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Might she get them down the same way she got the eggs up? My hens roost in the apple trees which aren’t quite so high mine didn’t hatch her eggs that high up but she brought them into a 3 foot tall barrel and was able to get the eggs in and the chicks out? I don’t know exactly how I assume...

I have the same question? I’d love to make some for my birds. Has anyone tried it and had success?

The same mite maybe? Northern fowl mite. We recently got new straw for the garden. My birds don’t have straw in their coop but range during the day and play in that straw. Clean coop, toss straw, treat coop with Pyrethrum and regular nest spots plus do indoor cleaning?

I would love to see finished pics too!

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are new flocksters - we got 13 chicks at the beginning of July 2019 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 13 (3) What breeds do you have? Silver grey dorkings, a buff orpington, black sumatras, buff and light brahmas...

Blooie, I <3 your coop and your detailed notes. I have to read it a few more times and it is perfect for teaching me stuff. I am a total noob. Thanks Sequel for sending me to Blooie! Molphet yours is beautiful! Are the cattle panels self supporting? I will keep looking at it. I would hate...

Anyone tried Samantha Burns' Hoop Coop (Run Amuk Acres in New Portland ME) or something similar for a winter coop in a cold place? I am raising my first batch of chicks and am considering building this hoop coop to tide us over to Spring when I plan to build a wheeled coop something like Justin...

Thank you! I put in my location - Northeast Kingdom of Vermont - up by the border with Canada in the eastern quadrant of the state. We had a doozy of a cold winter last year. My neighbors don't heat their coops but none are using chicksaws and it seems like everyone has a floor. I like that...

I hear you about Rhodes and see what you see. Apple butter is my hands down favorite but not a jam, I guess. For jamlike things, I adore citrus marmalade. I am wicked fussy about the strawberry jam but nothing is better than one done "just so", except perhaps a well balanced lemon, grapefruit...