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    Helpful hints for building coops

    New chicken owner here and just found this thread. 427 pages! I got a lot of reading to do.:caf Looks like there will be a lot of good info here.
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    Converted small nesting box into roll-away.

    I used some inspiration from Opa's post from a few years ago and converted my small coop nesting boxes into a roll-away. Took off front panel for easier access. Removed old box floor. My coop was not perfectly level so I had to adjust the ramps to the correct slope.
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    Does float test remove bloom?

    Thank you everyone. Candling makes more sense in this situation.
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    Does float test remove bloom?

    Does dipping the eggs in water to do a float test remove the bloom? Or would the egg actually have to be washed and scrubbed for it to be removed? If I don't get to gathering for a few days, I would like to float test and not have to refrigerate if it's ok.
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    how to keep 55 gal automatic waterer from freezing in winter?

    I will look onto those horizontal nipples. Thank you.
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    how to keep 55 gal automatic waterer from freezing in winter?

    I built a 55 gallon automatic waterer. Barrel is outside the run and has pvc running 5 ft to a pipe with water cups inside the run. Looking for suggestions of keeping it from freezing in the winter. Southern Indiana so we do get freezing temps but usually hasn't been too bad the past few...
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    Treatment advice for newly acquired flock

    Wow. Thank you for the in depth response. Very much apreciated. I think I may just go with the ivermectin method
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    Treatment advice for newly acquired flock

    So i recently acquired my first flock of 6 hens. They were previously kept in poor condition. Coop was tiny and was all rock hard caked straw/poo, appeared that only corn was fed, no calcium/grit provided. It's been about a week now in a properly set up home. I was thinking I should just go...
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