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    Coop in Sun or Shade?

    Yesterday is was hot and humid here in south central Texas. I found this smart hen, the only one in the flock, standing in front of the running fan. She stayed there most of the afternoon. I had to take a picture to share on BYC.
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    Here's My Coop Plan but a Few Questions

    My first coop had a concrete floor and it was never a problem. I covered the floor with wood shaving. When we got more chickens and needed a bigger space we were given a storage building with a wood floor. We painted the floor with Blackjack and then put down cheap vinyl flooring and it's...
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    ADOR1 Automatic Coop Door?

    I've never used the reopen feature, I'm concerned another one might get out when that one gets in. I have a light on the outside of my coop set on a timer that controls when the door opens and shuts. My chickens have learned that when that outside light goes off the door is closing and in the...
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    ADOR1 Automatic Coop Door?

    I've had mine for several years and this has never happen.
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    bout how much does one sell a dozen farm fresh eggs?

    I keep the rooster as an alarm for hawks. We have netting over the whole backyard but a hawk can still fly into one of the trees and work his way down to the chickens. He's great about alarming us for stray dogs and cats. So far he's been a very nice rooster. We sell vegetables on the...
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    bout how much does one sell a dozen farm fresh eggs?

    Yes, the same for me. It didn't start out as a business but the more they laid the more eggs I had. My husband painted a sign of a hen and put it in the front yard. Before I knew it I had a waiting list for eggs so I bought more chickens, not thinking of more feed, lol, so that's how I ended...
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    bout how much does one sell a dozen farm fresh eggs?

    I have 63 hens and 1 rooster.
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    bout how much does one sell a dozen farm fresh eggs?

    How many chickens do you have?
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    bout how much does one sell a dozen farm fresh eggs?

    I charge $3.50 for the 18 pack large. Most of my customers want 2-4 dozen at a time. I have one customer that calls and ask me to save eggs for her for a certain amount of days for her husband who goes out on a shrimp boat. Right now I'm saving for her until next Tuesday. I get almost 3...
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    bout how much does one sell a dozen farm fresh eggs?

    At that price here I would be competing with the grocery stores. It would be easier for them to buy while shopping then to drive to my house. That's awesome for you! My chickens eat about 100 pounds of feed a week and they free range all day. My feed cost ranges from $12.99-$14.99 a 50 lb...
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    bout how much does one sell a dozen farm fresh eggs?

    I sell my eggs for $2.50 for large. I tried going up to $3 because of my feed bill but lost all but 2 of my customers. l use to have a waiting list for eggs. We live in a small town with a small grocery store, 30 miles away there's a HEB and super Wal-Mart. We keep an eye on their prices for...
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    Heeeeelp!!!!!!!!!!! Chickens too hot!

    The first chicks I got in March 2014 are a mixture, some GSL, BA, EE and few unknown. I lost one of them to pasty butt and 2 turned out to be roosters. I sold one rooster and we killed the other rooster after he spurred both of my legs, very painful. In Feb. of 2015 I bought 24 RIR and 1 BO...
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    Rooster turned mean...

    I raised my two roosters from baby chicks. I was never afraid of either of them and then the BA rooster started acting aggressive. The white GSL was very meek. One day the black rooster came after me and when I resisted his attack he flew straight up as high as my face and I'm 5' 6" tall. I...
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    Heeeeelp!!!!!!!!!!! Chickens too hot!

    We didn't buy it, it was actually given to us. You can see more pictures under "My Coop" below my name. The coop is 16' by 10'. We cut out the windows on the side and the one in the door. I clean the poop boards and any poo that gets on the floor every morning. That cleaning goes into our...
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    Heeeeelp!!!!!!!!!!! Chickens too hot!

    Too many, lol. We added more space (roost and poop board) under the fan as you can see in the picture below. The chickens roost on the two 16 feet boards on both sides and in the back. So we have about 80 feet of roosting space for 60+ birds. I'm in the process of culling the older birds and...
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    Heeeeelp!!!!!!!!!!! Chickens too hot!

    My husband ran cables across the yard and then we put the netting over the cables and attached to the fence with pull ties. You can see the fan in the coop. During the day I tilt the fan down so that it blows toward the floor. I don't have a power outlet in the coop itself so we bought a...
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    Heeeeelp!!!!!!!!!!! Chickens too hot!

    Ice cubes in the water would be great. Can't think of anything to put in the coop beside a fan or very large windows. We also put ridge vents in the roof of our coop so the hot air could escape. They are really a cheap fix, the labor is the hardest but we both knocked it out in one morning...
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    Rooster turned mean...

    He got me when my back was turned to him and then when I tried to get out of the coop he came at me again and this time I put out my other leg to kick him and he spurred that leg. He was a GSL about 14 months old. Because their spurs have so much bacteria on them, you need an antibiotic shot...
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