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    Dust bath

    Yes and that's why you keep up adding DE periodically. That doesn't mean you just give up and don't use it. That doesn't mean it is not working. That just means that you keep up your due diligence and do what is right for your flock.
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    Dust bath

    So you agree that killing the babies will eventually kill the future pests.? Yes?
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    Dust bath

    To all. The only difference between DE grade for humans, food grade for animals and pasture grade is the additives. Food grade for humans is sold by the Oz. It is more pure. The diatoms never change in size. They are tiny little creatures. It is the additives that manufactures add to bulk up the...
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    Dust bath

    Ok let this sink in. If you kill all the future adults and by reason don't let them grow to adults then you will eventually get rid of the problem. Get it?
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    Manual coop to run door that locks

    There is a far better and vastly simpler way of putting a lock on a pop door. By putting a hinge on top of the door, and mounting a stop block (any ole scrap wood) a 1/2 inch above the door when it is down. If you pop door is flat up to the wall, you can cut out a notch from the hinge to drop...
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    Circuitry on the Coop

    This is my very old solar power shock fence . Like your photo, this one has terminals spaced apart. Again this is my best guess as to what yours is.
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    Circuitry on the Coop

    By the two terminals with black caps, it looks like an electric fence. The galvanized wires could be the wiring that sends the shock to whatever animal touches it. That silicone encased block in the middle ( just guessing) might be the transformer that converts the steady DC or AC voltage to a...
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    Review: Wi-Fi Enabled Automatic Chicken Coop Door by JVR

    Amazon and Ebay.
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    Help! Struggling with roost/ set up in small coop!

    You're not gonna get me to lying? LOL. I won't sit here and pretend to know if there are any benefits or adverse effects of their roost. What I can tell you is they prefer to roost on a rounded bar. As they do in nature. Here is a post I made a while back on how I tested what they liked...
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    Automated chicken coop door using an ESP32 chip and a cheap battery powered door.

    You don't need to do any coding to add a mechanical bypass. Besides a mechanical bypass (just 2 DPDT switches) ensures that the door is in working order and it is not a programming/wiring problem. If you use coding and something goes wrong with the board you are still stuck with it not being...
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    Automated chicken coop door using an ESP32 chip and a cheap battery powered door.

    I just use an MHCOZY OR SONOFF 4ch smart switch and be done with it. No need to write or learn to write code. Both work with Google, alexa, and home Assistant and many others. But if you want this to work even when home Assistant and the others are having issues, use pi with a motor hat or...
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    automatic coop door

    I always tell people to make their own. Depending on what features you want, it can be real simple. Plus the upside of doing it yourself, you can also FIX IT YOURSELF. It helps you tell everyone what features you want/need. In any case look up the ADOR1 or runchicken doors...
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    automatic coop door

    Cheap and reliable can be good together sometimes. If you DIY it can be accomplished. JS
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    Best Automatic Coop Door that opens sideways/horizontal

    Yeah look at their activity and haven't been on. Was hoping that a direct message would get a response. Also that's something that bugs me. BYC always pushes these out of date threads in my emails and current feed. Me thinking that it is a current post always forgets to check the dates.
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    Help! Struggling with roost/ set up in small coop!

    Wrong! Have you ever seen a flat branch. The 1 1/2 part of a 2x4, with rounded corners, is what is best for them.
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