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    Poop around butt

    She is good this morning! Her feathers are dry so later I will manually crumble up the remainders so she can fluff her bum. Thanks everyone!
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    Poop around butt

    Thank you. I got most off with a bit of trimming and a warm spray bottle with towels to dry and absorb poo. Her butt is pretty naked since the feathers aren't fluffed, and it is going to be chilly tonight. 14 degrees. The coop is well insulated and well vented up high so not drafty. But she...
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    Poop around butt

    Thanks for this post, I have a poopy butt gal that needs some attention. As a new chicken mama, I'm wonder how I can clean this in the winter in Montana?!?!? I may try a little squirt bottle and wipes too, after I trim off chunks. Time to band my golden comet ladies so I can keep track of who...
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    Cleanout door design/pics

    I know, I said that door will be to access the windows, to open and close them (in storms).
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    Cleanout door design/pics

    Yes, sort of. This wall will have two cleanout doors and a pop door between them. Left cleanout door is so that I can get in to open/close windows easier (there will be poop trays there) and the right cleanout door will be for cleanout and accessing water/power. Total wall opening is just...
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    Cleanout door design/pics

    Hi All- I am about to "finish" my coop this weekend, with one last wall to build. By finish, I mean get the ladies into this thing for the winter, I will keep doing finish work for a while weather dependent. This wall will have two cleanout doors and the pop door. I am NOT a carpenter, and...
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    Safe coop and run lighting for humans

    Good questions! It is a raised coop, about 4' inside. Here are some photos of it in progress, maybe 2 weeks ago. I am now done with building all 3 walls, ceiling, floor and nest boxes. Working on the 4th wall now. My safety concern comes from reading about heat lamps with chicks, so maybe...
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    Should I paint the inside of the coop to weather proof it?

    Oh my gosh and wow is it overbuilt! Instead of redoing, just add more wood! I got the nest box done and while I wish I had made it deeper on the outside and the lid not so steep, I am thrilled!
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    Safe coop and run lighting for humans

    Not hard wired yet. Maybe next year, but I think I have a good setup in the works for now. One extension cord going to a power strip and from there each device will plug into the power strip via their own cords. All will be in an enclosed weatherproof box (es) to reduce fire and dust risk...
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    Safe coop and run lighting for humans

    I am getting close to finishing my coop! I am now planning for lighting, I want to have a light inside my coop, with a switch outside so that I can work it in during the winter evenings when it is dark. It will not be for chicken winter artificial light, just for my use. What fixture can...
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    Should I paint the inside of the coop to weather proof it?

    Sistah!!! I am on month 6 and not done either. I spent 3 hours figuring out how to make a nesting box lid that lifts, and didn't finish. I need to he DONE for winter in 3 weeks!
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    Operable window latches - outside of coop?

    Not that I have seen. I've been looking online for chicken coop windows, and have seen many sheds and pre-made coops and the cheapo windows have the little tabs on the outer sides of the windows. I just read another thread where someone said to basically build a hardware cloth panel so that it...
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    Operable window latches - outside of coop?

    Hi Everyone- I too have pandemic poultry, my very first chickens, like so many people have done. I built the run/aviary this spring, and now it is time to build their permanent coop within that. (I cobbled together a temporary coop for the summer). The aviary is in a relatively prominent...
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    Best Backyard Breed: Australorp, Speckled Sussex or Ameraucana?

    I am starting with some golden comets, a sex link hybrid. They are very sweet and reportedly lay lots of eggs.
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    MISTER misters

    Do not do this to your AC condensing unit. It is specifically designed to be air cooled and not saturated with water. Plus, you won't reduce the load on the unit, the cooling load is based on how much heat you need to remove from the space. A lower outside temperature MAY improve efficiency...
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