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    Lean-to Chicken Coop Roof & Ventilation (w. pic)

    I'm wrapping up framing for my 4x8 chicken coop and had some roof and ventilation questions. I am in Central Illinois. Cold winters, occasional snow, rainy springs, and summer thunderstorms -- but nothing unusually extreme. We are on farmland with occasional gusty winds during temperature...
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    Cheap/DIY Windows

    We are currently upgrading from a 4x4 to a 4x8 coop before winter. I am building a lean to style coop with a row of nesting boxes along one of the eight foot sides. I would like to add two windows above the nesting boxes along that wall, but I am struggling to justify paying $70-100 per window...
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    Automatic Door Override

    Recently purchased a Rural365 automatic chicken coop door off of Amazon. The product looks like a rebranded version of one of more common programmable models with solar/timer and works great. However, I have not been able to figure out how to override the automatic door. Our chickens have only...
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    ISO: Colored Egg Laying, Laced Wyandotte & Silkie Pullets in Illinois

    Just finishing up our first coop. We are searching for some Colored Egg Laying (blue or green), any color Laced Wyandottes, and/or Silkie pullets in Illinois. We are based just north of Peoria, and would be willing to drive 2-3 hours one way, maybe more for the right breeder. Pullets seem to be...
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    ISO: Sexed Colored Egg Layers in Illinois

    Just finishing up our first coop. We are searching for some female colored egg laying chicks in Illinois (blue or green). We are based just north of Peoria, and would be willing to drive 2-3 hours one way for the right breeder. The problem we are struggling with is finding reliably sexed chicks...
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