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    Comment by 'GregT' in article 'Predator Proof Window with an Automatic Shut and Lock Trigger'

    Looks great .. RonP .. Also like the over-all look of the coop and surrounding's
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Quote: I like this set-up.. .. great job it just "looks" fantastic ..
  3. GregT

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Hello gardenpartyy .. I am rather new to chicken raising and this forum .. I am like you make it work with what you have on hand, minimal cost .. good luck with your endeavor .. I am having much fun with this , and hope you do as well .. Here is what we have...
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    New dog kennel coop in the works

    Doing a fine job .. from what I can see .. good stuff
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    lets see the "ugly" coops plz

    I forgot to mention .. where it is hinged for nest box .. get some rubber strip .. and staple it across the hinged area .. *again, cheap .. better than the product that has been made for valleys or flashing with glued tar ..
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    lets see the "ugly" coops plz

    hello .. I would use 1x2' (rip them down yr-self if you don't have any from 2x4' or any other kind of wood .. and trim it out where the gaps are .. u could use drywall screws (good enough) .. for the roof part where it is wavy use 1x3 on the inside, stuff it with torn pieces of cloth then put a...
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    New dog kennel coop in the works

    Hello .. I would put the coop outside the fence .. then cut an entrance to the coop in the fence.. with a ramp to the ground .. also .. i would place the nesting box in the side closet to where you will be coming from to gather eggs .. if you have a sloped roof .. i would put the perch's on the...
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    lets see the "ugly" coops plz

    Here is what i have going on .. We got the basic shell of this coop from a neighbor, you might be able to see old wood compared to newer wood .. It was just a frame with wire on it , nothing else .. we are new to this.. about 1 year in .. water never froze last winter .. the plexiglass came from...
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    Sealing Cracks, Placement of Feeders/Waterers & Sliding Door

    Your welcome .. I hope it works out no matter what way you end up going about .. I'm new to chickens myself .. about a year now .. Coming up with ways to do things for the hens and yourself is such a blast, lots of fun .. This is a great forum .. came across it not long ago .. much information...
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    Sealing Cracks, Placement of Feeders/Waterers & Sliding Door

    hello .. yeah, I am thinking if you put the 1x4 on the outside of the door and screw it from the inside (maybe use a washer,as you said the sliding door was very thin) .. OK .. I am looking at the picture and read what you posted just now .. maybe use a 1x2 , screw it on the very edge so that...
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    Pressure Regulator / Pressure Reducing Valve for nipple waterer

    Why cant a regular ball valve be put inline and open it to the desired pressure , whether gravity or well pump pressure, city pressure .. ?
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    Sealing Cracks, Placement of Feeders/Waterers & Sliding Door

    afix a 1x4 on the outside of the sliding door screwed from the inside .. then mount the push/pull onto that wood (the 1x4)
  13. GregT

    15 new chicks have arrived

    Thank You .. Ol Grey Mare
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    15 new chicks have arrived

    Today 15 new chicks arrived .. They were ordered from McMurray Hatchery .. here is the breakdown .. New Hampshire Red (6) .. Red Ranger Broiler-males, will be processing them ;( (8) .. Barred Rock (1) .. .. they were shipped Monday and arrived at post office today .. Here is a video of them...
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    Announcement April Fools 2016 - New Development: Chicken Feed That Changes Egg Shell Color!

    "esters hen feed" (or Easter .. hen feed) .. "esters chicken feed" (or Easters chicken feed)
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    This is a great idea .. relatively new to the chicken thing .. 1 year now .. going in to last winter i concluded that keeping wind snow and rain out was necessary so I began taking plexiglass plastic from large screen TV's that people trash out .. between plexiglass and real windows (double hung...
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    Egg dropped on ground (have question)

    Has anyone seen anything like this .. The 5 hens we have now are about 1 yr old .. started laying last June (2015) .. They are "visual" healthy.. Eat well .. Do not see any issues that we are aware of .. Is this normal
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    I like this idea .. The timer itself as part of the mechanism .. (thumbs up )
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Just wondering the purpose of taping legs .. I am new to this Chicken thing .. My brother in-law will be processing some males from our flock in several months ..
  20. GregT

    TWEAK MY COOP~Tweaks on the Cheap

    BeeKissed .. thanks for the two links .. much information and ideas .. been reading thru them .. good stuff (great forum)
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