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    Can I swap out broody hen's eggs after a week and a half?

    I have a broody hen, Finally! It's been a few days and she has been consistently sitting and shows all the signs of dedicated broodiness. Unfortunately, the eggs she is currently sitting on are scheduled to hatch two days before I have to go out of town for a week. I have no one to properly...
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    Automatic Chicken Coop door for only $5 bucks with a radio antenna from a junkyard

    My husband just finished hooking up our new amazing door opener. Thanks for the great idea and directions. I don't have much electrical experience so I did run into some trouble because I wasn't paying attention to detail. Mistake 1: I didn't pay attention to the output voltage on the AC...
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    Composting in the Run

    My husband is also concerned about smell and attracting rodents or other pests. Any experience with this?
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    Composting in the Run

    I have 6 chickens that free range during the day over our property. They also have an enclosed run outside the coop that leads to the free range yard. I live in north eastern WA and we get up to 3 feet of snow in the winter and some rain in the fall and spring. I am wondering if I could turn...
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    Composting in the chicken run?

    I am new to chickens and composting. My current run is about 8ft by 8ft and uncovered. I have 2 questions: 1. If I just cover the entire run with the compost pile, instead of having a designated section for it, will it still be "hot" enough over that big of space to actually compost? I only...
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    Composting and Chicken Runs

    I am new to chickens and composting. My current run is about 8ft by 8ft and uncovered. I have 2 questions: 1. If I just cover the entire run with the compost pile, instead of having a designated section for it, will it still be "hot" enough over that big of space to actually compost? I only...
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    Make your own - No waste - 5 gallon (25# feed) bucket feeder for about $3

    I just made a smaller version of this feeder for my chicks. I used two 1 1/2in. elbows. My youngest chicks are 3 weeks old and my oldest are 6 weeks old and they can all eat out of this feeder with no problems. I also made the horizontal nipple waterer and they all took to it pretty quickly.
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