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I have been using the Stall Dry. I have been pleased with the results and it is cheaper than the PDZ. I use a litter box scooper to sift out the droppings everyday and dump them into a bucket before adding the waste to the compost pile. I usually just add some more Stall Dry to the poop board...

Chasing them around will just get them more excited. Think of yourself as a shepherd slowly guiding them to where they need to go. What works for us is slowly moving a broom from one side to the other, while slowly walking, and guiding them back into the pen. Once a few go in, they rest follow.

I have had good luck with the chicks I've got from the Dunlap Hatchery when I lived in Caldwell years ago and so I went back there last February, even though there are other stores that were closer to Eagle. All of the chicks I picked up in February are all healthy and grew up well. They are a...

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I applied the blackjack 57 up to about waist high (way too high). Even with two windows, it darkened the inside way too much. I would only go up about a foot If I was to do it over.

That is one awesome looking coop!!!

+1. I put Black Jack 57 down on my shed floors and it works great. On the section of the shed that is partitioned off for the chicken coop we did the floor and halfway up the walls. This stuff looks like it will last for a long time.

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A sliding window with one or two roof vents might work fine.

I definitely recommend the horizontal nipple feeders from Rich. George

D&B here in the valley gets chicks from both Dunlap Hatchery (Nampa) and Privett Hatchery (in New Mexico). Some of the D&Bs have a better selection than other D&Bs.

D&B in Garden City had some healthy looking chicks. I had already picked mine up directly from Dunlap Hatchery in Nampa though.

sure what part of Washington you are in. Here's a link for Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell, Idaho. https://www.dunlaphatchery.net/Birds/Standards/Standards.aspx

I used a two stacked pieces of 2x6 scrap wood to elevate my water feeder. It has kept a lot of the pine chips out of the water dish. I also did the same for the feeder. Seems to work for me.

I have been successful using vertical nipples and my horizontal nipples. I used a 21/64 drill bit and then used a 3/8 x24 tap to put threads in the material. I've had no leaks and have used PVC as well as plastic containers. If you are cracking the material, you could try drilling slower and...