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  1. My Hoop Coop

    My Hoop Coop

    Materials: 3 2"X4"X10' Pressure treated boards 4 L shaped galvanized metal plates for making a square butt joint deck screws 8 10' schedule 40 1/2" diameter PVC pipe 1 4' Schedule 10 1/2" diameter PVC pipe 3 1/2" 90 degree elbow joints 12 1/2" conduit clamps 3 2' X 25' green PVC coated chix wire...
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    auto waterer

    I wanted to have a way to make sure my birds have water all the time in the hot Texas summer and find a way to keep from breaking my back lugging a heavy bucket into the coop. Nifty-Chicken uses the Auto Wata inside his coop and I found one to use in my hoop house. aI'm very happy!
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    building a ladder style roost

    Thanks, I think I understand. EvilGod, I LOVE your avatar!
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    egg from my flock of Delaware
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    building a ladder style roost

    I want to make a roos for my hoop coop. I think that I can take 2X4's and make a ladder to lean up against the back of the coop but I am having a hard time visualzing how to nail the cross boards on so that the birds have the 4" side up to stand on. I could do it easily and have teh 2" side up...
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    hoop house now with wood back and egg door!

    think they were about 10 bucks each, perhaps a tad less. they are schedule 40.
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    hoop house now with wood back and egg door!

    Here is a link to my thread showing how I made this house. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2159 We had a storm last spring with winds up to 80 miles an hour and a microburts and the hoop house took it with no problems. The base is 2X4's and heavy so that probably helps.
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    Homemade nesting boxes?

    Cat Box
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    hoop house now with wood back and egg door!

    I finally got a wooden back on my hoop house. Now I don't have to walk thru a poopy coop to get eggs! Yeah for me!
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    what other foods can chickens eat? i need help.

    Mine LOVE LOVE LOVE pecans. I have a tree in the backyard and if I crush a fallen nut the girls will come running from all over the yard and peck my foot off.!
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    butternut squash recipe that goes with fried chicken

    I have roasted them like everyone else but instead of using butter I ahve used butter that I mixed with Harissa (moroccan hot sauce) or chipotle in adobo then slather on and roast. Heaven!
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    What could this be?

    all 5 of my hens have something like this on their combs. My eggs have slacked off to about 2 a day as well. Is this something serious? If you can't tell I'm talking about the dark spot and the ashy "bloom" on the comb & wattle. Thanks!
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    Putting Faces With Names (Submit Your Mug Here!)

    me hearding the birds
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    how long does the silver tarp last in the sun?

    My blue tarp has fallen apart from sun exposure:( I have a silver camping tarp, mush heavier material. Is this stuff more UV strudy? this blue tarp only lasted 6 months.
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    post pictures of your coops

    Here ia my hoop coop. Functional not fancy.
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