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    DIY cornish x breeding

    I'll be following this thread as well for updates, I have white cornish, and white rock eggs in the bator that I am going to experiment with as well.
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    Scalding Pot size??

    Hey I'm gearing up to do my processing on my CX, wondering what size Stock Pot you all use for your scalding? I'm seeing anywhere from 20 quart to 50 quarts. Thanks
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    I'll be using primed T-111 for the sheeting and aluminum corrugated sheet metal for the roof.
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    Got the nest boxes all mounted up today, now just need to put the hinged back and hinged roof on them. And then it'll just be sheeting the walls and putting on the roofing!
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    It's funny you say that because I think Im going to put the boxes on the tongue end for just that reason. The boxes alone weigh a couple hundred pounds so the last thing I want is a tippy trailer. The original plan was to have (2) 55 gallon drums near the tongue for food and water storage, but...
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    Thanks! Right now I'll just be using my truck to move it around, until I can get a tractor with hitch.
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    It will hold quite a bit, it used to be a boat trailer and the tires are rated to 1750 lbs
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    Got the rafters up and ready for the aluminum roof. Also got started on the nest boxes. The nesting boxes will be attached to the back, and they will have doors to gather eggs from the outside.
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    I plan on running anywhere from 36-48 birds, it's going to have 12 nest boxes on one side and roosts on the other. I'll keep updating as I make progress.
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    Updated pics
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    Egg Mobile Trailer Project

    I started working on my new egg mobile this past weekend. Up til now I've always had my chickens in a traditional coop that you can't move. After researching and reading about them, I've decided to build my own "Egg Mobile" for a more efficient and healthy way of raising layers. First I found an...
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    Wire size for coop floor under roosts???

    No problem, yeah sounds like we're building something similar, I'll be running electric netting too. What dimension is your egg mobile going to be? And how many birds you thinking
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    Wire size for coop floor under roosts???

    I'm building an egg mobile right now too, just put the wire floors on yesterday. I used 2"x2" woven wire for my first layer and ran regular chicken wire over the top of it. The 2x2 is strong enough to keep the coons out and the chicken wire keeps the birds legs from falling thru. But still big...
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    California Quail ?'s

    Any of you guys hatch and incubate your california quail eggs? I have 6 california hens and 6 california roosters that are a little over a year old, Im wondering if anyone has any advice on getting your hens to lay...Do you seperate your quail with one rooster to 2 or 3 hens? Any advice will...
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    Ok New Q: Egg pipped problem!

    Hey sonny, Im glad she decided to get back to setting on her nest! I had 3 more hatch out yesterday (so im at 5 total poults) and i grabbed them and put them in the brooder, so now she is sitting on 4 now. How are your poults doing so far in the brooder?
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