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+1. These sorts of places are very common .....just check with the village board on livestock ordinances.

If you are looking to get away from large row crop operations and their incessant spraying, SW and NW portions of the state are your best bets..... broken ground grasslands are not conducive to that...... and there are plenty of houses that are going to fall down for lack of inhabitants in both...

Quote: The open end of my tractor faces east, and was plastered shut ...... birds were fine. We only got about 4 inches, but lost several tree branches because it was so heavy and wet. Weather is not bad at all, compared to the pasting folks in the middle of the state are getting. I'm a...

Check out the 70% off bins at Home Depot and Lowe's anytime you are in town .... They toss anything in there that the customers are not buying because it's it's a little warped, checked or has a chewed up edge ..... servicable lumber in there for very little money! As for ventilation, with a...

Looks simple enough for one trip, I think. Got materials together yet? I know it's too cold yet to build, but if you eliminate the trips to the store, things go so much faster. Also, what provisions for ventilation? One square foot opening per bird is the guideline ...... how many birds?

What were you thinking of building, Moe?

Depends upon where in Omaha...... I'm in Murray which is 7 miles south of Plattsmouth........ When I used to work in West O, it took me 45 minutes to get to work from home.

Want help? I enjoyed building mine, and if I have the time, would help with others' ......

TSC, Orshelns's and Bomgaar's all have chicks in store in the spring. I ordered mine from the Plattsmouth Bomgaars's ..... took about a week.

Quote: Mine seemed to have no problems last summer ...... we'll see how they fare now that they are bigger.

Your welcome ...... just remember ..... my advice is just my opinion based upon my own experiences, and is probably worth just what you paid for it!

The chicken breeds section has a deal on the left side of the screen that lets you pick out traits that you want, and will direct you to breeds that match that most closely ... I went with Buff Orpingtons because they are cold-hardy, large bodied, heavily feathered birds that tolerate...

Mine started laying at the end of September, and were doing great by the end of November ...... then started slowing down just before Christmas ........ I added a 16' LED lightrope the last week of December, and cut down on the amount of scratch I gave so they got more protein (in fact, I gave...

Quote: Thermometer said 2* below zero this AM ..... girls were fine, but very hungry and thirsty (water froze overight)..... gave 'em some warm water, mash in a bowl, and tossed some scratch and garlic bread on the floor for entertainment..... I'm averaging 5-6 eggs a day from 9 BOrps not...

Welcome, Moe!

Yes, inquiring minds want to know!

Quote: I went with a chicken tractor to avoid having to worry about these issues.

Quote: Bomgaars, as well. I got mine at the Bomgaars in Plattsmouth ..... ordered 10 pullets, and got 10 pullets...... I'm in Murray, about 15 miles south of you on 75 ...... have and am handy with tools, and enjoyed bulding my chicken tractor (so much so that I'm going to build a better one...

I'll try to answer any questions you might have.

Quote: You're a bar ahead of us..... but we still have two churches here in Murray. Whatcha got for checkunz?