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  1. Martha in missouri

    DIY brooder

    I am in the process of making a new brooder. So far I have a base and will add wheels to the bottom. I am getting 1/4" plywood 4x8 sheet. I want to have a wire lid and a door on the short side for cleaning. I have noticed all the plastic tub brooders. The chicks I got from cackle in the fall...
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    Magazines

    Do any of you subscribe to any farm/chicken related magazines? I used to receive Bee Culture, American Bee Journal, Mother Earth News, Organic Gardening and I would pick up Grit, Countryside or one of the chicken ones if I found something interesting. Bee Culture/ABJ after a while it is the...
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    Lavender Orpingtons

    I have 1 rooster and 9 hens. I really would like to know about orpingtons - egg laying, temperament, dealing with cold/hot temps. I received these grown, but not laying yet. I haven't heard the rooster crow. The person I got these from said they came from a bloodline in France? They cost her...
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    Run size

    The coop is 6x8 with 10 orphs. I am building the run. The original run was 10x8 and about 7 or so ft tall. I was given the coop, birds and run frames. Eventually they will have free range time when they figure out this is home and I am bringing the food. I do know about chicken math, it is just...
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    I have questions...

    I have several. I was told I need to put my location in my profile. My name is "Martha in Missouri". How do I get to make my profile more specific? How high off the floor of the coop do the nesting boxes need to be? I was given a coop and the boxes are various heights. Two are about a foot off...
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    Coop interior

    I received a coop and 10 birds from a family member who couldn't take the chickens to their new home. The coop needs some work and I still have to construct the run. The interior walls are roof sheathing. Since I live in Missouri, I know this stuff won't last with the humidity. Will painting...
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    How do I find subjects?

    If I want to find a certain subject/category how do I do that? Much has changed from when I was on here before. Thanks!
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    Adapt a prebuilt shed or build your own?

    Morning from Missouri, ☀ I am leaning towards a pre-built shed and adapting to a coop. It will be a wooden type. I have questions about how/where to place it. Or would it be better just to build my own? If I built my own, I like the Wichita style. With a shed would rot be an issue from...
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    New again.

    I was in the group some time ago and I am back to learn again. Life got in the way of getting my chickens. Deaths and cancer. BTW cancer sucks. My husband had esophageal cancer diagnosed 4/23/18. We went through chemo/radiation all summer, massive surgery in November 18 & more December 18...
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