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  1. dapper

    When using paper towels in brooder do you put the food on the

    paper towels directly or do you put their feed in their feeder?
  2. dapper

    Getting chicks next week, just want to check on a couple of things

    I am going ot use pine shaving on a painted plywood floor. How deep should the pine shavings be? Should I go ahead Wednesday evening before I go to bed and set the food and water in place or just wait till I get them home? Should I just put new shavings on top of the older ones, or how often...
  3. dapper

    Would like opinions on this chick starter please. 16% vs 20% protein.

    My Co-Op has medicated chick starter and that is all they sell $11 and some change for a 50lb bag but it is only 16% protein. My local TSC as unmedicated chick starter that sells for $13 and some change for a 50lb bag that is 20% protein. I will be getting Black, Brown, Gold, and Red...
  4. dapper

    Will 25 Colored Rangers be too many

    for a 4x8x2 tractor as long as it is moved every day.
  5. dapper

    Tractor Size for non cornish X

    I am getting 6 cornish males(2 of each, buff, dark, red laced white) and 2 delaware males. I know the crosses don't need much space because I have read they don't move much. How big would a tractor for mine need to be? In the future I might get some Colored Rangers but not sure I want 25 at a...
  6. dapper

    Sand or Wood Shavings in brooder

    I have almost finished my new 4x4 brooder. It will have a linoleum floor. I am wanting to get as many opinions as possible with your own experiences about wether to use sand of wood shavings. Stuff like which may be easier to clean. I know when using shavings the chicks should be on paper towels...
  7. dapper

    Space for Colored Rangers

    I want to order 25 Colored Rangers. I am gonna build a tractor for them. How big should the tractor be?
  8. dapper

    Looking for someone to process birds in the Knoxville TN area

    If anyone knows of one please let me know.
  9. dapper

    Need help building trusses

    My coop is 4'x8'. I am using 2x4's. After I have the footers and framing done I need to build my roof. I have no idea how to go about figuring the angles to cut my rafters (I think that is what each piece is called), and I don't have a clue as to what length to cut each piece so they meet in the...
  10. dapper

    Started my first coop today, with pics

    I have never really built anything before other than some raised beds for planting a garden. I have researched and researched coops for the past two years. I was always a little leary because I didn't want to mess something up and basically the money I spent would be wasted. Well I ordered my...
  11. dapper

    Someone made a nest box out of 2 5gal buckets one inside the other and

    they were mounted on the outside of the coop so you could slide the outside bucket off get the eggs and put the outside bucket back on. I can't find that post. Would anyone know where that post is I would really appreciated it.
  12. dapper

    Questions about using pallets to build a coop.

    1. Where do ya'll find the pallets in such good condition. All the ones I see are in pretty bad shape, and finding all the same size to make things easier is nearly impossible. 2. When making the floor out of pallets how to you attach the pallets to each other? 3. When putting up the walls how...
  13. dapper

    Help me decide how to split them up please

    I have ordered 24 chicks from Ideal. They will arrive here in April. I have to wait on the Barnevelders. I ordered the following: (4 of each) Ameraucanas (EE's) Australorps Barnevelders Delawares Barred Hollands Salmon Faverolles I am going to build 3 coops each measuring 4x8 giving me 32...
  14. dapper

    Looking for the following breeds to order some this coming year.

    I would like true breeds of the following breeds. I may try breeding myself somewhere down the line, not to show just to get the most true to type, plus I am wanting a whole color assortment of eggs. Ameraucanas Leghorns Welsummers Faverolles Buckeyes I am deciding if I want another brown egg...
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    How many chickens would ya'll think I need?

    I am a diabetic. My wife and I follow low carb diet. We probably eat around 4 dozen eggs a week. I plan on getting Faverolles, Ameraucanas, Welsummers, Leghorns, Buckeyes, and either RIR's or Australorps. I want a very colorful egg basket. I was thinking like 4 of each breed. How many would...
  16. dapper

    One coop or more than one coop?

    I am planning on getting like 4 of each of the following chicks. Faverolles Ameraucanas Leghorns Welsummers Buckeyes and either RIR or Australorps I may get one Roo of each and try and breed them. Should I build a 4x4 coop for each set of hens or just one big coop? If I decide to breed would...
  17. dapper

    Has anyone gotten Welsummers from Meyer Hatchery

    I am wondering if anyone has bought any Welsummers from Meyer, I would like to know how dark those eggs really are. I am wanting those "Rich Dark Terracotta Brown" eggs.
  18. dapper

    I will be ordering in the spring. Never had chicks before. Help please

    I think I posted this in the wrong section so I have moved it here. See I am a true newbie. Good Morning everyone. This is my first post so please be gentle. smile In the spring I am planning on getting the following chicks. 3-EE's/Ameraucanas if I get hatching eggs from someone on this site...
  19. dapper

    I will be ordering in the spring. Never had chicks before. Help please

    I moved this to the Breeds in general section. Sorry
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