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    The American Cemani Breeders Club...open forum

    Unless you can obtain access to your birds genome, breeding is not about certainty but probability. You just want to give yourself the highest probability of success you can. I’m going to try out Valley View Cemanis. I’ll let you know how it goes.
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    New coop n run almost finished..

    Yes, snow def doesn’t work. Coop is covered by a tarp to give shade in summer and keeps snow off roof in winter. Most days it depends on wind direction. The direction it’s coming from I keep that window wide open and the others 90% closed. Times I need pressure I have a fan mounted external of...
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    The American Cemani Breeders Club...open forum

    I wouldn’t take the chance. I’d spend the $$. I made a pretty good investment in 15 from a breeder, hopefully coming in June. Your first ones are pretty much your foundation. You have a bad foundation it could set you back years for culling. IMO.
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    New coop n run almost finished..

    Well, I’m glad they work for you. I’m not sold. When understanding the vapor density of ammonia and positive pressure ventilation, I prefer ridge line vents at the peak, especially in winter. 20 chickens in sub -30 degrees last winter, it worked perfectly.
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    New coop n run almost finished..

    And yes, no vents in soffits.
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    New coop n run almost finished..

    Thanks! I updated my profile. It has two gable vents and a ridge line vent that runs the entire length of the peak of the roof. It has 3 windows that I can open or crack in the winter. I live 30 min north of Minneapolis.
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    New coop n run almost finished..

    Spent the last 3 days on her. Coming along nicely.
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    Hello from MN

    Thank you! :)
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Agreed. But if I can control the varmints through other means if needed, and there is value in keeping the floor on the ground as a form of insulation, that’s valuable to me since we can get -30 below multiple times a winter. Perhaps even more valuable then varmint protection. That’s what I’m...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    The quarantine is more about giving the hospitals time to get ready to handle the surge in Covid cases. Theoretically the surge is going to happen regardless of when we reopen, so were just delaying the inevitable. Its just giving time for the hospitals to get ready and get stocked up on...
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    Raise coop or not for MN winters

    Sweet, thanks Cindy!
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    Raise coop or not for MN winters

    I live in MN and I've heard raising a coop makes them colder. Better to keep them on the ground, especially concerning winters? I have a 4x4 with a gable vent 18" high. I have a 8x12 on ground with ridgevent and gable vents on both ends. Starting to build my 3rd coop, trying to decide to raise...
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    Hello from MN

    Yes, I do! Lol. They’re not to happy with me right now because the chickens have been getting all the attention lately. 😂
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    Swollen vent and ?? Sticking out

    Sometimes it can really take a very long time to soften pasty butt enough for it to be removed. One time it was like 45 minutes of holding a wet rag on her vent under a heating lamp before it resolved.
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    Nesting boxes

    If you build one it won’t be enough. If you build two it will be too many.
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