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We purchased a plastic heated watering fount for our 9 chickens. Quick questions: 1) As this will be resting on the ground, how do you cover the electrical cord so as not to be pecked on? 2) I hear about people hanging their water/feed troughs...if you hang them by the handle don't they spill...

So, my coop is set, my chickens are happy and protected - since they are still growing up in the coop. Next step is the run. My sister lost most of her chickens to a mink that dug under her perimeter fencing. We have plenty of foxes and some coyotes here in upstate NY. Does anyone ever literally...

Okay...newbie New Yorker here. I know I need 10 sq feet per bird for my run. But once I add the dust bath, roosts, water...etc. is 100 sq feet still enough? I have 9 birds (Astrolops, Orpington, Faberelle) I have a 34sq foot walk in coop.

My chicks are 3 weeks old and I want to move them out of my basement into the chicken coop. It is a walk in 34 sq. feet. (New York state) How does one go about keeping it warm enough for them at night? I can hang the heat lamps but is that sufficient of should the overal temp of the coop be...

The coop I'm looking at is 8.5 long x 5.5 wide (with nesting box measurement included-so maybe 3.5/4foot) x 7.5 high to peak with sloped roof. Is this large enough for 10 chickens if I add several roosts to choose from?