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    Electrical Question! Help!

    Goal: Bring electricity to my barn via extension chords as safely as possible (which I know is not the safest, but it's what we must do for now) Information you may need to know before I start asking my questions: Last winter we ran 2-3 extension chords from our garage to our barn. Distance...
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    Coop Windows

    I'm finally building my dream chicken coop! Anyways, I don't want to stick a bunch of money into new windows so I'm making my own. Below is what I plan on doing for my windows. Hardware cloth and Plexiglas. I also included a picture of what my coop looks like now. My question is, what do you use...
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    Heating Chickens Water

    I'm thinking about using a bird or aquarium heater in my 5 gallon nipple waterer bucket. How many watts would I need to keep the water from freezing? 80 watt? 150? I'm assuming I would need around 20-25? Would that keep it in our cold winter months?
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    Rooster or not? -Barred Rock

    this barred rock is about 11 weeks old....he/she is the only one with his/her comb and wattles growing like this, his/her feet are also quite larger than the others. she/he chases around the other hens sometimes but is very quiet and sits around on the roosts almost all day long. Also, if this...
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    Chicken Feed and Nutrition Help

    We are trying to make our own chicken feed for our laying(well not laying yet) hens. We would like 16-18% protein. I'm having trouble trying to figure out a recipe out of the ingredients I have to get the protein up that high. I've been able to get up to 14.9% figuring out different portions of...
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    Strange Behavior of 8 week old Buff Orpington and Feed Question

    One of my 8 week old, almost 9 weeks old, keeps sitting in the nesting box as if she is going to lay. Is she getting broody? I know they don't start laying until 20ish weeks. We had a thunderstorm last night, could she be scared? or tired? She's the biggest of our flock. Also, what are the...
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    What kind of sand should i use?

    What kind of sand should i use for the run? I've heard not to use play box sand. Will paver sand work? Is their chemicals in it?
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    Chicken Coop Bedding/Floor help!

    I'm trying to find some type of construction sand for my chickens. My parents brought a bag of paver sand to have me look at it. Is paver sand safe to use on my chickens? Is their chemicals in it? Will i have to wash it? I would rather have construction sand but i can't seem to find some...
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