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Insulating The Chicken Coop for WinterGreat article. I live in Alberta Ca. We can have weeks of sub zero temps. -25 to -38c - 13F to -36.5f I put a small heater that blows warm air in...
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Our new chicken shackThank you we wanted to give it that old look and all the rock was harvested out of the hole. We dug out of the mountain to actually build the...- JMscarbrough
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Our new chicken shackThe coop is built like a pole barn with 4x4 in the ground, 2x4 studs , 1/2” in plywood for walls , and windows ( from Amazon specifically for...
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Insulating The Chicken Coop for WinterI have dirt floors with some litter. Don't compost it as I collect the poo and save it. But I could. I also have an Emu who doesn't or hasn't...
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Insulating The Chicken Coop for WinterLove the idea of using old feed bags. I use them for a lot of things, garbage, storing chicken poop, and yes, stopping drafts. I live in Florida...
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arkansas55 chicken coop
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the north wall has been finished coop and gazing wall this will keep the cold north wind off them and i love it their door we have finished... -
Storage-Box chick brooder
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I made this chick brooder from simply: x4 zip ties A large storage box A small amount of chicken wire. It can easily be accessed I will... -
Jumbo feeder by Danny Bahr
- naamaav
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILDING A 6 STATION, ROLLING CHICKEN FEEDER: Mix up a batch of plaster and pour into garbage container to make a mold of the... -
Our Repurposed Coop
- chicksrcool
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Our Repurposed Coop! Well here it is! I had originally planned to turn the kid's wood playhouse that was attached to their swingset into our... -
nesting boxes
- kenzie008
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Ravenwood Acres Rouen Run
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Randy Cummings Coop
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I Invented A Waterproof Outdoor Chicken Feeder For My Chicken Tractor
- krissieschickies
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Perfect waterer for cold weather
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My DH designed this system from similar systems on this site. Thank you BC of all the idea's. I live in South Dakota and was tired of filling... -
5 Best Chicken Breeds for Children
- Husker Chick
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Keeping backyard chickens is a great way for children to learn responsibility, without the obligation of daily walks or training that comes with... -
Transforming A Shed To A Beautiful Coop
- georgia chick
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Like everyone else, I scoured BYC's Coop Section over and over to decide how to make our coop. Although we have alot of stored lumber, we decided... -
Vegetarian Fed
- mechagrue
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What's the Deal With "Vegetarian Fed"? This is a question that crops up a lot on BYC. Often enough that I decided to create a static page to point... -
Vermontmaples Chicken Coop
- Vermontmaple
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ONCE IN A LIFETIME ADVENTURE: The Raymonds have chickens? What an adventure this has been! About 2 weeks ago, my husband asked our children... -
Meat Bird House
- paridisefarm2009
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Hello everyone This is a housing complex for my upcoming Meat Birds , I Just threw it together From all my leftover materials Just laying around... -
Eggs Are Goods Chicken Coop
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My mini farm started after I decided to get two goats to clear away brush on my property. Soon after the goats arrived, someone gave me a donkey... -
Tuff City Chicks
- Em
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Our humans apparently spent a few weekends based on a plan in their head. We know they had the benefit of some old trusses from a mobile home... -
Salty And Peppers Chicken Tractor
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Describe 'Salty and Pepper's Chicken Tractor' here Our Silver-Spangled Hamburg bantams live happily together in their chicken tractor, built from... -
Letting Your Broody Hen Hatch Her Eggs
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I’ll never forget waking up on an early October morning to hear the undeniable sound of new life unbound—PEEP PEEP PEEP! I was shaking like a leaf...