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  1. cballiu

    Extending daylight in NW Washington

    I have 3 Ameuricanas, 1 Welsummer and 4 Prairie bluebells.
  2. cballiu

    Extending daylight in NW Washington

    I live on the Olympic penisula in Washington and we are losing a lot of daylight right now. My chickens will be 6 months old this month and haven't started laying. I'm concerned that with the really short days, they won't lay much when they do start. I don't have electricity to my coop and I...
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    New coop nearly done

    Right now, living in the middle of nowhere is sort of a godsend lol
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    New coop nearly done

    I'm going to cut an opening the width of the coop on the wall under the roosting bars. Then I'll be able to insert a tray to catch the night droppings that accumulate. We can add another vent at the floor level. And the latches are definitely changing. Our builder is a cabinet maker and has no...
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    New coop nearly done

    That's where it's going to go.
  6. cballiu

    New coop nearly done

    We live in Sequim, WA which has a very moderate climate and not nearly as much rain as you might think. So we used OSB to build our coop. I'll be putting sheet vinyl down on the floor for easy cleaning after I paint the interior with Killz. The roof is metal and will have an under layment of a...
  7. cballiu

    Colorado

    Are you on the Colorado Chicken facebook page? There have been several posts about people willing to take roosters.
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    Colorado

    How often do people candle the eggs once they're in the incubator?
  9. cballiu

    Colorado

    A question about incubators. I bought a used Janoel 48 and I started a hatch for the first time yesterday. My question is how to keep the humidity in the right range. The humidity went from 62 to 44 overnight. I put more water in this morning. But is it evaporating too quickly? Do you put water...
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    New member from Colorado

    I've been raising chickens for several years. It's been mostly hit and miss. I've had a variety of breeds but 2 years ago bought Buff Brahman, Gold-laced Wyandotttes, Partridge Wyandottes and Mille Fleur D'uccle bantam chicks. I still have some of those. However I have 9 hens and 7 roosters...
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    New member from Colorado

    Hi there. I've been raising small numbers of chickens for about 8 years. Have some questions an thought this would be a good group to learn from.
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