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    Coop power

    I was thinking one heater. And then have all of it looped together. It wouldn’t take much more. And the aquarium pump would keep it all circulating
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    Coop power

    I already have a watering system set up I’d rather not get another one but I’ll keep that in mind if that’s the way it works out. I also forgot to add I’m going to set up a blink camera so that when we are out of town we can check on them via the camera. ( we always have someone check on them...
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    Coop power

    Hello, I am trying to think ahead on what will work best as we get into our first winter with our chickens. We have a coop that is elevated with a fenced in run area under it. That area is connected to a chain link fenced in area. A section of the chain link area has a chain link panel overhead...
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    Ramps and ducks

    I am happy to report that tonight everyone went to bed on their own! All i had to do is shut everything up. So I’ll be getting a real home for the ducks and probably some automatic doors.
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    Ramps and ducks

    I love hearing about how everyone’s ducks have different personalities! Hahaha that’s awesome! Ducky is a peckin and she is kind of bossy to everyone else. Before we had them all outside she ran off our German shepherd, and she also decided she didn’t like the cat. She put her head down and...
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    Ramps and ducks

    I don’t have the size on me it was rated for 9 birds. It’s already been discussed about size and ratings commercially. But for the time being it is working and it’s what we have. We have 7 birds in all I’m pretty sure the ramp is steeper than they would like. If it weren’t for trying to get the...
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    Ramps and ducks

    We recently moved all our chicks outside. They have been outside for about 1 1/2 weeks now and they have been doing great! An issue that has come up is our ducks getting into the coop. The coop we have is a prefab setup that is raised off the ground with a run around and under the coop. The...
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    Getting started.

    Just an update for anyone wondering. I got our coop together. I sealed the wood and put it on pressure treated boards just to keep it up off the ground. I also was able to fit some non-toxic insulation board in the roof panels, as well as the roof/floor of the nesting box. I also did not plug...
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    Getting started.

    Well for the time being it’s what we have. I was hoping to find something bigger/better on Facebook market place but didn’t have much luck. Atleast this will give me time to come up with some more plans
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    Getting started.

    If memory serves 31x34 excluding the nesting boxes. It’s easier for me to remember it was bigger than the medium nestera coop and just a tiny bit smaller than the large. Note I was NOT going off the pictures to determine the amount for the coop. I have found that picture advertising on the...
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    Getting started.

    https://www.bomgaars.com/oi-65451.html Is the one we got we paid about half the listed price This is the one we were looking at https://nestera.us/products/chicken-coop The top one I measured the interior of the demo one at the store and the measurements fell in between the “large” and...
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    Getting started.

    My wife and I have wanted a flock for as long as we’ve been married. This year we finally got some chicks and are super excited for the adventure. I myself have been around farms,geese,ducks but Iv never had one of my own. My wife grew up having chickens so it’s not a totally foreign subject to...
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