I know this isn't a new idea but here is a photo of the Tree Limb Roost my dad helped me build for my chickens! You can see more of my recycled chicken coops and my chickens on my blog if you're interested.
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Just thought I'd post an FYI....I could only find 1 golf ball to put in the nest box....but I had a bunch of those plastic Easter eggs...so I put a small rock inside each of them and put them in the nest boxes. One of my hens JUST started laying eggs 2
days ago...I didn't think this...
I have electricity in my coop, but the heated waterer base I just bought online doesn't have a very long cord. It says not to use an extension cord....is there a reason why I shouldn't? Otherwise I'm going to have to return it because its not long enough.
Just thought I'd post a quick FYI. I'm in Central Ohio and lost power after the big storm recently. The problem I had was that I had 12, 4 day old baby chicks to try and keep at 95 degrees without a brooder light during the night. The daytime wasn't a problem since its been in the 90's for...