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    Are the nipple watering systems worth it?

    I have a pretty nice setup that works but....I Have come to the conclusion that nipple water systems are only useful if you have a heated building or freeze protected water lines and an automatic fill system. They also require floor drainage because chickens are messy drinkers and spill more...
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    Are the nipple watering systems worth it?

    I an so sorry to be so negative but with a fancy PVC, horizontal nipple system my coop stunk to high heaven and my flock used about 3 gal a day in the summer. It is now winter and because I messed up the cable entry to the pipe for the heater and it leaked, I removed it and put back my heated...
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    turkey nesting box

    I have 3 toms and one hen. My purpose was to get some turkey eggs but got toms instead of hens. Im going to butcher the toms but would like to encourage the hen to lay in the same place so i can find the eggs. I can provide a house for her but cant keep the chickens out of it so, short of...
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I bought turkeys because my wife likes turkey eggs but wound up with 3 toms and only one hen. She is laying now but i was wondering if turkeys lay like chickens, roughly one per day?
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    I make any covers they can reach at 45 degrees and all but the bantams avoid them due to footing issues. I had a golden bantam that could latch on to the top edge of the cover with her toes and would perch up there (she was on the bottom of the order). I also have a 4" pvc nipple water system...
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have chickens and turkeys together and the chickens appear to be attacking the turkeys. I have 3 toms and one hen and the hen lays down to protect herself but the toms are too proud to sit and too aloof to fight apparently. The chickens have completely denuded their butts and one has a very...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Well, my chickens are pecking at the butts of my tom turkeys and they are bald butted now. Im thinking mites? I thought toms were aggressive but they dont even pay attention to it. Finally got rid of the rooster. Got to sort out the layers so i can start butchering. Too many non-egglayers...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    This is basically how i designed all my nesting setups. My first one was inside the coop over the feeders with a sloped roof and access from the back. This design has the nest boxes inside the coop over the feeders to prevent roosting but the front is flush with the inside wall which also...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Since my calculations resulted in enough room for 27 chickens, i have now 17 chickens that leaves 40 sqft so I figure i have room for at least 4 turkeys. Still looks a little crowded though. My toms are huge. I know they are a lot of feathers but they are still huge :-) They wont fit in my...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    So, how many chickens does a large turkey equal? My calculations allow 27 birds but 4 are turkeys. 21 is probably on the high limit for my coop, eh? Id be happy with a pair as pets but my wife wont let me butcher the other 2. The hen seems normal but the toms are all very chesty. I hope...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    My coop is 12 feet tall by 12 x 9 feet and with 22 birds (ok, 1 died so 21)and lots of powered ventilation it seems a little cramped to me. They have a 9 x 32 run as well with its own roosts. They seem to be ok but i have some butchering in my future plans. If i can butcher 2 toms (without...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    In the dictionary there is a word that provides the answer to the "never ends" problem. I think it is spelled DISCIPLINE. Its not a magic word, anyone can employ it :-))))
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    If anyone feels bad about their coop, here is a pic of my first coop which housed my bantams for 4 years. The run was 8x20 on concrete behind the back wall and all 2 inch chicken wire sides and top. No predators got in and the run wire wasnt even burried or attached at the bottom. I threw...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    I have 3 green eggs, 1 jumbo from the older black hen and the 2 smaller ones from the fake auracanas. It is possible i doubled one of the leghorns by mistake. Sometimes they move laying times but mostly they all lay about the same time (different for each one) every day. I dont collect...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Anyone know offhand what breeds lay white eggs? I know i have 2 leghorns laying and maybe the buff orphingtons (one just laid a brown one). All the others are black and i think i know who is laying the green eggs. I only have 2 leghorns so didnt expect another white one. My chipmunk fake...
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