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    Comment by 'Dgevry' in article 'Old Style Hen House Tractor'

    I used this design this past year and had problems moving it alone due to the size even with wheels. I also had trouble getting the birds when I needed to collect them for butchering or switching tractors. Overall it is a great design just needs a few tweaks.
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    Trying to get them to nest and they throw it all on the floor

    Like the title says I have 30 nesting boxes for my 70 chickens and I keep filling them with hay so they can begin to nest and when I go back the hay is in the bottom of the coop floor and the birds are in the boxes, am I doing something wrong?
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    Reducing flock the old fashion way

    I have 23 Roos. I want to reduce my numbers down to a more manageable number. I was thinking of dropping that number in half so I can better manage my flock And I am allowed 0 chickens 0% of the time in my city and I'm a public figure and they like to crucify my with the rules just ask the...
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    Reducing flock the old fashion way

    I plan to get one of those with my next pay check I think that will get the job done nicely.
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    Reducing flock the old fashion way

    Ok I started this in a different thread and got minimal replies so I'll try this. I have too many roosters. I need to fix this so I need to butcher. problem is I have no water on site and live in the city where chickens are not allowed I need to know is there a way to butcher on my...
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    Farm without water!

    Thanks all for the replies. As for the well. It's leased land and I'm not sure I want to spend the money yet ( I just paid to put electricity in) Nipples I've thought about but am worried they would not figure it out and die without water I have tractors so big barrels wouldn't work I could...
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    Farm without water!

    I am raising my 14 week old chickens on a farm that has 0 water on the property which is an off site farm as I live 5 miles away. For the past 1 1/2 months I've been bringing 5 gallon buckets every other day to water them and have tried setting up the 55 gal set ups and 5 gallon set ups with...
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    Comment by 'Dgevry' in article 'MoonShadowsFarm'

    Great work
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    Roo or Hen?

    Great info thanks for posting all
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    Tractor conversion

    But that is like saying wood can get wet and rot at some point as well is my only concern I'm just not sure where to go with it. Tough choices
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    Tractor conversion

    Hi all I have been studying plans for about 18 months and am pretty handy. My main question is is it viable to take someone's design that is made with wood only and to reduce cost and weight, switch out sections of the design to PVC? I was thinking of changing sections like the frame of the...
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    When to butcher my roosters.

    Hi all I'm sure this isn't the first time this has been asked but I can't find a straight answer. I have gold laced Wyandotte chickens and I plan to keep a few roosters and butcher the rest to load my freezer. I am not sure when they will be good quality table birds without being tough or...
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    Tractor Supply Chicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You can go and special order them from them that's what I did. Shipping is free They arrive at your post office and you pick them up You pick the breads you want It's easy!
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    Chickens and turkeys

    Hi all this is not only my first post but my first attempt at raising anything farm like! So I'm beyond nervous and spent countless hours researching This is what I have ordered: 30 straight run Wyandotte chicks 5 straight run broad breasted turkeys They get delivered in about a week I...
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