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    These are pictures of the construction of a 8' x 16' mobile hen house built on an old hay wagon running gear. Step 1) Build a new 8' x 16' deck on the nrunning gear. Step 2) Add 44 1/2" high stud walls. This allows 2" overlap past the floor when you put on the 1/2" plywood siding. Step...
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    Eglu Cube

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    Eggs are freezing before I can collect them

    Obviously you need to find a practical way to keep the coop warmer if you want to collect unfrozen eggs. Personally, I would consider adding a 25 Watt hooded light bulb light on a timer over the nesting area to keep the coop warm during the day. Your birds are probably not laying at night.
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    Eggs are freezing before I can collect them

    What is your stocking density? Is your coop insulated? Are your egg boxes located where the wind blows? Large commercial egg farms in the north heat and insulate their coops for a reason.
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    Nest Box Size?

    Quote: That is what I use. Works fine.
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    How many square feet per chicken in the coop?

    Quote: Some aspects of the linked article were interesting: Area being heated: Make drop ceiling or insulated hover around roost; or or partition off just part of the coop, and let chickens choose where to spend their time. If you look at my coops, the roosts are located above the windows...
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    How many square feet per chicken in the coop?

    You will find that two square feet per bird is sufficient even in winter. Birds should not have to be confined to the coop for days or weeks at a time. . My birds like to hang out under the corralled wagons in the winter as well.
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    How many square feet per chicken in the coop?

    The international rule of thumb is about two square feet per bird. Good to see you want to free range rather than employ the feed lot style of raising chickens used here a lot on BYC: small coop and a bare dirt run. When I hear the 4:10 rule mentioned I cringe and think about the cattle feed...
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    Nest Box Size?

    I use a simple 2' x 4' box divided into eight sections. Works fine for leghorns, black copper marans, cuckoo marans, production reds and easter eggers. I also don't care if they sleep on top, which is why it is flat.
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    Frost bite avoidance ???

    Quote: False. As per BYC, frostbite is primarily a function of humidity. Furthermore, US commercial chicken farms feed hormones to their birds to promote fast growth. That's right. Read it here on BYC by people who have been given the BYC educator award. Has to be true.
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    Do They Work - Electric Fences

    Quote: Thanks. I built them myself, and you can see how to build one by clicking on the link in my signature box. Yes, they are old hay wagon running gears that I picked up for $100 to $200. Then I spent another $1,000 or so building the coop itself. I kind of copied this guy's idea found...
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    Do They Work - Electric Fences

    Quote: Thanks. I built them myself, and you can see how to build one by clicking on the link in my signature box. Yes, they are old hay wagon running gears that I picked up for $100 to $200. Then I spent another $1,000 or so building the coop itself. I kind of copied this guy's idea found...
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    Do They Work - Electric Fences

    Quote: The charger will be plugged in to a power source such as a 120 volt outlet or 120 volt extension cord. The positive end of the charger (red) is wired to the metal tabs on the fence, which are connected to the hot wires on the fence. The negative end of the charger (black) is wired to...
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    Do They Work - Electric Fences

    Quote: I really like your way of raising chickens. Most pictures I see here on BYC employ the standard feed lot technique of a small coop and a bare dirt run. I pasture my birds also with mobile hen houses and electric poultry netting.
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    Raising up Pyrenees pups. UPDATE P7

    Quote: My Great Pyrenees has learned to be food aggressive when around chickens, especially when it is something that she really likes to eat such as leftovers. She mock attacks them. I guess if she didn't, then she wouldn't be able to enjoy her meal because the chickens will try to steal...
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    Frozen Eggs

    Quote: Large commercial poultry houses are both heated and insulated. I insulated my mobile hen houses, and would heat them if feasible. Instead I stock my coops at two square feet per bird, and hope that the 40 to 50 btu's generated per bird is sufficient to prevent eggs from freezing...
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    Does anyone have good tips about how to make money chicken farming?

    Quote: Ignore some of the other calculations posted earlier. A bale of straw can be purchased direct from a farmer for just $2. You can buy a point of lay pullet for $6.50, which is what most commercial operators do. Furthermore, a good production layer such as a leghorn or production red...
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    electric poultry fences, and combining different breeds/ages

    Quote: I run 200' x 200' four foot high electric poultry netting from Premier. Once in a great while a bird will jump the fence, yet remain nearby. When this happens I open an end and herd the bird along the perimeter until it reaches the opening, which the bird will usually go into. None...
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    Coop cleaning????? help me (:

    I can't speak for stud muffins like bee kissed or freddy's hens, but I suggest cleaning them when you feel they need to be cleaned
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    Almost Complete! Building 12x20 coop! Update post # 41

    Quote: I admire your fortitude. Rolled roofing is about $30 per 100 square feet. I suggest going mobile because you go anywhere you want. If a "landlord" pisses me off, I'm gone.
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