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    Some photos I took: The Chicken Tractor's: http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff317/jfl1950/IM000158.jpg http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff317/jfl1950/IM000031.jpg http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff317/jfl1950/IM000029.jpg http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff317/jfl1950/IM000028.jpg...
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    Coop hieght

    6 ft should be fine we have a 4 ft wire fence which they can see threw and they manage to get out if they want and back in at night. you can always cover it if you find they are getting out with some tree netting you can get at home depot. but i would wait and see.
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    coop floor

    There should be very easy to add a floor to it 1/2 a sheet of plywood would do they sell some 3/8' at lowes or home depot for around $6.00 and you can have them cut it in half so you will have two just incase you need to double up on it . If you set it on cynder blocks it should last a while. I...
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    Who likes to hunt?

    My sister-in-law son-in-law came over and shot his 1st deer after skinning it and cutting up what remained he left the rest for the birds. Only problem was after the animals eat the remains they notices my 12 ducks free ranging and in lest then 4 days all 12 were gone not any feathers just gone...
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    What's it like in Texas?

    We moved out of Houston and went to Jacksonville south of Tyler about 14,000.00 people. It is hilly and we have enough lakes and streams. The land there goes any where from a litttle over $2000.00 an acer to around $3500.00 for good farm land. Homes vary you can get some run down ones trailers...
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    Buying an incubator locally

    Tractor supply will be the best bet have them order you one or wait for the next shipment or try another location. I ended up getting three from them with the egg turners and they were cheaper and better then on e-bay.
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    For those who have used vinyl flooring in the coop...

    We have a dirt floor here in east texas it works ok they do dig in it and we put down hay. I got a truck load of sannd for $100.00 and use that to fill in the holes and so far so good. Funny thing is that all the chickens like to get on the top perch so I ended up extening it. guess they don't...
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    Getting ducks to stay in the pond

    How can you get ducks to stay in and around a pond? Ours keep following us home after we place them in the pond and the wife wants sme to get ride of them this weekend. They keep eating her plants. I think she doesn't like the male ducks messing with the smaller females. They are 20 weeks old.
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    Dominique pullets not laying

    did you raise them or purchase them? I had two buff's that I was told were laying age but one started a month later the other two months later.
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    Pictures of Turkey Pens?

    I keep my two in a chicken tractor I built a while ago they seem fine in it. They were made with 2 of the cattle panel fence you get at tractor supply for about $16.00 each. If I was at home and not at work I could send you the photos. I have to look the link up I added here maybe do a search...
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    One Chicken laying egg's other 1 is not

    we got two buff Orpinton Hens and one was giving us eggs for the pass month the other one started just last week the 1st had nice smooth brown eggs the other same size but not as smooth spotted. Abouth once a week they skip a day but on the advarage we get one egg a day from each. I would like...
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    Training puppy

    My mother-in-law lives next door she has a germand shepard-wolf dog that since we started raising chickens ducks and turkeys has be staying with us 24-7 we can't get him to go home. At time we get a bit excited because he keeps an eye on them and at night he rounds them up and puts them in the...
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    Has anyone built a permanent "chunnel" using livestock panels?

    I built two so far and used cheap plastic wire ties we got it the $1.00 store think we got like 150 for a dollar use maybe two bags for a two panel trailer works ok. if you plan on using wheels on it make the bottom 2x4's about 9" longer for each set of wheels make it easier to move you can just...
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    Hardware question

    Before you srew in the screws you might want to dill a hole smaller then the screw that way when you screw in the screws it won't crack the wood.
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    Incubator humidity??

    I think its around 70% but all we do is fill the water revisors up keep it closed till they start hatching. We only had to add wet sponges for the ducks. From what I read they said the problem with humidity was that it was never a problem of too much only too little.
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