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    Sick hen...please help!

    When I got home last night she would not stand at all. We are wondering if it might be Mereks. We isolated her and gave her water with electrolytes with a dropper and some mash which brought her around a little however she still does not want to stand and is doing the head shaking. Is there...
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    Sick hen...please help!

    We have a 2 yr old silver laced wyndott exhibiting the identical symptoms. She does not seem to want to eat or drink, shakes her head back and forth stays on the floor unless you put her on the roost and often keeps one or both eyes closed. She is also at the bottom of the pecking order but...
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    Help me convert this deck into a coop

    One thing I would do would be to go right over the deck boards with FRP sheet for the floor and make a low door that is wide enough to push the litter out when you need to clean it. See my previous post for pictures and details...
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    Newbie Needing To Build 4x8 Coop

    I built a 4 x 8 which really has an inside dimensions of 3.5 x 7.5 due to the walls. I have had 8 non aggressive birds in there with out problems and could probably get away with 1 or 2 more if they were not aggressive. This amounts to about 3' per bird. I also have a large enclosed outdoor...
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    Ventilation + cold winters?? And window question

    Quote: I picked up my windows for free at the local recycling center/transfer station. If they do not have any when you go they may take your name and call you if someone brings some in.
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    Ventilation + cold winters?? And window question

    I had alot of the same questions when I built our coop as we see 100 deg. in the summer and -15 deg. in the winter. I use 3 windows that I can open and close to regulate temp/ventialtion and find it works very well. Like others have mentioned, cold is not the problem as much as drafts. I...
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    Flooring on a new Chicken Coop... Is chicken wire OK

    Amcgovn, You are probally done with your floor however I though I would pass this on for others. I would go with plywood and FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) board. The FRP board makes it easy to clean out due to the impervious surface and protects the flooring from moisture/water damage...
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    Dog crate brooder questions

    We cut pieces of scrap plywood and tie-wrapped it to the inside of the cage, however I am sure that cardboard would be fine. You can see pictures of ours on the links below. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/dog-crate-brooder
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    Dog Crate Brooder

    DOG CRATE BROODER We made the chicken brooder from a wire folding dog crate, spare plywood, tie wraps, chicken wire and a couple scrap pieces of 2x6 Using a wire dog crate we cut plywood 13" tall x the inside length of each side of the dog crate. We then drilled holes in the plywood and tie...

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