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    Catawba Coop - Comments? Suggestions?

    Hi Randy, Saw your page, very nice! Fred
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    Catawba Coop - Comments? Suggestions?

    I had thought of another solution to the side door, but haven't really worked it through yet. I thought if there was clearance enough to lift it an inch before lifting it up and out then I could use some sort of "U" bracket. They sell angle iron that is in a complete u shape, or I could find...
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    Catawba Coop - Comments? Suggestions?

    Do you think the Catawba is too heavy? If only I could make it out of aircraft aluminum or carbon composite The only ones I've seen that seem light are the doghouse on one end type. I suppose you could make them two pieces also, where the run detaches quickly from the coop and has a method...
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    Catawba Coop - Comments? Suggestions?

    Patman, Mike and Em changed the vertical supports as I said I wanted to do to make a center door. In the original there is a triangular support on each end and one in the middle, they made theirs with an extra triangular support, four instead of three. So there were vertical legs at the ends...
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    Catawba Coop - Comments? Suggestions?

    Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the pictures of the dog house coop! Patman, you said you modified the roost. You think they prefer to sit on something rather than wrap their feet around something? That is interesting. I'll follow your post to see how this works out over time. -f
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    Catawba Coop - Comments? Suggestions?

    I have the plans for the Catawba and were looking at them, along with a modification that Mike and Em made. I have some questions, concerns. 1. The loft and roost seem badly planned. The roost runs most of the length of the loft and sits right over the edge of the trap door. First, there is...
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    Wake County NC ordinances? Can't find them!

    Wow, that simple? LOL. I was on that site and used it all the time when I was looking to buy a house and research real estate, GIS maps, etc. Sort of scary that anyone can see an aerial photo of your property, see plot lines, know your name, address, what you paid for the house, whether you...
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    Roos vs. Neighbors-Need Advice

    Have you ever lived next to someone who has Peacocks? LOL. Funny how such a beautiful animal can make so much noise! And that constant cry they make sounds like a baby or woman wailing. I think personally I would rather listen to a rooster than a peacock.
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    What size waterer and feeder?

    Here in NC there are a lot of rural areas just outside the cities. Most farmers will tell you it takes about 22lbs of feed a day for every 100 chickens. This means each chicken eats .22 lbs of feed a day. For 4 chickens, that is under a pound of feed a day. With smaller flocks and waste, you...
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    Wake County NC ordinances? Can't find them!

    I can find just about every city and town's ordinances, but I am not inside the bounds of any city. I assume that the fallback is Wake County rules or State Rules. Can anyone tell me what they are or point me to a link where I can read the law? Thanks! -f
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    Roos vs. Neighbors-Need Advice

    At first I was sort of shocked by the responses to this question, but then I realized that this wouldn't be a balanced forum as we are all here out of an interest or love of chickens! Asking someone here about Rooster noise is like politicians debating if they need campaign reform I am...
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