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    Desperately need to find a way to sell duck eggs

    wouldnt I have to specifically feed the ducks things without gluten?
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    Desperately need to find a way to sell duck eggs

    I live in GA. Laws are a candeling license to transport off farm, business license to sell at Farmers market. State/federal inspections to sell to stores/restaurants. We don't eat that many eggs... If I lowered the price significantly (to local chicken egg prices) I could probably sell them...
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    Desperately need to find a way to sell duck eggs

    I have 10 buff ducks giving me an average of 6.5 eggs per day. I have about 6 dozen eggs at this point and have sold an additional 2 dozen and given another 2 dozen away. I don't know how to get rid of the excess, and I just want to get some help with the feed bill when I sell them. I've tried...
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    Coop Design

    I'm in GA so snow loads are a joke. Rain loads shouldnt be sufficient to cause much issue. The courragated plastic on the roof can be raised to give it some more slope i guess. The structural support of a cube of 4"x4"s should be sufficient for any loads. The sheetgood will be putting load on...
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    Coop Design

    I figured that I would add an inch or two for roof angle, and I'm considering making the top hinged so I can just open the whole top up with 4' being an easy thing i can bend over (I'm 6'5" tall). As far as center supports (vertical studs), the idea was to make a cube (out of 4x4) and I don't...
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    Coop Design

    Was considering the following design for my 9 chickens. Based off of ease of build (using 4'x8' sheets of Composite Siding and treated 4"x4"s). open bottom using deep litter method and possibly corrugated plastic for the roof.
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