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    Water barrels?

    I'm thinking of laying a water barrel on its side and then cutting a small rectangular opening on what will be the top for filling purposes and then installing watering nipples along the sides. Of course I'd build a stand for it to rest on allowing my girls to reach them at a comfortable height...
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    Water warmer

    I saw this on a Google search and thought I'd try it out. It actually went pretty well. I'll see how it works agter this expected cold front comes through Va tomorrow. It's basically a light socket that plugs into an outdoor extension cord with a 40 watt bulb. I lined the inside of a half cinder...
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    In-coop treats

    I was pruning our blackberry bushes today and had a few new offshoots which I dug up to transplant somewhere else. I first thought of outside the coop so that maybe they could grow up the fence and provide some shade and treats but then I had a brainstorm! I planted them inside the coop and put...
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    Our girls

    I just wanted to post some pictures of our chickens. Nothing special just some RIR's
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    Nesting box queations

    I recently put in some buckets for nesting and I just tossed in some pine shavings at the time because I didn't have any straw. They just started laying eggs today, (got 2 this morning!) but should I swap out the shavings for some straw now or will this disrupt them?
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    First egg!

    We got our first egg this morning! Proud daddy moment here lol
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    PVC feeders

    After looking on here I finally made my own feeders out of 3" pvc pipe. And I also made a little adjustment to help save some feed. Here's the video link:
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    Dinnertime!

    Think they know it's time to eat?
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    Converted playhouse to coop

    This is our chicken coop. It was a playhouse we bought from my brother inlaw but after moving it home some cat peed in it and our son didn't want to have anything to do with it. I closed off the hole where the slide used to be and made it their entry way. I've fenced up the bottom to keep the...
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    Head comb difference?

    First let me apologize for no pics to go with this post but I will add them later. We got all our chicks at the same time and they are now about 10 weeks old. We ordered just hens (Rhode Island Reds). I've started to notice a couple of them have more pronounced combs, taller than the others. Is...
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    Hey!

    I just joined the group today and also just got our chickens today as well. We're first time chicken owners but havesome experience with them either because some family has raised them or because we've been around them at some point. We're starting off with 15 Rhode Island Reds. I hope to gain...
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