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    Poor man's chicken powered automatic door

    Thanks! In the afternoon when i collect the eggs, I remove the red carabiner and clip it to the loop just inside the door frame. This allows the nesting box door to close while still keeping the coop open (so they don't roost in the nesting box before I close them in for the night). When I go...
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    Poor man's chicken powered automatic door

    It's been a while since I've posted. The thing I dislike the most about keeping chickens is having to go out in the morning when it's 20 degrees to let the birds out. So I came up with this Rube-Goldberg style auto door. Sorry for the vertical screen shot while videoing. Enjoy. I looked...
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    Roost height / outdoor roost for Black Star Sex Links?

    I recently purchased some 10 month old BSL's. I'll go out to the coop at dusk to find only 2 of the 6 actually on the roost in the coop. The others seem content on roosting on the chicken ramp into the coop. These birds are definately larger than the RIR I usee to have. The first night I...
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    Circle P Coop...Relocated.

    The Circle P Coop is back up and running. We got out of the chicken business about 6 months ago when we sold our house in the subdivsion and moved out to the country! I was down to one bird so I gave it to a friend of mine who has a nice flock. I loaded up the coop on a trailer and hauled it...
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    First time dealing with a broody hen.

    I felt like I should update this thread in case anyone did a "broody" search... Anyhoos, Noodle laid her first egg since the broodiness set in on Sunday 6/24. I see that I started this on 5/8. so about 6 -7 weeks?! Keep in mind that we lost our other girl, Dumplin' during the broody time. I...
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    First time dealing with a broody hen.

    Thanks, y'all. I think she may have been egg bound. Snotty egg that morning and the leathery shell hanging from her vent after death. Anyhoos, Noodle is still sitting on the empty nest as content as ever. We may be moving soon so trying to raise baby chicks isn't feasible right now. I've...
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    First time dealing with a broody hen.

    Yesterday @ 5pm I went to go check to see if Dumplin' had laid any eggs since Noodle was still confined to the broody pit. I found her sitting on the nest! She's usually never on the nest past noon. Oh No! Both broody? I shooed her off of the nest and noticed she had laid a shell-less egg...
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    signs of broodiness?

    My RIR is doing the clucking thing also. She's normally fairly quiet. No doubt mine's broody.
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    First time dealing with a broody hen.

    Here's Noodle in the "broody pit". Wire cage sitting on top of a wheel barrow. Fan is off to the side, blowing underneath. We'll see if it works.
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    First time dealing with a broody hen.

    Ok. So I think I'm just gonna she what she does over the next couple days. Let her be until the weekend so I can observe more closely. She has a bit of pasty butt...might be a good time for a cool bath. I'll stick some Easter eggs in the nest to keep her nerves down until it's time to make...
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    2 eggs in 10 hrs, one point of laying or 2

    Just another "eggnomaly"? (ex: fart eggs, double yokers, no shell,etc?)
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    First time dealing with a broody hen.

    Noodle has gone broody! I've had her for a little over a year now. Saturday morning i went to go check for eggs and found Noodle sitting on the nest. She fluffed her neck and tail feathers up and let out a nasty screech. At first i didn't know what to think as she normally lays her egg...
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    Circle P Coop. Here's the little coop I built for 3 Hens. First, I laid some RR ties and filled in the area with 3" of wash rock. It drains really well. I topped the inside of the run and in the coop with red construction dirt/sand. I laid some pavers for the foundation and went from there...
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