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    Remove the partitions during lockdown or nah?

    We've got the Brinsea Eco something something 20. The hexagonal one that rocks on a separate cradle. I've got a batch of eggs due to go into lockdown in a couple of days. When they go into lockdown, do I remove the partitions between the rows of eggs that are keeping them upright and leave...
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    Roofed roosting bar at night and that's it...anyone with experience?

    We're new to this whole chicken-keeping thing. Basically decided a month ago that it was finally time to get some after being on our rural acre for 4.5 years, bought some fertile eggs, an incubator, had an abysmal first hatch which I suspect is common (if not normal) (8 out of 20 eggs - lost...
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    Here's my wool hen. Reviews welcome.

    Like a big dumb idiot, a little over a month ago I decided to get some fertile eggs to incubate - I should have waited for another six weeks or so. Spring is a rough time of year on the west coast of New Zealand. Wet, blustery and, based on cloud cover, the temperature can vary widely/wildly...
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    Painting inside of coop with Stockholm/Pine tar?

    Hey there good chicken people, We're building our first coop out of pallet wood - it's all heat treated, no nasty chemicals/heavy metals. From experience in our climate, untreated pallet wood tends to last about 2 years before the first signs of borer, and 3-4 years before it's just rotted...
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    How many on the go at once to sustain your consumption?

    I'm new to chooks. So new that our first 20 Orpingtons (mixed between blue, black, and splash) just went in the incubator yesterday (so I guess I don't even have chooks yet). We're working on plans for coops, and runs, and long-term management strategy, but one planning hurdle I keep bumping...
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    Hello good chicken people!

    This passed Sunday we decided, after almost 5 years in our rural acre in the hill country of Taranaki, New Zealand - just the two of us and a dog, that we'd best get chickens and figure out the process of keeping a rolling flock for meat and egg production. On Monday I found a listing on our...
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