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    How long can eggs stay in coop

    Very cool! I feel better now. I left them on the counter all night thinking I was going to have to dispose of them but reading that makes me feel pretty good that I can just get em in the fridge and they should be fine. I guess worst case I could do the float test. Is it they are bad if they...
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    How long can eggs stay in coop

    Quote: Im actually not concerned about the cold. They have been sitting on them and keeping them warm. I didnt know if them being warm for 2 or three days would be a problem.
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    How long can eggs stay in coop

    Quote: No roo, just the five girls. Thats a bummer since I don't know which ones are today's and which are older.
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    How long can eggs stay in coop

    My question is how long can eggs be in the coop with hens sitting on them before they are no good to eat. I have been working 15 hour days lately and have admittedly been slacking on chicken care the last few days. It has been in the 20s lately but they have a light in the coop and a heated...
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    Under construction... FINISHED!!! and chickens too!

    Quote: Don't underestimate the craftiness of raccoons. I put a lot of thought and time into building my coop to coonproof specifications. A couple of weeks ago, the wife happened to be looking out the bedroom window as a coon squeezed through a probably 2 inch space between the run door...
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    Under construction... FINISHED!!! and chickens too!

    Very nice. Your dad is a much faster builder than myself. It took me a couple months to accomplish what you did in a few days.
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    Under construction... FINISHED!!! and chickens too!

    Its looking great. I like how you did the roosts. So is that side door going to be your only access? Reason I ask is that I have found the girls dont always lay in the designated areas and I often find myself having to get a good ways in there to fetch an egg or two that they laid in a random...
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    Under construction... FINISHED!!! and chickens too!

    Wow, that's cool that you picked my design to build off of. And thanks to Kathyinmo for turning me on to this thread. You are already making much better progress than I did especially since I STILL have not finished mine. Mainly still needs trim work, paint and insulation. Kind of lost my...
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    WOO-HOO My 7-11 Coop Is Done

    Very cool. I like how it is built into the carport. So whats with the ambulance?
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    how do you do a door in the run?

    My run is also 2x4 fencing screwed to 2x4 framing. I just built a rectangle out of 2x4 lumber and screwed hardware cloth to the back. I screwed gussets made from scrap plywood to the front to keep it square. It might help to see a picture of how your run is constructed but you can either make...
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    Help ID my small flock

    Quote: What is an EE? Are the red headed ones the ones you think could be sexlinks? Quote: She does indeed have 5 toes. We thought it was like a birth defect or something. So silkies all have 5 toes?
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    Help ID my small flock

    I would like to see if anybody can help me ID these. My flock consists of 6 and I believe 5 are pullets and one I believe to be a rooster but not 100%. My father in law hatched these from a batch of mixed eggs he got from a cousin and he kept 9 that he was sure were roosters. Most of his are...
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    small coop

    I think that hight is probably more important to you than it is to the chickens. Mine is about 6' tall so that I can get in and walk around to feed and water, etc. but my father in laws run is probably less than 4' and the chickens are fine with it. The downside is crouching down to service...
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    Do you have a compost pile? Please post pics

    Funny timing of this thread. I actually just started building my compost bin last night. I went with a 2 bin design. I took one large pallet, sliced it down the middle and then cut half of one of the halves to make the end pieces. I am using some 2x4's and planks salvaged from tearing down...
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    Chick ID help

    Quote: I dont really know. There was just a batch of mixed eggs that my father in law got from a cousin or something. No idea what they came from but they were all different colors. I believe 18 hatched and there look to be at least a few different breeds in there. I wish i could get the...
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    ventilation and insulation noobie questions

    Ok, little update here. I completely changed my original coop design plans. Truth is that I don't really go by plans in the normal sense so this happens. I just kind of start building something based on ehat I see in my head and kind of play it by ear. For whatever reason, I decided I wanted...
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    Chick ID help

    I will probably have to wait till I get down that way and take some with a real camera. There are a few different breeds it looks like in the batch. I have a video of them also but I cant figure out how to get it out of the cell phone format and post it. I think the video shows them better.
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    Chick ID help

    My father in law hatched a bunch of chicks from some eggs he was given. He doesn't know what kind they are but is giving us about a half dozen. I would like to know what they are if anybody can ID them. They are just under 2 weeks old if it makes a difference. thanks, here is a bad cell...
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    Roost height and placement questions

    I went ahead and started laying it out for the cleanout door on the back and nest box on one end. One last question...is there a rule for minimum size of the entrances to the nest boxes? I mean if the holes in the wall that the chickens have to climb through to get into the nest boxes are like...
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    Roost height and placement questions

    Ya, thats why I ditched the inside egg box idea. I have exactly 24 ft of floor space which I assume should be about perfect for my half dozen hen flock. I did some measuring at lunch and it looks like if I put a roost 12" out from an end wall and 12" off the floor, I should end up with about...
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