Reviews by Debbie292d

Beautiful coop and run!

Lot's of great pictures and your explanation as it went along was very nicely done. A neat story too about why you did all this.

This is a beautiful coop and run!

What I'd like to have seen, though is a blueprint or some measurements, or a materials list showing the sizes of everything you used. That would make it easier for someone to build it.

Also, you could have a heading: "What would I do differently?" as you obviously learned some lessons, but we don't know what you did differently.

You have awesome pictures and made your article flow, so it's understandable each step of the way what you were doing, but pretend you're explaining it to someone who is trying to build it.

Nice job, though. It's a beauty!

Very nicely organized and informative.

Maybe you'd like to also include that if incubating these icky eggs, generally we don't wash them either. The reason is no bloom, then bacteria can enter the egg and perhaps kill the embryo.

You could also have a link or two to where further information about the subject is in case someone would like to read more about this.

Nice job!

It's a pretty opinionated article, but some info is good; other info can be taken with a grain of salt.

I think "the birds fly" was supposed to be "the bird flu." There are other grammatical errors, but that one stands out. Check the formatting of your numbered sections and either have a space after each, or no space, but you have both.

I'm giving you 3 stars for ingenuity and explanation; however, using kitchen appliances outdoors is a recipe for trouble as the cords and electronics weren't built for outdoor climates. Could you rewire the heating unit with a higher gauge heavy-duty electrical cord?

I believe that temperature switch you speak of is called a Thermo Cube.

Found someone asking about it with their chicken they are tube feeding due to canker. I'll be sharing this very informative article with her. Thank you!

I believe most don't have vets, but there are links to dosages that would be helpful if someone needs. I've seen links in BYC and at Poultry DMV.

Love this! It needs updating though. I think it could be made into a useful tool either in the learning center under a different title or on the homepage

Very nice! I'd have liked to see a little bit more explanations under each of the pictures to explain what you're doing although most are obvious.

Buying a coop in the box isn't a DIY coop, but at least it looks good! The run was nice to see how it was made. A few more details and measurements would help.

It's a neat concept! I like it but we'd need a lot more information how you built it and photos of inside the coop part. Blueprint and materials list or at least measurements of it would be helpful.

It's cute, but more about how to stucco the coop rather than build it.

Absolutely gorgeous!

But as far as the article, we'd need a lot more pictures, blueprint, materials list, and information how to build it.

Innovative!

It definitely could use photos to go along with the instructions.

Looks great but no measurements or instructions given so we could build this easier.

Nice wiring diagram but no info beyond that.

Looks nice but no build details.

Good article! Very helpful to anyone thinking about getting into showing and good links to further info.

A couple more pictures to demonstrate a couple of things would improve the article, but it's still informative as is.

Great incubator idea using a fridge!

It would help if you explained each picture or group of pictures rather than just having all of the text in one place and pictures in another. Some were done that way, but most weren't.

Also, a wiring diagram is so helpful, even if you just hand-draw one on a napkin.

Excellent build pictures, explanation, wiring diagrams, materials list, and everything in between!

I would have taken a star off because many of the links don't work, but they probably did when this was written. That extra step is nice, and if you come back, it would be great if those could be fixed.

Nice job! Love the materials list and all of the photos and explanation. The only thing missing is a wiring diagram. For us to build that, we'd maybe figure it out, but showing us how you did it would help.

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