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  1. TaylorChickadoodleFam

    LockDown prep questions for DIY still air incubator & vent holes?

    I made a DIY still air incubator and am on day 16 of great looking growing chicks from our own chickens. In a couple days for lockdown, what is the ideal temp and Humidity for this style? I was going to do 65 and 101f. should I add more holes for ventilation and air? If so where and how big? I...
  2. humblehillsfarm

    Here's my DIY Coop!

    I have zero design and carpentry skills so I spent A LOT of time just on the design, pricing materials, setting up my work space, etc. All that I had was a circular saw, drill, a triangular measuring tool, and measuring tape. I used 2x4s but next time I would only make the base frame from 2x4s...
  3. DIY 5 Gallon Tower Feeder

    DIY 5 Gallon Tower Feeder

    When I discovered that the big comb of my Crested Cream Legbar rooster hampered him whenever came the time to eat from the coop’s Tube Feeder, I knew I had to build a new type of feeder to better accommodate him. BackYard Chickens is a lifesaver when it comes to searching through it for ways to...
    • Eelantha
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    • 20$ 5 gallon bucket chicken feeder diy feeder funnel tower feeder
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    • Category: Feeders & Waterers
  4. Tre3hugger

    Diy raised beds progress thread

    Hey guys. Started on a raised beds build today. I'd like to use this thread to chronicle the build and the subsequent growing life of the bed. I was going for a U shape. The sides of the U are 12 feet, with the bottom being 6 feet. Almost 50 sq ft of growing space. I plan to fence it with...
    • Tre3hugger
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    • build construction diy garden homestead raised beds vegetable
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Gardening
  5. Tre3hugger

    Shiitake Mushroom Farming on Logs at Earthen Acres

    Hey everyone. Today I am starting my shiitake mushroom grow process. Figured i'd share...PART 1 Last week I cut down a white oak tree, and ordered a set of 1000 shiitake mushroom plug spawns from field & forest website. Today I spent the morning processing the oak, preparing it for inoculation...
    • Tre3hugger
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    • diy food food production garden homestead learning mushroom shiitake
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Gardening
  6. Tre3hugger

    My maple syrup experience 2020

    This was my second year in the maple game. As a real lover of trees(see username lol) I was really attracted to the idea of making syrup. I also really value that added 20 minutes outside a day in march when the cold winter has been keeping me in. Last year was mostly for learning, with three...
  7. Gertie Greenbriar

    Predator apron for chicken coop from re-purposed chain-link fence?

    Hello! I am currently working on turning an old barn-style outbuilding on our property into a chicken coop. It is quite an old building, but it has good bones, decent foundation (buried double stacked cinder-block and reinforced with poured concrete) and dirt floors. I recently got a whole lot...
  8. PioneerChicks

    What Do You Do To Lower Your Chicken Expenses?

    Hi everbody! So recently I've been really into lowering my chicken expenses. I am looking for more ideas! I dry and crush my eggshells and give them to my hens as a calcium source, and I just started a compost pile in the coop. I am on day 2 of fermenting my chicken feed. My chickens are...
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    Red velvet Buff Orpington cupcakes for my nine-year-old's birthday.
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    • Category: Miscellaneous
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    DIY grazing boxes for the chicks
    • Allcoopedupwith6
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    • Category: Chicken Coops & Runs
  11. Chicken Tractor Coop - Self-Sustaining

    Chicken Tractor Coop - Self-Sustaining

    This wouldn't have been possible without the sharing of knowledge across communities from the BYC and youtube. Just wanted to pay it forward and provide buildout for anyone who would like to build one. Specs: 18ft x 8ft coop Food: (2) 80lb gravity feeders Last up to 10 days w/ 160 chickens...
    • RWCp
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    • chicken coop chicken tractor coop diy self-sufficient
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Tractor Coops
  12. RWCp

    Chicken Tractor Coop - Self-Sustaining

    My wife has always wanted to raise chickens so last year when an opportunity to purchase a home with 2 acres came along we jumped on it. We also had a pole barn constructed which left us with plenty of scrap lumber and metal panels. At first I wasn't fully convinced that I could build this...
  13. thatbeechick

    My ghetto chicken coop.

    Hi friends, check out the coop I built out of a discarded crib and the storage bin food weather protector and laying box. I've added LOTS of ventilation, as it's starting to get hot in Australia. I insulate it a little more during cooler months with some flooring, but we are likely to hit...
  14. M

    Pheasant roofing and predator proofing!?

    Hi everyone! I'm building a pheasant enclosure and am wondering what everybody uses as roofing material, and what predator proofing measures you have taken! I'm in the UK so there aren't as many predators as there are in places like the US but I'm definitely not taking any chances. I will be...
  15. C

    Curved Roof Support for Chicken Run

    Hey all, I have an area, ~10'x10', enclosed by U-posts and hardware cloth for a run. I'd like to put a curved roof of chicken wire over it, which would ideally be tall enough to walk in to. The overall shape is planned to be something like a quonsett hut, just with a mesh roof instead of curved...
  16. Citychickengal

    DIY incubator threads anywhere??

    I know there have to be multiple threads on the diy foam cooler incubators, but for some reason I can’t find them. Anyone have links or know who to ask? I’ve got a cooler, a picture frame taped in as a viewing window, and a wax melter from Walmart as the heat source. Will this actually work??
  17. DIY Poopscoop for Poop Boards

    DIY Poopscoop for Poop Boards

    I use sweet pdz on my poop boards and a cat litter scoop to clean them. Just like a cat box, after a time there are little bits of dried poop that fall through and mix in with the granules and the smell builds up. I've been replacing the pdz regularly, which gets expensive. Another member here...
  18. chloeonz

    Handmade driftwood “jungle gym” for the chooks

    I have looked up so many ideas on pinterest for something the chooks can climb. There wasn’t a lot of variety but mostly people nail planks to tree trunks or have outdoor deck chairs available or build something. we have only just planted baby trees, and hubby doesn’t have time right now to...
  19. SunsetSkyFarm

    DIT Turkey Tractor!

    Check out our new Turkey Tractor! We are housing 12 turkeys in the tractor. So far so good...
  20. BridgeportQuail

    Best DIY incubator?

    I have been looking around for DIY incubators and everyone seems to have different opinions. Which homemade incubator model do most people use and have success with? Also, should I use a thermostat or dimmer to regulate temperature? And if thermostat, can it just be a reptile one or does it have...
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