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First egg was laid appx. 4 hours later. Sweet! :)

First egg was laid appx. 4 hours later. Sweet! :)

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Now, to guard the chickens, I recommend some foxes. That would emulate how it works here.

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"My", said the chicken to the fox. "What a long nose you have."

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Mr. Fauxy: For the safety of all you chickens, I'm going to insist that you all follow me to this building over there and stand in line with all the other chickens.

Chicken little: we've heard that us chickens go in and never come out.

Mr. Fauxy: Fake news! Trump told you that. He lies!

Chicken little: No thank you Mr. Fauxy.

Mr. Fauxy: If you don't follow me, you may get eaten by a fox.

Chicken little: we'll take our chances here.

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Great news and congrats!! i recommend IMMEDIATELY fortifying the floor border of the pen. Raccoon and weasels will DEF dig into that grass and scoot right under to go on a murder rampage, trustttt i speak from experience. For i am a raccoon and i have murdered many chickens jk but u get what im saying. Owning chickens requires a close relationship with their inevitable deaths, by ur own hand or at the hand/jaw of another creature. Also, snakes WILL slither thru anything wider than a quarter and go after those precious, nutrient-rich eggs so prepare accordingly for that too.

In fact, i'd attach a layer of chicken wire around the perimeter of the coop bottom, then add a layer of dirt and line the border with larger rock chunks. this will deter anything that tries to dig underneath the main body of the coop. While im doling out free advice, be prepred for hawks and owls snatching them up while they r roaming free. u can use clear fishing line and attach it from the top of the coop extending out to the edge of their "free range" fenced in grassy area. the birds of prey will rack their aviary nutsacks on these lines and learn NOT to fuck around to find out. your welcome, faggot. now go forth and keep up the good work!!

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Thanks for those tips! If you look at the pic closely, you'll find that there's a ground hugging mesh all around the run. Time will tell how much of an obstacle this will be for the critters we have here. Foxes and martens mostly but lately also the odd raccoon. There's an automatic door that closes upon a signal from a light sensor. First night and it worked brilliantly. Hens went in at dawn and the door shut like half an hour later. In the coop they're extremely safe. Also they all have AK 47s.

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im tellin u, put dirt and rocks on TOP of the mesh's excess length bc raccoons r especially strong and stubborn. they WILL lift that mesh up and let themselves in eventually. it's creepy how well they use their hands. they r like ravens/crows with their cleverness but coons got retard strength and they mean af. time will tell and u will see how they str8 up massacre the hens. we had a coon bunch up our mesh liner and use the jagged end to hook it to ahigher up mesh part and then slide under to murder 2 of our fattest, happiest hens. shit sucked, im not tellin this to u for fun, i truly want to prevent u from takin preventable losses AND i want u to make me an omelette with ur eggs! will trade ammo for breakfast lol thts not a joke either. just dont be mad whn its a box of 22LR lol oooooops

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Good idea, got some large rocks handy. Yeah, raccoons are fucking monsters. Clubbed one couple weeks ago, was living under the roof and destroyed all the rock wool insulation, shit everywhere, looked like a war zone. Then it fell down through a foldable ladder. Well, he won't do that ever again. https://files.catbox.moe/jdh8h6.jpg

Props for the tips, much appreciated!

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Make sure you kill all the females first, that way the roosters can take the brunt of raising the chicks. - Michelle Obama or Xiden probably.

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NICE! Congrats man!

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If you like that, you'll love their auto door presentation. Not shilling, I promise.

https://yewtu.be/5tLubA1Qa8U

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You have a video site that's awesome!

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Feed your chickens hot chili peppers for maxim egg output and consistent egg laying through the winter

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I eat all those myself and you wouldn't believe the beautiful eggs I'm laying every morning!

Wait, you're serious? I just read that birds aren't bothered by Capsaicin. The hot stuff. Any links?

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Grew up around a lot of Amish. Learned a lot of tricks. Also keeps rats mice and squirrels out of your bird feed/ers. It's common knowledge don't be intellectually lazy, a quick Google search will tell you if I'm full of caca. First time you hear the locust buzzing your 10 weeks or so away from first frost. Crickets is 6 to 8 weeks from first frost. Helps a guy keep tabs when he has to pull crops.

