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    HALE MOA NA FUIAVA OHANA Aloha! E komo mai e na Fuiava hale moa! Hello! Welcome to the Fuiava Chicken House! For nearly a year now I have wanted to have my very own hens as pets and egg layers. I researched and thought long and hard and then on my birthday I decided to call a local Feed...
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    Chicken Grit???

    My girls are about 2.5 months old and i started giving them small amounts of mashed tuna and vienna sausage... just read that they should also have some grit to help grind down the food i their gut. What kind of grit should i look for? I make sure the tuna and vienna sausage is super mushy...
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    Oh boy, Pricing materials tomorrow! Will it work?

    @flipflop... the coops in our area are very small or non existing. alot of people have teepees for their roosters... not many raise hens in my area so i dont have much to go off of. and the man i could have asked is no longer here (my papa passed on years ago). hardiboard and hardiplank are...
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    Oh boy, Pricing materials tomorrow! Will it work?

    Quote: So I will still need to do the plywood... shucks. LOL! I was thinking I could attach the hardiplank right to the frame...
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    Oh boy, Pricing materials tomorrow! Will it work?

    Hmmm... now i have a question about ventilation. Because I live in Hawaii our winters are mostly wet, and may get down into the low 70's. But its very humid here even in the winter. Would a 3 wall coop be better for ventilation purposes? maybe the front wall can be a half wall instead of...
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    Oh boy, Pricing materials tomorrow! Will it work?

    @gryeyes... i think that sounds about right for me! Thanks so much!!! @flipflopfarmer... well im in hawaii very close to a beach so metal is out for me cause it will rust through in a couple years time. Same with recycled wood... termites here are horrible and relentless! i figure with...
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    Oh boy, Pricing materials tomorrow! Will it work?

    After a month of reading through the coop designs here I sketched and came up with a plan that works both for our mild weather, and location. But I have a question I didnt find an answer to yet... Hardiplank for the exterior of the coop... can i use this without having to put plywood on the...
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    Need a heat lamp in Hawaii?

    Quote: Well... they used to be! LOL! Thank you so much for the great feedback! I have since turned off the light but the damage has been done. Now that those 2 girls have bald spots, they are still being pecked at and I found the culprit! Wouldnt you know its the smallest and quietest of...
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    Need a heat lamp in Hawaii?

    I think I made a HUGE mistake by using the light! I had it on in the corner only so the rest of the playpen would be cooler for them to move to. I left the house for a couple of hours and when I came back my 2 biggest and strongest girls were pecked to bleeding! The other 2 were fine. Well I...
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    Need a heat lamp in Hawaii?

    Aloha Hanaleimel! Okay... I just set it up and turned it on... im using a 75watt soft light bulb and you were right... they ran right to it and are now snuggled underneath it! Thats just amazing. Here I am sweating in my house desperate for some cool air and they WANT it to be hot! LOL! Not...
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    Need a heat lamp in Hawaii?

    Aloha! I have four 3 week old chickies and have held off from using a heat lamp on them. The weather here has been extremely hot and humid (in the high 80s low 90s during the day - mid 70s at night) and I do not want to over heat them. Do you think I should continue to keep them without the...
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    Cement ground for the run?

    Thank you so much! I dont know why Im being so nervous... I guess because this is my first coop I want to do it right. LOL! Ive only had my girls for 2 weeks and theyve already stolen my heart! Well I have a little bit of time to work on the outdoor space for them so I will continue to...
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    Cement ground for the run?

    I have minimal space to build my coop and run... I would like to have a coop where my girls can go at night, that I will close up to help minimize noise (the homes here are VERY close together!) but the space I have is extremely limited! a large part of it is cement... so what I want to know...
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    Chicken Jungle Gym

    What a great idea! They look like they are having a good time... and I love the little "snack box" you have there... great idea!
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    A quick hello from Hawaii!

    Thanks again everyone! I have decided to go with a bigger coop because Im falling in love with my chickies and definitely want to breed them later... my new favorite pets ::just dont tell my puppy I said so LOL:: I took them in the back in their new set-up. Im using an old playpen that I...
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