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  1. Craxe77

    Has anyone tried this brand automatic chicken door?

    Whoops.. thanks for pointing that out. I was looking at another color of the door and it had 5 reviews.
  2. Craxe77

    Has anyone tried this brand automatic chicken door?

    Here is the link for the run chicken T50. https://www.amazon.com/Run-Chicken-Automatic-Chicken-Aluminum-Sensing/dp/B07XHG472H/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=automatic+chicken+door&qid=1621078589&sr=8-3 think this model door is fairly new and was wondering if anyone has tried it. I was...
  3. Craxe77

    A-frame build and flock size

    I let the wife know last night that we probably weren't doing 12 birds due to the size of this coop. Probably just 5 or 6 until I build a new coop later down the road. She was disappointed as she was looking forward to 8 baby chicks but I think 5 or 6 is a good number for now. If she had her way...
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    A-frame build and flock size

    Overall I agree with you. I think the most difficult part was building. Dealing in triangles vs dealing with squares with 45 degree angles. I would have been done in a day. Its also easier to plan out the exact amount of space I had. If I don't build a better coop by winter then I do have a...
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    A-frame build and flock size

    Great feedback and questions. I was also worried after building an A frame due to my lack of experience with them. Space is weird to figure in the coop. I keep debating pulling the back apart and making it a square box . For the winter I'm planning on either adding plastic panels all around...
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    A-frame build and flock size

    I really wanted a traditional coop and my wife wanted an A frame chicken tractor... So I made an A-frame chicken tractor. I looked at a few pictures and just started building, designing along the way as I tend to do. It ended up being 12'L x 8'Wx 7'H. The nesting boxes are in the right inner...
  7. Craxe77

    New chicken owner from Vermont

    Hi, My wife and I decided to get our little homestead going with, amongst other things, chickens. We used to have 6 chickens years ago and miss the fresh eggs. The main reason for joining this site is that although I can find a ton of answers on the internet by reading, its nice to post my...
  8. Craxe77

    Got my first egg today but...

    Thanks. I didn't see egg shell and was worried. Hopefully the ladies will have it all sorted out soon.
  9. Craxe77

    Got my first egg today but...

    We have 6 chickens and I collected my first egg this morning. After going out this evening I found the yolk of an egg on the ladder roost, a rung below the chickens. I didn't see the shell and one may have eaten it. Is this ok ?
  10. Craxe77

    Got our first eggs today but...

    We have 6 chickens and I collected my first egg this morning. After going out this evening I found the yolk of an egg on the ladder roost, a rung below the chickens. I didn't see the shell and one may have eaten it. Is this ok ?
  11. Craxe77

    Automatic chicken door

    Good idea! I was thinking about that also. I was just about to order a couple of them. I'm going to keep my safety cut off switch at the top as a microswitch though.
  12. Craxe77

    Automatic chicken door

    Thanks
  13. Craxe77

    Automatic chicken door

    Hello all, I just finished my automatic chicken door and wanted to post what I have so far. I copied this from a youtube video that I found and wanted to share my attempt. His was much better but I had a little trouble finding some of the components locally. His video is at . A schematic of...
  14. Craxe77

    When to move chicks out to the coop

    I have been moving it up every week or so. The temp varies but they never seem to pile up or move way away from it. I placed an old handrail across the bars of the cage and they were all roosting on it tonight except for one who was roosting on a lower one.
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    When to move chicks out to the coop

    We are first timers here and have 6 chicks that are living in a large dog cage in my basement. They are about 4-5 weeks now and are doing well. My shed to coop conversion is done and I was wondering when I should move them out. I will move the red heat lamp out with them when we move them. I'm...
  16. Craxe77

    Precut advice for vents

    Hey all, I've been reading great postings for ventilation and coop design and am about to cut my ventilation holes (then cover with hardware cloth). The holes would be where the green squares on the picture would be (roughly 1ft x 1ft ). I have a large green square to the right where a trap door...
  17. Craxe77

    Updated mosquitoe information???

    Not trying making light of a serious question but I just teased my wife about her needing to go knit little mosquito net head covers for the chickens.
  18. Craxe77

    Hello from Vernont

    Hi, New to chickens and this forum. My wife has really wanted chickens ( Layers) for awhile now so I converted our shed into a coop. We used a couple old pIanter box benches for nesting boxes and I built a ladder roost. I haven't put the chicken door in yet or any fencing outside yet. I found...
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