickens laying less in the winter.

    I'm a medical biochemist. The amount of oxalic acid in moderation found in spinach is not going to hurt the chickens. The oxalic acid in the spinach will also bind the calcium found in that same spinach, but nothing else. I wouldn't give them a diet of only spinach, but as long as the remainder...
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    Second year with chickens

    I think your space is fine for 6 birds, plenty. The only concern is if you have weather where they would not be able to leave the coop, but it sounds like they will always use the hoop house because it is covered and almost enclosed. I've had far more birds in the same situation (a good size...
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    Chicken vanished without a trace...

    About once/year we have coyotes jump our fence, attracted to the chickens. We have had some years without chickens and never see them if food is not there for them. One came up on our patio right outside the door to snatch a hen who was free ranging on sunny Sunday morning. I happened to see it...
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    Christmas chicken loss

    It's always difficult. The one lesson I've learned the hard way is that it is likely the predator will return now that they know where to find food. We had a few of our birds in a smaller coop outside the regular chicken shed for overflow. Something came one evening just before closing up and...
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    Ahh... navigating Chicken life with Roosters. WARNING culling alert.

    There is hope and it may be just the breed or individual birds. I had an americauna rooster (chick days many years ago) and he was the sweetest rooster. I never had to worry about being chased or attacked while in the run doing chores. And he was wonderful at letting our flock know about...
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    All kinds of new feed on the market!

    We already get free shipping with so many small animals around the house guinea pigs, dogs, cats, chickens. with feed, supplies, toys, bedding it adds up fast! But I do price compare with our local independents since they are often cheaper on some items and I like to give them the business...
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    All kinds of new feed on the market!

    This was one of the brands I saw as well that I was not familiar with. Good to hear it works for you.
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    What Are Your Plans For 2021?

    I only have a few more years to work (I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!) and we are now permanently working from home. So now that I can be here all day I have decided to re-start my chicken addiction, um hobby, now rather than wait until I retire officially. I stopped doing the...
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    best automatic chicken doors

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    Revamping The Coop

    I also would not do concrete. As a quick solution you might try sourcing some free wooden pallets to use as a "floor" in your run. It would be a cheap fix, readily available for free (I can find them on Craigslist anytime for free in my area), and easy to replace. I assume you are working on a...
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    Baby its cold outside!

    Ours have done fine with -10 for a couple of nights in a row, but days are usually sunny here even if it doesn't get above freezing. At night in the coop they are not subject to wind chill so I don't worry about "feels like." I never keep water buckets in the coop at night, preventing any extra...
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    Fixing 2 gal heated nipple waterer?

    Coop fires are a real thing. I wouldn't use it. We pour warm water in the nipple bucket a few times each day (if below freezing) and keep it on the south side of the coop for some solar gain. Just order one online. It will be there next week. In the meanwhile, is there anywhere inside the coop...
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