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    Birdbath Heater for Winter Watering - No Aluminum?

    Hello, I switched to a two gallon plastic bucket with a gamma lid that has 4 horizontal nipples for watering my chickens. I've looked up the Allied Precision 300 200-Watt Bird Bath De-Icer with the idea of using it this winter. Has anyone had any experience with using this birdbath heater in a...
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    Farm Innovators heated nipple waterer

    Has anyone tried the Farm Innovators heated nipple waterer for chickens, model HB-60P? I'd really like to switch from a regular waterer to a nipple waterer as the girls are constantly getting huge amounts of dirt in their water as the way it is now. But, I haven't been able to find any reviews...
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    Poll: Best chicken coop floor

    Our floor has worked well so far as we haven't had to replace the linoleum yet. When I originally posted I forgot to add that we keep a 3" layer of pine shavings on top of the linoleum. Our coop is raised up off the ground, and we go out and scoop the poops each day with a kitty litter scoop...
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    Maine

    I'm in New Vineyard. Our chickens have a run that has a peak on top. It has heavier wire on the sides and chicken wire over the top with tarps over that. The chicken wire supports the tarps as well as providing some protection. The snow slides right off the tarps, sometimes to the consternation...
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    Poll: Best chicken coop floor

    We're new to chickens - just got 3 last year. What we did for a floor was to put down painted plywood, cover it with a layer of ice and water shield (it goes a couple of inches up all of the walls too), and then put down a remnant of linoleum that we got cheap at the local flooring place. We...
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    Maine

    Hey, I grew up in Windham and am now living in New Vineyard, Maine (north of Farmington in the Western Mountains). We built a coop last year for our 3 Buff Orpingtons. Three of the walls are made out of pallets, the fourth wall is two doors that open up for easy cleaning of the coop. We...
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