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    Black Copper Marans Eggs NPIP

    Are you able to provide a health cert for the parents of the birds? I'd be interested in purchasing a few dozen if so.
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    What can you tell me about Finches?

    you can find a whole heap of info about finches @ http://www.finchforum.com/ ... some pretty useful stuff on there. Finches are good fun.... that is untill you have more than you could possibly know what to do with.
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    Chicken Coop Construction Video

    I had been playing with the idea of bee keeping as well! I would be pretty keen on seeing some updates as to the whole project.
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    Chicken Coop Construction Video

    I watched your video series a while back now, and I am wondering whats your updated progress on your whole project? I am a big fan of the whole idea of being self sustainable as well. Im assuming the chickens are doing well and good? and the garden progress?
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    Building windows, or is it okay to be dark?

    how big is the window supposed to be?
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    Working on New Varieties, How often do you Cull?

    If you dont mind my asking... what is it that your trying to achieve? I always found selective breeding and things of the such interesting.
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    Bermuda Coop Progress Pics and Question

    MY computer has been down for a couple of days and I will upload pics of recent progress soon. Griffox here are a couple of pics of the aviary... it has an awkward shape but works for what i need. IT used to hold parrots, then was used for love birds, and now is holding finches, so its seen its...
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    How I process Quail... My 6yr old helped... WARNING: Graphic Pics

    very interesting. around how many do you process at one time? and roughly how long will they last you? i mean i would imagine that for their size 2 could easily be eaten by one person for a meal?
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    My Double Coop w/ wire bottom

    so its probably 1inch by 2inch hardwire mesh? have you had problems with mess collecting on the wire or does it all pretty much drop through?
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    Bermuda Coop Progress Pics and Question

    I have rolls of 3/4" wire and 1 x 2" wire spare laying around... which would be recommended? i was thinking the 1 x 2 would be easier as the poop would fall straight thru, but would this be okay for them to walk on? i will be getting a regular size layers
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    My Double Coop w/ wire bottom

    what size is the wire mesh for the coop floor?
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    Bermuda Coop Progress Pics and Question

    Okay so ive began to construct a coop for 4 laying hens that will be kept in my backyard, near my finch aviary. The bottom of the coop is made of a pallet and a half (joined together with a few bolts and excess pallet wood. The coop is 6ft wide 3 feet deep and 4 feet high... seeing as the...
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    Coop almost finished. Got my first egg today! **Pics**

    nice coop! What are the dimensions?
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    Open Bottom Coop

    yeah the birds would have their own separate run and retire to the coop at night or whenever. Come to think of it the mesh squares would probably need to be a bit larger to facilitate the poop falling through instead of collecting on the grate.
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    Open Bottom Coop

    I live in Bermuda - so the climate is relatively mild - sub tropical, The weather RARELY goes below 60 in the coldest winter months. There are also no natural predators that would threaten the birds...
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