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    How to make (and mount) a nipple waterer for your chick brooder

    Excellent! We recently pulled ours out again when we had to separate a hen from the flock. Rather than using a dish waterer, we just mounted the nipple bottle to the side of her coop so she could keep drinking like she was used to.
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    How to make (and mount) a nipple waterer for your chick brooder

    MountainGoat, I'm really glad it worked out for you. We still love our bottle waterer and will be starting our next round of chicks on it too. Funny how they all catch on once one does. Your tip about putting something under to protect the cardboard is a good one. Thanks!
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    Leaking water nipples

    I think that's the problem. There's a ball inside the mechanism at the upper end of the pin they peck at. The nipple has to be vertical for that ball to sit right and close off the opening to stop the flow of water. Nice setup, roady!
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    How to make (and mount) a nipple waterer for your chick brooder

    You could use any poultry nipple to make one of these chick waterers. They're fairly easy to come by online. You do want to pay attention to the size of drill bit you need, as that varies by nipple type and application.
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    How to make (and mount) a nipple waterer for your chick brooder

    A simple nipple waterer for your chick brooder using a standard bicycle water bottle and cage. Cheers!
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    Exterior Nest Box Access Door: On Top or on Backside?

    I went with the access on the backside, pretty much for all the reasons you mention here. It has worked out great. To keep the nesting material in, simply cut a 2x4 (2x3 would be ideal) to the widths of each box opening and rest those blocks between the bedding and the door. These stops hold...
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    Grazing frame plans to protect grass for chickens

    Thanks for the picture! I like that it's plastic, 'cause you've got your moisture resistance already built in.
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    Grazing frame plans to protect grass for chickens

    I don't think you need direct sun, since many people grow wheatgrass indoors. The area we seed for them in our yard gets partial sun and does really well late-spring to fall.
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    Grazing frame plans to protect grass for chickens

    Nice idea! What are the dimensions of the crates you use? If I'm imagining them right, they give you a few inches of height from the ground?
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    Fresh chipped wood in run

    I did the same thing with a load of chipped wood from a local tree service, but I only spread the chips in their outer day yard, not in the run part of their coop. It's held up well. I would suggest not laying the chips thick over the entire area. Leave some spots covered more shallowly or not...
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    Grazing frame plans to protect grass for chickens

    Here's a quick clip of our young chickens grazing on their frames for the first time. Here's another. You'll see that some of them like to hang out and graze around the edges. Others just get right on top. I didn't mention this in my blog post, but before settling on the idea of these frames...
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    Grazing frame plans to protect grass for chickens

    The height is just the height of the two-by-four, so about 3 1/2 inches. When the hens step onto the frames, the mesh bows down a bit in the middle, so once the grass is about 3 inches tall, they can start nibbling on the tips. Mostly, they're just nibbling off the tips that poke through, but...
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    Grazing frame plans to protect grass for chickens

    I built these simple frames based on an idea I got from gardening writer Vern Nelson, and I love them. They protect your grass from being torn up, so your chickens can feast on it for months. (Yum!) Here's a link to my latest blog post with instructions for making your own grazing frames.
  14. Grazing frames to protect grass for your chickens. Free plans here: http://www.thegardencoop.com/blog/2012/02/07/grazing-frames-backyard-chickens/

    Grazing frames to protect grass for your chickens. Free plans here: http://www.thegardencoop.com/blog/2012/02/07/grazing-frames-backyard-chickens/

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    The Garden Coop

    The Garden Coop I designed this coop to address all the concerns we had as urban chicken keepers. It's an integrated henhouse/run with lots of ventilation, light, and space (for up to 8 hens). There's a walk-in people door, a large cleanout door for the henhouse emptying right into the run, and...
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    The Garden Ark

    The Garden Ark – Mobile Chicken Coop The Garden Ark is a mobile chicken tractor design that is perfect for up to 3 hens. The open floor and compact size lets you move your flock for fresh grazing, even in a small backyard. Features include: Polycarbonate "open" roof for fresh air and lots...
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    Can I use this as a tractor/coop for 2 chickens?

    Maybe add plywood on a couple sides to close in a corner, some place the hens can retreat to and feel safer if predators come around.
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    Deep Litter Coop Cleanout

    We use the deep litter method and love it. Because our coop has a raised (waist-high) henhouse that opens into the run for cleaning, we just brush out any soiled bedding from the henhouse straight into the run. There's no need for a bucket or box to collect/transfer it.
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    Old Ag Extension Book with Coop Plants- Have You Seen It?

    One more shot. . . Profitable Poultry Production, by M. G. Kains (1910). There are PDFs of it around, but here's an HTML version, which has kept many, if not all, of the illustrations: http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/ppp/pppToC.html
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