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    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...
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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...
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    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...
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    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 ?
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    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 ?
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    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...
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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...
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    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...
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    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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