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    fuel-based heated waterer

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    fuel-based heated waterer

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    fuel-based heated waterer

    Also, you can just use the normal horizontal nipples. That is what I did. I just cut a 3" x 10" piece out of the outer shell of an old cooler. That exposed the inner wall of the cooler. Then, I just drilled and mounted the nipples as usual.
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    fuel-based heated waterer

    You can also look at using a cooler as your waterer... http://muddyhillfarm.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13 I did something similar. I still use a bird bath deicer for really cold temps but the cooler definitely helps...
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    Coop Fire - New shed - extremely cold - seramas

    I agree with this. I live in Wisconsin. Every winter, we get at least one blast of -20F. Chickens do just fine. They have down coats... Think about this... We have domesticated chickens for hundreds of years. We've only had electricity for about 50 years.
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    Elector PSP Offer

    Apocalypse. I am in Wisconsin...
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    Elector PSP

    Pyxis, I appreciate the information. I am giving them extra light. They get about 14 hours each day. The amount of daylight hasn't really changed much in the last 2 weeks. I looked for lice around their vents and other places. I did not see any. But I didn;t really look that hard or know...
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    Elector PSP Offer

    Someone suggested that my girls had lice. So I bought some PSP. It seems to be working. BUT, I feel like I got ripped off. I spend $150 on 8 ounces of PSP. I only used about a teaspoon of it. So... If anyone wants/needs PSP, let me know. I can send you a little (1-5 teaspoons). Or I can...
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    Elector PSP

    I just used it. My girls stopped laying after molting. My breeder said that 95% of the time that is due to lice. I tried PSP Elector about 2 weeks ago. I got 4 eggs today for the first time in months...
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    Where is the jugular vein and carotid artery?

    As for knives, use a scalpel. Google "havalon knife". It allows you to use a brand new blade whenever you need it. I have the knife for hunting. But I will also use it to process chickens.
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    Horizontal nipple waterer

    The bird bath heater is all they need. I live in Wisconsin and the waterer works fine all winter. One year, I wrapped it with an old soft side cooler. That probably reduced electricity a bit. This year, I just left it naked and it worked fine.
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    Another... Found bird dead. What killed it? Heart attack?

    But... There is always a but... I do have a 2" opening around the entire top in the eave area. A fisher or mink could climb and get through that gap. But would one of those have torn up the ground around the entire perimeter???
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    Another... Found bird dead. What killed it? Heart attack?

    Also, I could not find any evidence inside the coop/run.
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    Another... Found bird dead. What killed it? Heart attack?

    So, my coop and run are very predator proof. All openings are poultry fence with 1/4" opening. Poultry fence is buried 1' out of all sides. All doors are latched shut. This morning, I found that something had pawed the ground around the entire coop. It did not dig far enough to reach the...
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    Solid walls for run to hide chickens from neighbors

    Oh.. and for the original topic. The solid walls are fine. There is still a lot of ventilation and sunlight. It also works especially well in rain and snow. Chickens are very happy...
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