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    Getting ducks to use feeder.

    Yeah, I have been leaving out a small open container. I have also been leaving little piles of food on the edges of the PVC openings in hopes the ducks will see it, those dont last long though before the chickens clean it all up
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    Getting ducks to use feeder.

    Hi, I got a pair of 1 year old cayuga ducks a couple of weeks ago, and I have been failing at getting them to use the same feeder barrel my chickens use. The barrel has 6 3" PVC elbows as openings. I figured by seeing all the chickens eating from there, they would see that food was there, so now...
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    put tray under nipple waterer?

    I just got my 7 week old chickens moved over to one of these hanging bucket nipple waterers. http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/little-giant-hen-hydrator-3-1-2-gal-capacity?cm_vc=-10005 The chickens took to it within a half hour with me playing with it in front of them, but I am noticing...
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    advice of first coop

    i like the idea of the converted shed, but havn't been able to find anything for less than around $100. There are some resin sheds that are a ltitle less, but you are kind of stuck with whatever it is. What I was thinking with a coop like this, was that it was a decent base, Then I could...
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    advice of first coop

    I just realized I didn't say how many chickens I planned on getting. I am planning on 4 to start, maybe 6 eventually, and I was looking at the 4x6 model not the 4x3. Thats a good point about snow load. I guess I have to do more reading about winterizing a coop, but I figured the heat lamp...
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    advice of first coop

    Hi, I am looking for my first chicken coop. I don't really want to build it myself but so far have been steered away from pretty much all of the pre-made ones from the reviews/posts on here and elsewhere. That being said, I found someone relatively local that makes them for a somewhat...
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