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    Keeping mice out of coop.

    Have you tried simply filling the holes? What about multiple traps? Those sound a lot easier than digging out all that soil, and moving it twice. I know because I've done it myself, before having chickens living in the setup, and it wasn't exactly fun
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    How much to build this?

    I get a bigger total, because to me the dimensions look bigger at around 6ft W x 12ft L footprint, with 6ft run walls. Enclosed coop around 4Hx6Wx4L, all vertical supports look like 4x4 posts, unknown what's inside the coop such as nest boxes, wall framing, etc. I'd budget for around...
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    Water in Run

    Wood chips and lots of mixed organics, enough to raise the terrain above the flood conditions, are your answer. It will be like the forest floor, which if I was a chicken I'd much prefer to forage through every day vs other bedding types.
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    Food debris in run

    Personally I agree with not giving myself more tasks, so I'd just let it compost in place. If I didn't want to see it anymore, I'd consider hosing it down to get it all damp and help break up the hard-pan, then toss a bunch of scratch on top and let the chickens move it around
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    Hardware Cloth - How Far Up Run and Run Floor?

    Sounds like you already have much of your fence security covered with chain link and added small mesh with anti-dig skirting. If you don't have predators that can make it past that, at this point I'd probably leave it as-is, and focus on knocking down the populations with rodent traps. I've...
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    Show me your coop cleaning/maintenance supplies! Need a buy list!

    Let me clarify, I'm not trying to generate dust with the blower, I'm using it as an extraction fan to pull any generated dust away from where I'm working; also, I ALWAYS wet-down the bedding with a hose, before doing a cleanout, to help suppress dust. I'm also wearing an N95 respirator that...
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    What to do about gaps in coop

    I recently encountered this exact problem, because I didn't think to enclose these gaps when building the coop, and only on one wall. My coop interior sits mostly unused, as the chickens always preferred to sleep inside their run where I added roost bars, and their nest box is accessible...
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    Show me your coop cleaning/maintenance supplies! Need a buy list!

    Cordless leaf blower w/trigger lock. My Makita 18v blower has a speed trigger lock, so it can be set down while running - GREAT tool for evacuating the funky airborne particulates that get generated when maintaining chicken area. Get a cheap pressure sprayer for bleach solution, something like...
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    New Run Chicken Model sunrise/sunset issues with app

    Can you not program it like the old one, by holding the phone screen against the light sensor? I'd message Run Chicken and see what they say, if it's a newer unit the drive motor/control box might be covered with warranty
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    Aviary Netting vs Trees

    I don't have good pics to show, but I have overhead chicken wire on the run, and it goes around one big tree (3ft diameter) and six smaller trees/shrubs with multiple trunks; I'd imagine aviary netting would be a very similar install around your large trees. I used bamboo from my property as...
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    run question

    Convenience for human access to perform maintenance, and good security for the animals against predators, are often the topmost basic priorities for good husbandry with keeping chickens. Sounds like your setup lacks both, which isn’t a great plan if you’re in the planning stages for this. I...
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    How high can chickens jump?

    7-8ft vertical is what I've witnessed from my own chickens many times. It's usually the lighter breeds, such as a leghorn
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    Mineral Oil on Roosting Bar?

    Poop scrapes off soooo easily, so this doesn't make sense to me. I could see this being practical to preserve wood though, such as anything exposed to outdoor conditions. Usually for that type of application, people might use a diluted boiled linseed oil vs a mineral oil - but mineral oil is...
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    Coop Nest Box Lid Repair

    If you need a product to buy, you might try U-channel "edge protector". Comes in rubber and metal-reinforced versions. I have one corner of corrugated roof that's in an area where a human would hit it, I simply just folded over the corner to "dog ear" it, and it seems to be working as I've...
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    Non free range/ non deep litter chicken keepers

    You're welcome, glad it helped. Slip 'N Slide: I setup a giant slip n slide going down our orchard hill. It ends up around over 100ft long in total and is too fast to stop practically at the bottom. After a few modifications my setup now includes very large tarps, hay bales, and a...
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    Run-Chicken T50 issues

    Commenting because it's current. To my knowledge RunChicken doesn't make a WiFi unit, but they do make a Bluetooth one - is this that one? I've had a RunChicken T50 for 5yrs. The original unit did develop a bad circuit board in year 4, I think from moisture intrusion. The company was very...
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    CHICKEN RUN!!!!!

    1x 100ft roll is not enough material. 24ft front + 24ft back + 12ft side = 60 linear feet of walls at 7ft tall. Horizontal installation: 7ft wall / 4ft HC = 2 horizontal strips x 60 linear feet = 120 ft of 4' HC Vertical installation: 60ft length / 48" HC = 15 vertical strips (+1 for...
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    Frozen Water

    Beeswax candles have the longest burn-time at ~8-10hrs/oz; simply put in a larger candle to last overnight
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    Frozen Water

    Saw that RunChicken now makes this candle-powered water heater: https://run-chicken.com/heater/?srsltid=AfmBOooMYDg44SjjXRzcyuAYACqC7uvlsc_Eud3vPex4QRj1P5b46Osl
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    Ended Funny Poultry Faces & Poses Photo Contest—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

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