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    Ended - NYD Hatch-along Contest #1: Total Number of Eggs Set

    659
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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    Hi All! I'm from Attleboro. We just got out 8 chickens this summer. It was quite an ordeal at first. We were given 7 chickens, but 6 turned out to be roosters. So we returned 5 of them and kept a rooster and a hen. Then we went on Craigslist and found someone selling pullets in Rehobeth...
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    New to Everything Chicken

    Welcome, Michelle! You will certainly learn a lot here. Since you have not started, take time to read about the different chicken coops people have built and what features are most important. You will want to especially pay attention to discussions on ventilation and predator protection...
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    No chickens yet, but I am so intrigued!

    Welcome from Massachusetts, Mallory! I just got into it this year and it's been a blast! Denis
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    automatic chicken coop door

    I have a timer on the light inside the coop and I love it, but for the door I opted for a remote control outlet. I was able to get a short "extension" with 2 outlets on it that is operated by a keychain remote control. It only cost $10 in the Christmas section of Home Depot. It's great! It...
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    automatic chicken coop door

    We all evolve as the situation requires. To that end I have fixed the automatic door, hopefully it will last longer. I also took some pictures and shot a little video. You can view my chicken coop and chickens here: By the way, the name in the opening title is a little family joke. My...
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    Yum or Yuck?

    Yum Clam Chowder
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    The biggest downside of living out in the boonies...

    Well, I can't help with the satellite issues, but several of you mentioned cellular problems. I saw a way to improve signal strength on the internet and wondered if it might work for you. I actually tried this in a bar one night when I was having trouble getting enough signal to load Facebook...
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    automatic chicken coop door

    UPDATE: It seems the chickens are not too happy with the automatic door. I went to open it yesterday, after closing it for the night, and I found the door to be already open. It was lying in the pine shavings on the floor of the chicken coop. The string that is used to raise and lower it was...
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    automatic chicken coop door

    I just put an automatic door on our chicken coop this weekend. I used an Add-A-Motor and a piece of plexiglass from Home Depot. It works like a charm. I even had my daughter decorate the plexiglass with some colorful duct tape so we can tell if it is up or down. Rather than putting it on a...
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    How can they take dirt baths when there's snow on the ground?

    I built a dirt bath that I saw mentioned on here. I placed an old tire on top of a small sheet of plywood and put play sand, fireplace ash, and diatomacious earth in it. My coop is a little over a foot off the ground, so I slid it under and enclosed the area under the coop with hardware cloth...
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    Ventilation

    Thanks for the great info. After reading all of the posts about ventilation, I was concerned that my coop was woefully prepared for the winter. If I closed the windows to keep out drafts there would be no ventilation. So I found a guy on Craigslist who was selling ridge vents. I got one for...
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    Hello There!

    Hello, from Massachusetts!
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    Hello from RI!

    Hello! from Attleboro, MA. ( I grew up in Warwick). Nice to see more people from nearby.
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    Tell everyone your current mood in three words (no more, no less!)

    Bored at Work
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