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    Gunslingers Chicken Coop

    Construction: The coop section is 4x8 and the total size with the pen/run is 8x12. The front is 8 foot high with the rear lowered to 7 1/2 feet. The front door will be used for easy egg collection and changing of food & water.The entire right side of the coop will be on hinges to make cleaning...
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    Need help with egg eating chickens

    if anything, these girls probably have an over-nutrition problem. They get their layer mash, scratch, veggie and fruit scraps from the kitchen, plus whatever they pick up while out in their run. I can probably see them getting bored though, but until I have a bigger property for them...
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    Want to know what people think of heated plastic waterers (3gallon)

    I like mine. Keeps the water from freezing nicely however it's a little tricky getting it aligned properly.
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    Cold Polish Chicken

    I have two Polish the rest of the flock are full size. One of my polish is doing the same thing. The past couple days when everyone else is gone inside she is staying outside alone. When I grabbed her last night to put her in I noticed some feathers on the top of her head were missing and her...
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    treated lumber? no good?

    When building my coop I decided against treated wood. Instead I put a good coat of paint on the surfaces that touch the ground. I am raising my flock chemical free No antibiotics, No medicated feed. I worried the chemicals from the treated lumber would leach into puddles that the chickens...
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    Poop Question-runny and very smelly*UPDATE*

    At 4 weeks old my chicks started to really stink. I thought something was wrong so I went looking here on BYC and found the thread where jenspeeps give you the scoop on poop. When I realized it was this cecal poop which happens every 5-6 days I figured it was time to get them in the coop before...
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    Buying water heater/heated waterer

    I just received this one from eggcartons.com It seems sturdy enough. I believe they are site sponsors here at BYC. They also have the one that goes under the galvanized type waterer.
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    pictures of droppings boards in short coops

    I use an old snow brush from the car to clean my coop -- a brush that is a little past its prime for snow removal. Works great! My dad, who grew up during the Depression and never throws anything away, suggested it. Great idea!
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    pictures of droppings boards in short coops

    Gunslingers coop interior has to be one of the tidiest, cleanest looking things I've ever seen outside a Martha Stewart magazine! Has it been used yet??? Just finished it, almost... I still want to put down some linoleum for a flooring. My chicks are due here on sept. 3rd. or 4th from MPC I...
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    pictures of droppings boards in short coops

    this is how I did it. There is an 8" gap from the top of the roost to the board. I figure on slipping a wisk broom in and yanking out the poo & shavings into a box for compost.
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    Coop Design Contest - Win $20 BYC Gift Certificate •• ENDS 9/15

    Just finished my coop. This is the design I came up with thanks to the great ideas on this site. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=10708
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    Roosts

    I am using 2x4 w/4" side up along with a droppings board
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    Preventing rain in through open window

    thanks Chirpy! Yes, I have covered the inside of the windows and the rear vent with hardware cloth. I am also using the screens that came with the windows to keep out the insects.
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    Preventing rain in through open window

    I used a 19x31 Hopper type window and reversed the window to open out to prevent rain. I like the fact I can open/close the windows without going into the coop.
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    How long before I can get chicks into the coop?

    Thanks for the info!
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