Reviews by WannaBeHillBilly

An excellent summary about the pro's and the con's of keeping peafowl. Great link-collection.
Helped me to decide not to keep peafowl in the forseeable future.

This is a nice short summary of the duties of a poultry keeper. Could be enhanced by adding some brief "how-to's".

I love the idea of converting an old TV stand into a peeper's TV!
But your article will need more details, like what exactly did you change in the TV-Stand, how did you install the egg-turner, … And of course some cute pictures of little birsd you have actually hatched in there!

Nice coop and nice run. The run looks almost bear-proof!
A little more details about the built itself, where the material came from - some wood looks reclaimed? - and what challenges you faced.

I like the pictures of the shed, the size is great, also it is tall enough to walk-in, but…
Where's the article? - Please a bit more details what you have changed and how you did it.

An article worth to be bookmarked.

Clear and easy to understand instructions how to calibrate your hygrometer, how the air-cell in an egg should look like and how the conditions in the 'bator should be. - Looking forward to hatch some ducklings next year and i will definitely refer back to this article.

Fantastic job! You took some scrap that other's would have thrown on the dump and built a beautiful chicken-coop out of that. And you took a lot of pictures during the built and invested the time to write this article. Thank you very much for that!
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Thank you very much for describing this with many details. The plywood screw plates are a great idea, hardware is way too expensive.

Now that's a nice project! Looking forward to see many more pictures and updates.

Very good research and very good references to sources and a very good conclusion of how this myth came to life. Excellent article!

When i was a kid, all the neighbors were doing their mail-ordering through my mom and everybody saved. So excellent idea to revive this good ol' tradition to order some good quality but "cheep" ducklings.

Thank you so much for writing this article! I need something to protect the wooden floor in my duck-house and i thought that Rubber-Coating would be fine. Unfortunately it takes too much time to harden, so i must find something else.

Lot's of good ideas to up-cycle "trash" into useful chicken-equipment. Many pictures, entertaining to read. Well done!

An eye-catcher for your backyard!
Beautifully written article with plenty of pictures, easy to read and full of ideas (culled lumber! Take that Ohm-Depot…). Well done!

And i bet your chickens love them too! Straight and 90° everybody can do!

Beautifully described the conversion from a junk-pile into a beautiful chicken coop.
Many. many pictures and really fun to read. Awesome!
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»How do these chicken farmers actually move those chicken tractors without crushing their chickens?« - Now i know that, sadly, accidents do happen when a chicken tractor is being moved.
This article suggests a set of good rules how to avoid those unwanted deaths and injuries. Well written and many pictures, a very good »lessons learned«.

Not much to say about this article. A must read before your chicks or 'lings start to hatch.
Lot's and lot's of pictures and very detailed instructions. I feel confident(er) to assist when i start hatching my own ducklings.

Appropriately named "palace"! This is a chicken palace.
Well constructed and sturdy material was used, many pictures showing the thought-through details.
Well done!

Very good idea to recycle an old boat trailer! Lot's of pictures and many details. Fun to read.

Reviews by WannaBeHillBilly

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The Pros and Cons for Raising Peafowl

How to make your feathered friends happy and healthy!

The Hatcher And Brooder

DiYMama's Coop DeVille

Our Coop

Top 3 BEST places to get chickens! PLUS Best Hatcheries in the US to buy from!

Incubation Humidity

The Mini Coop

Building Roof Trusses

Ebay eggs #1

Feeding Ducklings Medicated Feed - The Myths and the Truth

Best way to buy a few sexed ducks from the hatcheries without paying the crazy fee, cheap shipping

Black Jack Rubr-Coat #57, For Your Coop Floor.

Chicken Food and Water

Chick-Inn

The Odd Angle

The Dangers of a Tractor-style Coop

Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry

Charlene’s Chicken Palace or We’ve Come A Long Way Baby!

My 6X12 mobile chicken build on an old boat trailer

Reviews by WannaBeHillBilly

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