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Okay, let me try this one more time....

I'm obviously not only chicken illiterate, but also photobucket illiterate as I can't get my photos to post correctly either. God it makes me feel old...

I have a chicken that I got a few weeks ago from the elementary school hatching project, so it's probably a mixed up breed, but can any of you experts enlighten me as to what kind of chicken he is? He's about 6 weeks old, black with very pretty iridescent blue feathers and a few brownies on his...

I purposely went without an egg collection door because it is too hard to insulate. I didn't want the girls to have cold drafts on them when in their box. It's also another spot that needs to be predator-proof. My coop is similar in size to yours (mine is 6x8) and I only have a few hens -- I...

I put 3-4 inches of sand in my run each spring. It seems to disappear over the season, but that's okay. I like it because it's easy to rake clean, dries out super fast and seeing the chicken footprints in it makes me laugh. I know, I know...

The inside of my coop is painted. Including the floor. When I clean it out (once in May, once in Oct), I sweep out all the pine shavings from the floor, open all windows/doors, blow out all the dust with a leaf blower and wash down the walls/floor with warm water/dishsoap. Any poo that is on the...

IMO the only way to keep a raccoon out of your egg box is to use a lock.

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Welcome from the Cities- It's always a good idea to close up the girls at night. I don't stop there - I actually use a lock. We're in the city and have a very healthy population of chicken eating critters in our yard every night. I sleep better knowing they are safe and sound. And I haven't...

more wood = heavier. If you build exterior boxes, consider how you're going to predator proof them. And keep the weather out. And if it freezes, how you'll keep the eggs warm enough to not be frozen/broken when you come to collect them. All things to consider with an exterior box.

I don't use it inside the coop, but I have regular play sand (50 lb. bags from HD) in my covered run. It freezes. And even if it's not frozen, it's cold. I'm not sure it's a good choice for inside your coop. True, it would be less dusty, but let's all just be honest and say that chickens ARE...

I've used both. The welded wire isn't as predator proof, so if you can, I'd use it up high with the hardware wire down low (where the chickens will be). That way a raccoon can't reach through the wire and hurt your chickens. It will not stop weasels and snakes from entering your set up, however...

I have city chickens and without roosters you will likely not encourage much attention. My hens are very quiet. In the summer, I allow them to free range my back yard and they stay put. One of my neighbors (chasing her loose dog - which COULD have been a problem) ended up in my backyard last...

I'm going to echo Pat's suggestions. For what it's worth, I'm in Minnesota and will tell you that my chickens haven't been outside since late October this year. That's 5 months now. They have 12 sq/ft per chicken inside and I can't imagine giving them less. I haven't had any social problems...