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    Water barrels?

    I just thought to cover the opening with some wire. That should keep them out. I never would have thought to keep them from getting in lol
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    Water barrels?

    I'm thinking of laying a water barrel on its side and then cutting a small rectangular opening on what will be the top for filling purposes and then installing watering nipples along the sides. Of course I'd build a stand for it to rest on allowing my girls to reach them at a comfortable height...
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    Simple PVC Feeder (PICS)

    I did not glue mine just in case I wanted to move them or if I had to disassemble them to clean for any reason.
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    Simple PVC Feeder (PICS)

    You just need to add 6" to the bottom of the wye. Here's a link to my video of what I made.
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    Water warmer

    I saw this on a Google search and thought I'd try it out. It actually went pretty well. I'll see how it works agter this expected cold front comes through Va tomorrow. It's basically a light socket that plugs into an outdoor extension cord with a 40 watt bulb. I lined the inside of a half cinder...
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    Virginia

    Hey neighbors! I'm a first year chicken guy and with winter coming on just looking for tips and advice to keep my water from freezing and my girls warm. I'm a little northeast of Richmond in King William county. Right now I just have 3 gravity fed waterers. I'm thinking of running some extension...
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    Virginia Anyone???

    Hey! I'm near you, just a bit east in King William county. I'm just here looking for tips to keep my chickens and water warm this winter, first year with chickens.
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Our first egg we collected this week. Since then we have gotten 3 more.
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    PVC feeders

    Not hard at all. I use one of those soup containers that Chinese restaurants use. They're flexible enough that I can pinch it so the feed pours in without any spilling. I just fill each tube to near capacity. I just filled them Monday and will check tomorrow to see how they are. I'm thinking of...
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    so happy

    Congrats! We got our chickens this spring too and this week I got 2 eggs! I know the excitement you're feeling. Well done!
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    PVC feeders

    Have you thought about maybe adding a wooden triangular block? (similar to a door stop) I think if you put one on top of where I have my blue blocker then another blocker on top of that it might give you the angle and blockage you're looking for. I can try to sketch up the idea if you need more...
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    In-coop treats

    These are third season blackberries and they're thorneless. The chickens can't get to the "cane" at this point.
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    In-coop treats

    Here's the pic
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    Nesting box queations

    Thank you! I'm a bit of a worrier and tend to overthink mole hills into mountains haha
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    In-coop treats

    I was pruning our blackberry bushes today and had a few new offshoots which I dug up to transplant somewhere else. I first thought of outside the coop so that maybe they could grow up the fence and provide some shade and treats but then I had a brainstorm! I planted them inside the coop and put...
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