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I figure I'd close this out. I did put the turkeys in the corn field and I have had no issues. The corn was about one week from harvest when I put them in. The younger stalks that were smaller than 1" in diameter were vulnerable to their clumsiness but other than that no damage to the ears of...

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Hello! I've read a lot about letting chickens into a mature corn patch, it seems that there are mixed opinions/experiences of whether the chickens would leave the corn alone or not, I welcome any stories if somebody here has experience. (30'X50' Corn patch, 18 hens, corn 1-2 weeks from harvest.)...

A second floor. Maybe 36" off the floor. Thanks!

Hello! We have an 80 SF chicken coop with 8' walls. I have 6 laying boxes and 18 chickens. With egg pricing I have a lot of neighbors looking for cheaper options. We use most of our eggs to make pastas and build our food storage, but we love to give them away as well. Does anybody have...

Thank you all for the advice. Sorry for my delay in responding. Wife's grandfather passed away, then hunting season, then winterizing everything, etc... I pulled the eggs and they stopped sitting in the laying boxes within a day or two. I had a friend hatch some of my eggs and it looks like I...

I have two RI Red hens that have gone broody. It's our fault, we didn't collect the eggs for a few days. We've been diligent since then and had noticed them in the laying boxes only a few times, but each time they were laying on eggs, until tonight. They weren't sitting on eggs. I've also...

What are each of those green stands?

You are probably right, it just depresses me a bit because I already have everything piped and buried! Aahhhh!!!!! Oh well, should have researched more first I suppose... Thanks for everybody's help!

I can't find a reducer in stock that goes down to 1psi. Anybody know where to find one? My original plan was to install a 10 gallon bucket for the chickens, turkeys, and pigs, but decided to hard pipe since I had to run PVC to the general area anyway...

I appreciate the help! I'll look for a reducer. I didn't remember reading anything that specified water pressure, but once I installed them it became apparent something needed to change!

I've installed a few nipple waterers for my hens but it appears that the pressure is too great for them to work properly. I hooked them up to my well water. Can these only work under gravity pressure? I have to really push in on the actuator, then the water sprays everywhere, I bet it would...

Bucky52, sounds like you're living the dream! Glad to hear that many aren't closing the door, I'd love to leave that as a form of ventilation, and since it doesn't get that cold or hot here in the Columbia River Basin (except for two weeks for each) I don't expect too many issues with heat...

Great advice here, thanks! What about coop doors? If I build a 100% enclosed coop including underneath, do I still need a coop door?

I appreciate the advice. I live in a community of 2 Acre farms, and everybody has dogs. As I've looked around most of the dogs seem chicken friendly, but I don't want to find out the hard way! I think Alaskan's advice may be the route to go for me. Maybe I'll build a 'Fort Knox' run, and just...

Hi All I'm new to chickens and want to get this right with as little cost as possible. I know chickens can jump 4' fences easy enough. I have planned to build a 6-7 foot fence, but would like to save the cost if possible. I have planned a 2400 SF run for 10 chickens. I've heard if you only...