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    feeder and water system for 8 (newbie)

    dog-ear picket fence board feeder. Will hold between 5 and 6 lbs of feed, depending on the type of feed. The pickets I used was 5.5" x 8' cost around $2.50 each. Needed 2 pickets (with some left over for spare parts), 2 pieces of plywood, 1 about 10"x10" other around 14"x14". I screwed the...
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    Thinking of converting this into a coop...

    I like the idea, but you may find lowering a bit hard to do and keeping it from falling too hard and breaking up. I see wood under it that might work good for the floor inside. I personally would paint the floor or spread a thin 1" layer of concrete on floor, that size floor would take 1 80 lb...
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    Texas

    Has anyone ever used hay /straw square bales for planting before ? I was reading up on it and it seems to be a very easy way to have a garden. Thinking of setting a few rows up for spring.
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    Thanks, for the replies. I just got worried, being new to having chickens that i may have bought bantams rather than standard australorps. I figure that several things are going on. First is these hens have never been around roos. Second, the change in environment. Third is winter time , shorter...
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    Texas

    Well no expert here, but I do have some chickens. I made the one that is my avatar with welded wire. It was the size to hold maybe 4 or 6 hens. It was movable around the yard. I made a second permanent and I used chicken wire, with welded wire folded into a "L" shape that I placed at the bottom...
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    Just bought 6 Australorp hens (about 16 months old) and 2 Australorp Roosters (about 5 months old). I have a question. I have heard that Australorps lay large eggs, But I don't think these are large. (the one on left is from my Black Sex link) the right 2 are from my Australorps. I know I have...
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    Laws for selling chickens in Texas?

    I know this Thread was started a while back but just incase there are some still looking at it for answers. Here is what I found. http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/news/brochures/TAHCBrochure_FowlRegistration.pdf Also this is the website.http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/animal_health/poultry_registration.html
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    Texas

    Two things comes to mind. 1 you can nail a 1x4 that will cover the gap. 2 If you want to find out what it is, gat a game camera they have them at any sporting goods store, set it up to face the door. They are motion activated. I have heard of people using aluminum foil to keep animals from...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    I'm new to all this but I have been around electric wire before that will work as long as you don't pull the wire too tight. Depending on the lentgh of the long sides you might need more than one of the ones for the long side. You could use PVC pipe to build them out of also. Just put caps on...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    No...a book was great. Thanks for the info.
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Thanks. How would you know which ones are the new ones? Should I mark the ones when I notice a hen sitting?
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Am I correct in thinking that the other hens won't stop laying if one is sitting on a nest. So if I get 3 hens then I may need 3 nesting boxes.
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    At 4sq ft per I should be able to get 6 but I'm going to use this as a brooder coop ( I guess that's what it should be called). Hatching chicks. My wife likes the idea of keeping the eating egg layers separate from chick hatching hens. So that's the reason for this one. I may cut down the on the...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    I have designed a small coop outside 4'x8'. It's 4' tall in the center and 3' on the sides. I would like ideas on what if anything I should change. The front door looks like two but will be one and it will open making getting the waste and old bedding out. I may add a silo on the right front...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    To hold it in place...if the waterer has a handle, get a long zip tie or several short ones and a big washer (one that won't go through the end of the funnel. feed the zip tie through the funnel around the handle and throught the washer on top of the funnel. pull it tight and it should keep the...
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