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    Still making a mess with port feeders

    To each his own!! I am very happy with them and that’s all that counts. Have a Wonderful Day!!!
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    Still making a mess with port feeders

    I went with a Grandpa treadle feeder. I bought 1 then another because they work so well no waste what so ever.
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    Thinking about switching from a manual coop door to an automatic one – what should I watch out for?

    You’re Welcome
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    Thinking about switching from a manual coop door to an automatic one – what should I watch out for?

    I don’t care for the solar as in the winter time the sun is so short and if it is very cloudy. The solar won’t charge the batteries very efficiently. I like the batteries as I replace them just once a year.
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    Thinking about switching from a manual coop door to an automatic one – what should I watch out for?

    I don’t care for
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    Thinking about switching from a manual coop door to an automatic one – what should I watch out for?

    The door goes up and down. It has a safety feature that if there is a chicken in the opening as soon as it feels the obstruction it stops and goes back up. I have tried this with my hand and no damage or pain too my hand.
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    Thinking about switching from a manual coop door to an automatic one – what should I watch out for?

    I have 3 of the chicken run doors. They have worked flawlessly for 4 years. Change the batteries once a year. I usually do that on New Year’s Day. I like them because I can change the time for when to open or close. Or leave them to open at daylight and close at dusk .
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    Two questions about 1/2" hardware cloth

    You can wire the hardware cloth together like you were sewing it together. You are going to add extra pipes to keep it from sagging. Mark
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    Added new coop to the homestead!!!

    I drew my own plans. I have been building houses and such since I was in my 20’s. The house the wife and I live in now. I built 15 years ago, way bigger than we need now since the kids have moved out but oh well.
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    Found.Is this a Chicken?

    Looks like some type of vulture.
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    Best way to adjust this coop

    If it was my chook area, I would pull the whole thing down discard and start from scratch. That’s what I would do .
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    Added new coop to the homestead!!!

    Yes all 4 sides of each coop has ventilation. The one on the left has a total of 12 feet of ventilation, and the one on the right has 16 feet of ventilation.
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    Added new coop to the homestead!!!

    Over the summer I built a new coop for the girls. The coop on the left is 6x6 with a 3x4 brooder off the back side. The run is 18 x10. After I got it done I decided that I needed more coop space because I wanted more chickens!!!!! So the coop on the right is 10x6. Both coop’s have automatic coop...
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    Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

    Let me know how they do Bob.
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    Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

    💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥Happy New Year to Everyone !!!💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 Mark
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