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Put a large funnel in the bottom of the food bucket. It forces the feed out the side holes. As for the waterer i believe 1/2" hole is too big.

What kind of chicken are those? I have some that look just like them, but can't find out what breed they are. Coop looks good by the way. Thanks!

I used it on mine. Just make sure its got a good coat of paint especially on the edges of the osb. I'm on my second year and it's held up fine so far.

My daughter's preschool class hatched these out 6 weeks ago and I have yet to figure out what breed they are. Their teacher ordered them as a mixed bag of eggs so we don't even have breeds to choose from. Three of them appear to be the same breed and one is different. Thanks for any help you...

Quote: No feathers on their legs. I'll try to get a better shot of the head tomorrow and post again. Thanks!

forgot to ask, but if she is molting how long does that normally last? Thanks!

My Daughter's preschool hatched these out and donated them to my flock. Her teacher ordered them of Ebay as a "mixed bag." Three of them are the gray/solver color and one is brownish. Any ideas what they might be? They are 2 1/2 weeks old in these pics. Also, one of the grays and the brown...

One of our hens, Rosie, has had these spots on her for a couple months now. She is eating, drinking, laying, etc. I took these pics so you could see what I'm talking about. She has a couple of bare spots on her chest and right where her wings connect to the body. Other spots her feathers...

Quote: Thanks for the quick reply. She is worried she lost them, but I'll relay your info to her that they should still be good, just maybe a little late hatching. Thanks again.

My DD's preschool is trying to hatch some eggs. The eggs have been in the incubator for roughly 7 days. Their regular teacher was out with a sick family member most of yesterday. When she returned this morning she found that someone had adjusted the thermostat yesterday and the temp was down...

Quote: That's the same one I built. Took me the better part of a day to get it put together, but so far it works like a charm and looks good too.

Do a google search for Purina chicken coop plans. They have a nice 5-6 bird coop plan you can print and build by.

I used a piece of OSB and covered it with sheet linoleum secured by short roofing nails on the bottom.

UPDATE - She is becoming more open with the keets so over the weekend I decided to try and catch them in an effort to help them get used to us. Well, I grabbed one up and gave it to my wife for the kids to see and pet. Not a good idea at all. Mama was mad and decided to take it out on my...