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    The neverending coop project. *Update - IT'S DONE!!!!!!*

    Definately well constructed. I don't think our house was built that solidly
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    Help, I am Addicted!

    Quote: WOW... If those pale faced paints had wall eyes I would have paid $15 grand for them alone
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    Layer Crumbles?

    when my parents had the feed mill they produced both crumbles and pellets out of the same mill. I can remember the pellets being made forced through a grate of the approriate size, they made horse nuggets and other pelletized feed there as well just changing the mixes and grate sizes to suit but...
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    I can have chickens!

    I found out that I can write to the shire CEO to request that I can keep a rooster, the funny thing is that I don't have to liaise with neighbours just formally write to the CEO. Weird laws
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    I will never wax my armpits again.

    I've always said one of the best things about being a guy is not having to shave below the neck or now I'm getting older it's distinguished to look like this guy
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    Can I trim my Silkie's crest?

    if you want to show her use hair gel to get it up, and make sure you get it all out when you wash her up for showing
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    planting grass in the coop ?

    if you want to feed greens try the seeds in trays you can lift with a covering of what you guys call hardware cloth I think, small metal mesh, let it grow up long and then put it in the pens for them to desimate... the mesh will stop them from scratching out the roots, with a couple of these...
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    planting grass in the coop ?

    the chickens will just clear the site, once all the green is gone, they start scratching for grubs and digging up the roots, I had a dozen ten week old chick out on the lawn for two days over the weekend and the lawn is already looking worse for wear. If you were to manage the area like a couple...
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    the number one rule of coop building

    I've got a couple rules. measure twice cut once make it tall enough for you to stand up in take a leaf out of IKEA's book and design it modular, easy to assemble and dis-assemble, at least once a year the houses are completely pulled apart for a good steam clean, being designed right means...
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    Hot HOT HOOOOTTTTTTT Chickens - - - too hot what do I do ? ?

    we regularly have weeks of high 30'c and over 40'c including last year two days of 48'c with the night time temp only dropping to 42... we kept the chooks cool by running a perfarated hose type lawn watering strip over the top of the run and running in off and on every 20 minutes. With what...
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    Anybody have the dummies coop book?

    it's still in the process of being published, It says in the ad that once it's released they will ship. so you would be one of the first to get a copy but they wont garentee when you copy will arrive. they do this sometimes to off set the inition cost of printing etc.
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    silkie sexing by eye?!

    I've found the best way to sex them by eye is the ones you see laying eggs are the hens ... and the ones you see crowing are roosters...
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    How big does a chicken need to be that it isn't HAWK BAIT anymore?

    Quote: this is why he wants them
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    How big does a chicken need to be that it isn't HAWK BAIT anymore?

    with these guys around we have to watch out for the kids and yes that is a fully grown kangaroo under it
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    Not sure if I need to be concerned - chick's wings seem much too long

    Just looking at the 4 week old Barnevelders in the bator next to me, there is only two that don't have their wing feathers extending past their back like yours so may be a sex thing or just how those particular chicks are developing
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