Posts by tomdeggeater

I found this thread with the search function and am resurrecting it with new info from the CDC in Atlanta:   "An increasing number of people around the country are choosing to keep live poultry, such as chickens or ducks, as...

Earlier that day these dumb clucks were running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Now they are relaxing their sore muscles, while their feathered suits get dry-cleaned. I just hope the future eggs don't get hard...

Shoprite is getting $2-2.60 per large white dozen, more for brown eggs. I'll bet anyone who wants eggs from hens that eat unadulterated feed and bugs would pay up to $6/doz. or more for free range. I would consider any chickens that...

  Tom D. from CT (tomdeggeater)

If the window's white plastic, then its prolly a vinyl replacement window. Some of those tilt in for cleaning. So you could put the mesh on the outside and tilt them in for cooling. The chickens might roost on the tilted in sash...

Here's a rough drawing I made:   http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g314/tomd7735/Coopwindow.jpg   Maybe you could drill a row of 1" holes at the top of the wall under the roof overhang or eaves; to get a more even...

Is  this double hung window an older wooden one? It is possible to convert it to a double awning type by removing the exterior window track stops and putting in 4 pins through the outer frame into the top of each movable window....

Hello Ladies, Looks like I forgot the "www". I don't have to use those letters on my puter, just the name of the site. There are settings so you can do that too. "search from the address bar" and "don't display choices; go right to the...

Hi Jill, I shop at Kaplan Computer a bit, and they have what you're looking for on their website;. http://kaplancomputer.com  They have a store cam o the site that pans & zooms. I imagine they would respond to an...

Thickness wouldn't matter much as long as you build it tight to reduce drafts. With plenty of straw or shavings the peeps can stay warm enough, but through March and April you might need to hang a heat lamp from the ceiling overnight....