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    Broody hen hatched eggs during winter

    Our coop is a bit busy and open front. She had already lost 2 chicks to the cold so we decided to move her inside to recover her strength after being broody and to give the chicks a chance to get larger before being added back to the coop.
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    Broody hen hatched eggs during winter

    So we've had a hen that's been broody for a bit now but with the cold weather we didn't think she would be able to hatch them.... Well we were wrong 😂 she and her chicks have now been moved into a dog kennel in the laundry room till the chicks get a little bigger. Early Christmas gift for us!
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    Topic of the Week - Feeding Ducks

    I used a feed calculator that I found on this website and some nutritional research to come up with a feed that is a mix of cracked corn, split peas, alfalfa, rice bran, flax seed, and pond fish food. I also give treats like 'parrot chop' (also found on this site), table scraps, and what ever...
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    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    ill keep the roof idea in mind for sure, I actually do want them under the poop board but he has them designed so that you can grab the eggs out the back of the nesting box (so the entrance to the nesting boxes are facing the back of the coop). He also has them attached to the boards somehow in...
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    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    I used the 1*6 boards first then plastic wrap, then some more 1*6 boards around the windows/doors/front to hold the plastic in place when I go to cut it out of those openings. I'm not finished putting my siding on but it'll be scrap metal siding. I would have what windows your getting planned...
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    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    Just finished building mine (6*10' build) a little over a month ago, it's a very satisfying build. I actually live in Southwest Michigan so hello from the Trolls 😅. I started building mine in November And I can tell you his design works wonders. There were days where I was working out there and...
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    Topic of the Week - Candling Eggs

    This is what I use, I take a piece of duck tape with a small hole poked in it and put it over my phones light to concentrate it and use it that way.
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    New coop!! Ideas? Suggestions?

    An open air coop is always fun idea and satisfying project. I just finished building mine (a prince t woods open air coop, started building in November) and it is probably the most satisfying things I've ever done.... I did however make mine with only hand tools and scrap wood. Still an awesome...
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    What did you do with your flock today?

    Processed some roosters and chased a hen around a pole barn for 30 min with my daughter so we could put her in the coop, it was after dark. Darn thing is quick and sly but i guess you have to be after surviving a hawk attack the way she did.
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    35 degrees Fahrenheit.....been this way all month.... Which for Michigan is really concerning. We have yet to be below 20 during the day.
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