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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Good idea. How does it work? I made my whole floor a drawer. 6 feet by three. I have a plug in the corner so the poop and shavings can just be swept out into a wheelbarrow.
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    Cora's Cluck Cluck Condo

    Thanks for the commo on whichents. Now I gotta find away to keep them off the porch....lol Any info on laying feed being given to early these are 17 weeks
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    Cora's Cluck Cluck Condo

    Inside the egg factory Feeder tube inside of the door. Kids can fill it Oakley likes the girls Picnic Time with Cora and Oakley The girls have another three weeks to be egg layers....20 weeks The main reason Hangin out in Papa's basement Strolling on the boardwalk....livin...
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    My Barred Rockabillies and Rockets

    first coop for my three girls and their roo. All bards and hoping they start laying by 18 weeks. 16 now and they free range often. My grandaughter can open the folding door to gather the eggs when it happens. My grandson can pull out the poop drawer and mt the shavings through a trap door in...
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    Coop pics****

    Hey Well done. I like the idea of the feeder tube outside. I used the same idea but mounted it on the inside of the coop door. Good luck
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    At what age do Black Australorps begin to lay their first eggs???

    Have three bardrock hens and a rooster. When do I need to be concerned about the nasty deed and how do I control the randy teenager besides the soup pot...
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    Composting with Chickens

    I have a chicken walk over my compost box between the coop and run....the idea is the poop will enhance the compost strength....any ideas
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    Coop pics****

    thank you very much for your comment. Yes the shelf below the holes is the door for them. How about
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    Coop pics****

    This is my first attempt. I am 69 years old and want my grandkids to experience what I did when my grampa had chickens. The drawer acts as the floor and has a plug in it to save shoveling the poop and shavings out. There will be a compost on the far end with a catwalk over it going into into a...
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