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Should have put an 'Edit' tag onto the 2nd paragraph of that last post. Thought you were making a funny joke until I put "chickens feeding chili peppers" into a search engine.

Thanks, man. Don't be mad.

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That is awesome, I've been wanting to get started in this for 2 years.

I want chickens but it'd mean I'm stuck in place and can't leave for more than a day or two. It's a conundrum. My neighbor gets 40 eggs a week but the dogs he has to keep predators away bark all night long too...I'm not really a dog person.

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You're letting them out everyday for hours I hope.

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It's their first day in the new coop. Are they ready to be let out tomorrow? Kinda worried they won't find their home on Google maps. Close to where I work, there's a car repair shop. The guy has chickens and they're free running between heavy trucks and cars. Never have I seen a flat chicken, so after two or three days of decent behavior of these hens, I'm inclined to let them run free. Ask my wife, it worked on her.

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You're really awesome.

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Where did you get that coop? Looks like exactly what I've been looking for.

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Here you go: https://www.omlet.us/

Don't forget to order the auto door. Worth it, IMO. If you order it, it'll come in 6 packages. Don't be an idiot like me. Start with the undercarriage, frame and then the run. Then assemble the rest of the coop. There's a choice of the run length, if'n you feel you need one. I recommend the 3 meter one. Def get the wheels, so you can push the whole shebang around like a large chicken-containing wheelbarrow. The run feels pretty flimsy when you put it together but is surprisingly sturdy once it's done. I'll probably take up some of the slack with cable ties (there's some extra ones included) to stiffen it up.

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Hot DAMN that's expensive.

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I saved money by not buying fresh tooth brushes for my kids. ö>

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invest in some guineas as well. best watchdogs, and they will keep the ticks down.

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Guinea pigs?

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no, they are like feral chickens.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guineafowl

trust me, they are worth it.

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haha guinea hens, though chickens eat ticks too, just not as many as the guinea hens do. guinea hens can be difficult to keep in a residential area though, they are prone to wander.

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How embarrassing :D

Ok, found some articles (Guinea Fowl and Pet Speckled Hen). They do look wild. Not easy to get here in Germany. We'll wait and see how we fare with the ones we have. Something tells me they don't mix well with regular hens. Could just be me being prejudiced, though.

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hey hey heeeeeeeey. watch the lingo, buster. i might be a wop, but who you calling a guinea?

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Two-leg potatoes.

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I read somewhere they fed them LSD in some kind of weird experiment decades ago (probably the 60s), and it didn't faze them. They theorized that chickens are just too dumb. Not that I condone that shit but there it is.

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How would you know if the chicken is tripping balls?

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Damn, dude. Trust the science!

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They probably asked them and the chook said "nah man, I'm all good"

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$839, that's a lot of money to save .99 on eggs once a week.

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By my calculations I'll break even a century before the sun becomes a red giant. I made a spreadsheet and everything.

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Did you add feed + your time?

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Ok, I'll break even after the heat death of the universe. But I'm too invested into this project now. Can't quit. What would the neighbors say?

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the eggs you get from your backyard flock are more comparable to the $8/dozen you get from the health food store, than to the $1 mass produced garbage you apparently eat.... lol.

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That coop looks waaaay too expensive. It's like something someone from the suburbs thinks chickens want.

Anyway, have fun with your ridiculously expensive eggs!

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Oh but it is very expensive. Buy once, cry once. T'was never about them eggs.

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How much was it?

There's about $100 worth of material. But, it's designed for suburbanites. I'm going to guess $700? Am I in the ballpark?

I mean, for that price, forget the chickens. My kids are going to have to live in it to get my money's worth.

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https://www.omlet.us/

Pick a variant.

My kids are going to have to live in it to get my money's worth. Just be careful they don't marry a shiksa. Hava Nagila to your Chechceehhcheach. (Hebrew for family).

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