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    New chook house (with pics)

    Quote: G'day If she stays in the capital cities she should be ok, they are mainly a problem in the bush- dropbears and the scary hoopsnakes. Cheers, Yoz
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    New chook house (with pics)

    Quote: The drop bear is a carnivorous animal related to the Australian koala, but bigger. They get their name from dropping from trees onto their prey's head and attacking them. http://www.cfr.com.au/dropbears/ Cheers, Yoz
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    New chook house (with pics)

    G'day Thanks for your input. The house has ventilation through the roof and under the eaves. We can always add more ventilation, if we find it needs it, by cutting windows in the iron and putting in frames with flywire. The house will also be shaded in Summer that will keep out some of the...
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    New chook house (with pics)

    Quote: Saw dust is excellent as it absorbs any moisture, insulates and is easy to clean when dirty. It is good for the garden, when you are cleaning out the house, and replacing with clean saw dust. However, Some types of cedars produce toxic saw dust so avoid them. Cheers, Yoz
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    New chook house (with pics)

    Quote: saw dust!
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    New chook house (with pics)

    We have one tinted sheet of skylight that covers one third of the roof on the east side. And smaller skylight "windows" on north and south sides. The beauty of using the iron is that if we find we need more light or air we can cut a hole and put a frame and window in! The tree in front of the...
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    New chook house (with pics)

    Hi The chickens are of varying ages up to 2 years. When we moved into our house, we inherited my first chook and i have enjoyed choosing new ones of various breeds and colours. The original shed was leaky, not comfortable and needed replacing. The water holder was part of the original...
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    New chook house (with pics)

    Me again. Here are some photos inside the house. The lovely ladies and their perch The food and water (the food container was later moved over abit) The nesting boxes from inside the house The nesting boxes from outside the house Thanks for indulging me! Yoz
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    New chook house (with pics)

    Hi This is our first post, but we read many posts getting ideas for our chook shed. We have 6 chooks but getting ready to add another 4 soon. The frame The roof. You can see the laserlite on one side. The floorboards The outside of the house finished (except for the nesting boxes). They...
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