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Finding Pallets can be a problem, I made a compost bin out of some pallets a few weeks ago. I would suggest you check craigslist there are a lot of business that want to get them out of there area so check there. Another place I found some great pallets was at a nursery. Got some great...
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I used the tips here and what works for me is to boil the water then gently place the eggs in the water. Boil gently for 6-8 min, shut off and leave for another 6-8 minutes. Cool in running water. I then put them in the fridge and forget about them till the next day. Peeling them is...
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Nobody said it was still $4. That was when Cheney was still in charge.
Cha-CHING!
So now soon I will have 40% excise tax on my current insurance, a tax on any soda I may drink, a 40% to 50% tax on electric plus the trickle down effects, while the 'One' is in charge.
Cha-Ching!
Still...
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Wow I didn't know there were political threads in the BYC...well hello!!!
all I am gonna say is CNN= Clinton News Network MSNBC= Major Slanted News By Communism...
They are all slanted...
Maybe when Bush was in office they shouldn't have let MSNBC into cover the news..
My question...
I made one of these a few weeks ago, found it on another site...
Let me tell you Good uhmmm...Good...
But I did feel like I was going to have a heart attack, I think it was more mental then anything. U gotta use thick cut bacon for the outside roll up to help hold it together.
I don't have a...
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I am thinking about using these same type of roofing..its called Ondura, here is the website for the product http://www.ondura.com/
Its a little pricey, however its not much difference between that and the cost of shingles for the area of coverage, unless you are able to salvage...
My Lowes offers (3) spotlights for 29.99. This comes with stakes or can be flush mounted to a wall, all the lights can be daisy-chained together and plugged in a standalone solar panel. I have these 3 "spotlights" on my flag at night, the claim to get 8-10 hours of light, however by midnight...
Thanks for all the feedback!
Most places I have looked at are sold out now, and I assume that spring is the time to get some new chicks. Does mypetchicken.com have a bigger selection in the spring time?
So my wife has been bugging me to get chickens for the last 2 years, long story short, I have finally caved in, and am plotting out my coop to build this winter, for chickens in the spring. I am in the process of doing a lot of research, one of my first questions is there a on-line site that you...
Has anyone here bought/downloaded the book "Building a Chicken Coop" by Bill Keene. When searching online through yahoo and google, this book keeps coming up and links to this download. Its 29.99, just wondering if anyone here ever tried it and is it worth the $$$. Thanks in advance for ya'lls help!
Looks nice, I am just curious, what program did you use to make the drawings, I am setting mine up in my head and would love a program like you used to make my life more simple...
Just another question, does it matter where you place the nesting box in the coop? I was currently planning on placing it on the one side that doesn't get any sun? Or does this not matter? Just curious! Thanks!
Thanks for all the great replies, I wish I did live in the Mountains, however am in the central part of the state, about 30 mins from Raleigh, but in the country.
My coop is actually going to be placed in close proximity to our well pump, so I thinking got a close source for water, and I am no...
My wife has been at me for the last 2 years to get chickens, well I finally caved in. We are starting a garden next year as well, so I figured why not go all out, plus the chicken by products will be good for my compost bins and garden.
I have been looking at tons of the coops on here, and...