I have 6 hens all in pens with 3 cocks I averaged 42 eggs per bird last year. But I was only feeding laying mash to them all year. The earliest I got an egg last year was late February. I did maintain a 85% hatch rate last year also. So I've had very good luck with my flock!
Fans 19.00 x2
Duct 5.00 x2
Light Fixtures 4.99 x2
Duct tape 8.00
Fridge free
Scrap wire free
Thermostat. 21.00 eBay
Egg turners. 46.00 x6 at southern states not all pictured
I think this is everything I used
Also you will see two light fixtures in the heat box. The plans were to have a back up bulb to kick on if it ever got below 97 but never got around to it. I suggest doing this as with the bulb running 24/7 and all the heat with no cooling they go out ALOT.
Ok I have my thermostat hooked up to...
Ok I built this to hold a lot of egg turners but the vent pipes are in the way. I forgot about that. But for 2 turners to fit on one shelf you have to take a grinder to the end of the turners and remove 1/2" off of each. I'm going to modify this and run my tubing out side of the egg box. Also...