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Check out my new brooder-Hubby just made it today!

post #1 of 18
3/24/12 at 3:46pm
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Its 4x8x3 and he put it together using leftovers from the duck house construction.

 

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They love their new water platform and I am already loving the drier shavings!

 

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4 Rouens, 3 Khaki Campbells, 2 Indian Runners, 2 Embdens, 6 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 horses, 4 cats, 2 dogs

 

I have a blog!  www.crackerdogfarm.blogspot.com

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4 Rouens, 3 Khaki Campbells, 2 Indian Runners, 2 Embdens, 6 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 horses, 4 cats, 2 dogs

 

I have a blog!  www.crackerdogfarm.blogspot.com

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post #2 of 18
3/24/12 at 3:58pm

That looks Great thumbsup.gif I love the water platform to keep shavings out of waterer! Cute Ducks too!

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post #3 of 18
3/24/12 at 4:14pm

Clever idea with the waterer! My ducklings have been making a MESS of the tiny brooder box they share with the chicks- I'll have to rig something up like that when I switch the ducks to their own box!

One last Runner-cross duck, 1 WCB Polish, 3 Barred Rocks, 3 bantam buff Brahmas, 1, Sultan hen, 2 chillaxed horses, 1 bossy mare, 2 crazy dogs, 2 ever-shedding kitties, 1 adorable rabbit, and 2 amusing dorm fish.

 

I miss you already, Shanaynay. You were the sweetest bird with many fans who miss you as well.

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One last Runner-cross duck, 1 WCB Polish, 3 Barred Rocks, 3 bantam buff Brahmas, 1, Sultan hen, 2 chillaxed horses, 1 bossy mare, 2 crazy dogs, 2 ever-shedding kitties, 1 adorable rabbit, and 2 amusing dorm fish.

 

I miss you already, Shanaynay. You were the sweetest bird with many fans who miss you as well.

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post #4 of 18
3/24/12 at 5:58pm

Bravo!!!!

 

Inspiring!!!

 

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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post #5 of 18
3/24/12 at 6:24pm

very nice

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post #6 of 18
3/24/12 at 6:44pm
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For the base of the water platform we used a concrete mixing tub from Lowes. They have already splashed a ton of water in it and the shavings are all still dry. Yay!

4 Rouens, 3 Khaki Campbells, 2 Indian Runners, 2 Embdens, 6 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 horses, 4 cats, 2 dogs

 

I have a blog!  www.crackerdogfarm.blogspot.com

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4 Rouens, 3 Khaki Campbells, 2 Indian Runners, 2 Embdens, 6 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 horses, 4 cats, 2 dogs

 

I have a blog!  www.crackerdogfarm.blogspot.com

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post #7 of 18
3/24/12 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by wildpeas View Post

For the base of the water platform we used a concrete mixing tub from Lowes. They have already splashed a ton of water in it and the shavings are all still dry. Yay!


Great brooder and wonderful waterer idea!  

 

Wife to a wonderful man, Mom to 3 beautiful children, have a few hives of honeybees, 1 English Shepherd, 1 cat and 20 +/- chickens (Barnevelders, LF Cochins, and a bit of this and that to fill in the egg basket).
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Wife to a wonderful man, Mom to 3 beautiful children, have a few hives of honeybees, 1 English Shepherd, 1 cat and 20 +/- chickens (Barnevelders, LF Cochins, and a bit of this and that to fill in the egg basket).
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post #8 of 18
3/24/12 at 8:07pm

Looks awesome!

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post #9 of 18
3/24/12 at 8:54pm

You can send hubby over to my house now....I need one of those!  lau.gif fl.gif

~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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post #10 of 18
3/24/12 at 9:20pm
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Originally Posted by wildpeas View Post

Its 4x8x3 and he put it together using leftovers from the duck house construction.

 

new brooder 003.JPG

 

new brooder 004.JPG

 

They love their new water platform and I am already loving the drier shavings!

 

new brooder 006.JPG



Hey Neighbor!!! frow.gif

 

That's an amazing brooder! Rouen, khaki and runner, right? love.gif

 

I'm Kelly. Married to my enabler, man of my dreams, love of my life, builder of my duck houses. Mom to two awesome, if not a bit wild, children. Adopted mom to a mixed flock of ducks (Runner, Pekin, Cayuga, Swede) and a not-so-bright rescue dog named Mack. Auntie to all the animals at the farm I work at. Photographer (http://www.redbubble.com/people/evanskelly). Blogger of the obscure,...

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I'm Kelly. Married to my enabler, man of my dreams, love of my life, builder of my duck houses. Mom to two awesome, if not a bit wild, children. Adopted mom to a mixed flock of ducks (Runner, Pekin, Cayuga, Swede) and a not-so-bright rescue dog named Mack. Auntie to all the animals at the farm I work at. Photographer (http://www.redbubble.com/people/evanskelly). Blogger of the obscure,...

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