Reviews by Lacy Duckwing

The Security Vault

ImissBuford
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Well written article with lots of pictures. Good pictures showing the progress and there was details of some of the materials used and established costs.

Hot Rock Acres Tractor

SWFLCpl
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1 min read
2.83 star(s) 6 ratings
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Lots of great pictures and the materials used was shared. Unique chicken tractor!

Coop Fear

Stinsojy
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3 min read
2.83 star(s) 6 ratings
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Nice looking coop and good pictures. More details on the process and construction would be helpful.

Repurposed Coop

Stephnet
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Very nice coop and inventive way to use recycled materials. I love the French doors that were added.

Just Wing It

Chicken Logic
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Article could use more details and process information.

Dsheaz Coop

dsheaz
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3.67 star(s) 6 ratings
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Interesting article with an update of everything done. There's plenty of pictures and some measurements included. Very unique idea!

Integrating Chickens, Step By Step

Dawnclucks22
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A simple article explaining how to do the See-No-Touch method. It might be helpful to include approximately how long each step takes for the originals to get used to the newbies.
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Integrating: A Pictorial Guide by BigBlueHen53

BigBlueHen53
4 min read
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A good article displaying the "See-No-Touch" method and how it worked effectively. The author included pictures to show how the method works, along with a link to an article for further reading. This was a helpful article on showing how well this method works.
BigBlueHen53
BigBlueHen53
Thanks, Lacy! I appreciate your response!

Moving broody hens

Silkie Princess
4 min read
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Very informative article! I'm looking to move my broody tonight and this article is very helpful. On the boxing-in part, I've done that a few times in the past, but have felt guilty about doing it. I'm glad to see it is a thing, and it does help others as well.
The image in this article doesn't work. This article doesn't give a lot of details on hatching with a broody and doesn't have any pictures to show what should be done either. I think adding more information and pictures would better help those interested in hatching chicks under their broodies.

Repurposed Dresser Broody House

crossgirl
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Very nice conversion of a drawer to a brooder. Great pictures as well.

BobbyNix Coop

BobbyNix
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Awesome looking coop! Article would benefit with more details on what was done and measurements, etc.

Cornish X: The Quick Meat Bird

RaisinChicks7
4 min read
3.57 star(s) 7 ratings
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Not really an educational article. It appeared to be focused on what the author didn't like about them, and not about the breed and/or raising them, like the title had given me the impression of.
RaisinChicks7
RaisinChicks7
Hey Lacy, since writing that article I have raised 5 more flocks of meat birds. One flock were the Big Red Roasters (which we did not like) and the rest were Jumbo Cornish X. 😊
Let me just add by saying, it really matters where you buy your birds. Absolutely important. Our first flock of Cornish X were from Meyer Hatchery. They were straight run and it was winter here. I’m sure the mortality rate was a lack of knowledge. We live and we learn. Hopefully we do. After that, we have ordered from Murray McMurray since we’ve had better luck with them. However, my oldest bird and favorite chicken, Penny, came from Meyer. So it’s just a matter of preference where you get your birds from.
Our last 2 flocks (30 Jumbo Cornish X) were raised for Cornish Game Hens. We fed them 12 on 12 off with no loss of birds; we cull them at 3.5 to 4 lbs (4-5 weeks) and have beautiful Cornish Game Hens dressing out at 2.5 to 3 lbs. which is perfect for us. For full size 5-7 lb broilers we raise them another 3 weeks or so. The taste is divine not to mention they are the sweetest birds on the planet. Just a pleasure to spend time with, which makes it super hard to cull them.

Double Shipping Crate Coop

crazychickenwom
5 min read
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It appears like this article is unfinished. The coop was looking well, and I would have liked to see how it turned out. :(

John Deere Chicken Tractor

Purdy
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Adorable coop and cool idea. More pictures and details would be helpful.

Utility Trailer Brooder

ChickBond 007
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Unique idea and simple article on it. The article did include measurements, but I would like to have seen more building instructions and possibly the wire top (and how that worked).

Teflon Poisoning in Birds

Birdadvocate
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Very interesting article on this topic. I would like to have seen more info on this, including the exact temperature your Teflon cookware was when your chicken was exposed to the poisonous gasses and had a reaction. I would also like to see more studies supporting this and proof that this is what caused the issue with your bird, and not some other underlying issues.
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Took the bird to the vet. Perfect health. X-rays, stool & blood workup. No underlying diseases or health conditions. Middle-aged.

Temperatures vary from mid to high heat. The out gassing is usually detectable by odor it gives off. None w/stainless steel.

We noticed every time we cooked w/new non-stick cookware our bird would go down.

Looked it up and there is a plethora of articles on this issue. Cookware companies are not going to tell you this of course. Reason I did not name the manufacturer because we didn't want to get sued.

Strange that most companies have renamed their coatings but when you investigate you find out it's Teflon. They claim to have removed the offending substance but I suspect there is something else in the coating that's deadly.

When bird had a seizure and almost died we woke up.

Usually Teflon is deadly and birds do not survive.

I can't tell you what to do but we have sided with caution and removed all non-stick and went back to stainless.

The bird got better immediately and returned to his behaviors in December prior to using the non-stick cookware.

I believe we should be cautious of new products as history has taught us again and again they usually have side effects. Some deadly.

Petaluma Cabin Coop

DashHam
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8 min read
4.33 star(s) 6 ratings
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Awesome coop article with lots of pictures and links to the plans they used. Great work on showing the process along with details on things used.

Morris Coop

Coachmorris30
2 min read
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Beautiful coop and excellent pictures! Would like to see more building details and measurements, along with more on the process.

Keeping Your Flock COOL with Healthy FRUIT Popsicle BLOCKS

Sequoia Raven Bird Farms
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Very simple to read article. The list of suggestions were very helpful. I do suggest adding a disclaimer that some fruits, vegetables, and herbs are unsafe for chickens and should be fully researched before putting into the chickens' frozen treat. Otherwise great article. Giving chickens frozen treats is always a good thing and it was nice reading this article for ideas.
Sequoia Raven Bird Farms
Sequoia Raven Bird Farms
Thank you Lacy. I will be sure to add one.
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