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    My experience in building a diy automatic door

    Lessons learned: The wiring was more difficult than I thought. This was my first experience with relays and finding a wiring diagram for my exact relay on line was non existant... A lot of trial and error. Polarity matters, getting positive and negative correct was key to making it work. I'll...
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    My experience in building a diy automatic door

    So I have viewed posts on here and other places on how to build a diy automatic coop door, so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm fairly handy so I figured it couldn't be to hard. I liked the idea of making one completely out of recycled and scrap materials but I ended up buying an actuator and...
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    Pine Pellet Bedding

    I had the same question, currently using pine shavings till they get older, but eventually will be using the pine pellets in the run. Found the thread below https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-use-pine-pellets-in-brooder.1445911/
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    DIY open air retrofit coop in southern california - results

    Thank you, I want sure at first when I built it, but checking here on the site as I built and designed it, it worked out and I didn't have to make too many mods afterwards.
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    DIY open air retrofit coop in southern california - results

    So I've been on here for years, getting info, trial and error, etc. When I built my coop, I had a small narrow area, and not a lot of cash for new material. I used all surplus, piece of metal for a roof, a pallet, rought iron gate, a roll of wire mesh, and an entertainment center. The area is...
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    Metal roofs - black, white, need plywood underneath?

    I have a metal roof, used strips of wood as reinforcement rather than solid plywood
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    This has hatched with my silkies. what is it?

    We just got a few new chicks yesterday, this looks like an Americauna We just got our third round of chicks yesterday, this one looks like an Americauna
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    New From Southern California

    Hi New to the forum and chicken raising on an extremely tight budget. I am in the process of building the coop and using the forum for ideas. I'll post pix as I go, I'm using a surplus entertainment center for the roosting area and existing walls in the yard for the coop. rob-
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