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    Sky high lumber prices = thinking outside the box.

    I buried the cloth 9", even at the gate opening.
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    Sky high lumber prices = thinking outside the box.

    Whatever works and is cheap is my mantra. Chickens only care about food, water, and safety from predators. If it accomplishes that, the chickies will be happy.
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    Sky high lumber prices = thinking outside the box.

    I built a coop from eight wood pallets (some cut and removed the slats to close up the sides) and some scrap lumber, and left over roofing shingles from our house reroof. Picked up the door (cut in half and mounted a bottom edge) and wood flooring panels (all free). Majority of the cost were the...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    Two years last time, just beginning again with hatched chicks five weeks ago. Moving them to the new coop tomorrow.
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    How much longer should I wait?

    I had one chick survive for 3 days, it too passed. Good news, the breeder used their newer and non-styrofoam incubator and hatched out 12 chicks for me. They are so far doing great and are eating and drinking machines, well, they are some serious waste makers too. Thanks for asking.
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    Are chicks feet supposed to look like this ?

    Silver Grey Dorkings have 5 toes
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    Are chicks feet supposed to look like this ?

    Silver Grey Silver Grey Dorkings have 5 toes.
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    Easy to build small coop ideas

    I'm building one from pallets, they are 40" x 48". Mine is 4' x 6'. Just roofed it, I need to finish the sides, then the roots, etc. All free wood and the door. Shingles are extras from my 3 year old roof replacement.
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    Pipped through shell 24 hours ago

    Already removed some shell and touched the beak, no movement but I did place it back in the incubator to keep an eye on it. Most likely already died.
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    How much longer should I wait?

    With water in the troughs and a wet sponge, never went over 53%, until the second chick hatched, went up to 56%. I believe it is wrong from the beginning. I went in, removed some shell, touched the beak, it didn't move. I put it back in and will keep an eye it for a while longer.
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    How much longer should I wait?

    I went in and pulled the egg, using tweezers, I peeled back some shell towards the air sack location. I decided to touch the tip of the beak a couple times. No movement. I'm sure it passed late yesterday or last night. I put it back in the incubator in a safe spot, I will monitor for a couple...
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    How much longer should I wait?

    My first egg to pip through shell 24 hours ago hasn't progressed. Beak is showing but no zipping and is just there. Another egg pipped and zipped about eight hours later, hatched last night and is running around owning the incubator kicking and rolling all the other eggs around. How much longer...
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    Pipped through shell 24 hours ago

    My first egg to pip through shell 24 hours ago hasn't progressed. Beak is showing but no zipping and is just there. Another egg pipped and zipped about eight hours later, hatched last night and is running around owning the incubator kicking and rolling all the other eggs around. How much longer...
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    How do I stop this?

    I had issues with a neighbor feeding squirrels so her and her grandson could watch those cute fuzzy animals. Well, they used my fence as a squirrel highway. I built a trap and removed many squirrels that would never return, yet, other squirrels kept coming. Once they learn the location of food...
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    How do I stop this?

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