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    Best way to adjust this coop

    That’s not a bad idea, there is power from the shed beside their coop and run but plenty of sun for solar aswell, the dogs electric fence is solar powered, they will have dust bath spots also to help cool them down
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    Best way to adjust this coop

    Yeah that side faces north here, I was thinking of putting the shade cloth on that side, the back wall and the south side, so the only wall that doesn’t have anything on it is the front wall with the door, giving the complete back section protection from rain wind and sun, sun isn’t to much of a...
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    Best way to adjust this coop

    It’s pretty old so I’m thinking it may fall apart, and I wanted to completely empty that area so the when the flock is added to they have plenty more room in there :) The only predator we really have around here is foxes, the eagles here have never come close to the property before, and I have...
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    Best way to adjust this coop

    The area with the A frame is a completely enclosed coop area that’s inside a bigger run they have, so I was going to add an electric door on this area that opens in the morning and closes at night so they can let themselves into the run in the morning without needing me to, yeah I was thinking...
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    Best way to adjust this coop

    That’s some amazing ideas! Thankyou! We have most tools to do things, like metal drill bits, tech screws etc, my husband has collected many tools etc over the years which are handy, I was thinking the A frame sheets would be good on the roof for some shelter, but it can get very windy and wet...
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    Best way to adjust this coop

    Why? It’s a perfectly good predator proof area, I just want to get rid of the triangle thing and turn the whole thing into a weatherproof coop for them by using the frame and walls that’s there
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    Best way to adjust this coop

    Hey everyone The property I bought had a chook pen already here, it’s a big chook yard with an enclosed yard inside it for protection from predators at night, it has this triangle thing made out of tin for protection from weather and where they lay their eggs. Do any of you have any ideas that...
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    Pulleys or cockerels? I was guaranteed pulleys

    Because the ratio of roosters to hens will be to unbalanced, resulting in over breeding and injury to my girls, I’ve got 2 beautiful roosters already so don’t need anymore yet
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    Pulleys or cockerels? I was guaranteed pulleys

    Thanks everyone, I was pretty confident that was the case unfortunately, time to return them and get my money back
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    Pulleys or cockerels? I was guaranteed pulleys

    I was sold these as 4 week old chicks with a guarantee they are pullets, they are now 14 weeks and I’m doubting it, what do you think?
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    Runner duck setting eggs question

    Tha ky Thankyou, so should I disturb her and check just in case? Would it stop her from being broody if I disturb her? When I try feed her she hisses and fluffs up at me
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    Runner duck setting eggs question

    She won’t even let me near the nest when she is out eating, she quickly runs back in on the nest before I even get near her pen. She hasn’t pushed any out but I feel like surely some of the eggs aren’t viable or growing given how long it took her to start, I kept removing the old eggs so she...
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    Runner duck setting eggs question

    My runner duck spent weeks building a beautiful nest and even though they aren’t known for going broody I waited to see if she would try, I removed eggs as she was laying so she didn’t have to many as both ducks were laying in there and she had way to many. She started to sit on them for the...
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    Burst blood vessels???

    T Yeah I left it for a good 3-4 days after it’s hatch date.. yes they were shipped.. hmm I might try that thanks
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    Burst blood vessels???

    I had a silkie egg in lockdown and several days after it was due to hatch I opened the incubator and checked it and saw this.. the pictures aren’t great but it almost looks like bleeding under the shell when I candle, like the blood vessels have burst.. what could have caused this?
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