Chicken Gadgets/Things I saw and thought I could use for the chickens

Pullet Pimp

Songster
11 Years
Jul 1, 2008
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Every now and again I find something in a catalog or on the web that is supposed to be used for something else, but my first thought is how I could use that for the chickens or the coop.

I thought I would start this thread for everyone to post such findings to share with everyone else. Make up your own mind if it is junk or a nice find, but this would be a good place to put them out there. *BYC does not endorse the products posted.
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I'll start off with a couple things I found recently.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200320205_200320205



http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/...=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchallpartial
 

redhen

Kiss My Grits...
Premium Feather Member
11 Years
May 19, 2008
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Western MA
good idea!!.
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...i hope people post on this...it will be very helpful to others...thanks, Wendy
 

ChanceRider

Songster
11 Years
Aug 19, 2008
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Ooohh, I like the dog house. I'm getting ready to build a night time shelter for my 2 ducks and that would be perfect... plus probably a lot cheaper than I can build one for.

Thanks for starting this thread... looking forward to seeing more ideas.
 

KellyHM

Crowing
11 Years
Sep 10, 2008
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Lakeland, FL
I'm going to use my husband's dog box as a play area for my new chicks to go outside in when they hatch...he just doesn't know it yet.
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JennsPeeps

Rhymes with 'henn'
11 Years
Jun 14, 2008
6,583
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South Puget Sound
DBF's innovation for our coop was to mount the feeder and waterer on heavy duty cupboard rails so that we can access them easily without crawling under the coop:
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Cetawin

Chicken Beader
11 Years
Mar 20, 2008
13,752
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333
NW Kentucky
I am thinking that this would be a perfect brooder area if turned mat side down and a great playpen for young ones with the mat side up...


Playpen


Playpen Mat


I will get one of these set-ups for my next babies...it would work for ducks, bunnies, guinea pigs, chicks and so forth.

I also want a bunny food holder to hang on the run fencing to hold their free choice oyster shell.
 
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Mojo Chick'n

Empress of Chickenville
11 Years
Mar 8, 2008
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Republic of Chickenville
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I got a regular baby's playpen at a yard sale this last spring - have yet to use it, but it was only 4 bucks, so I figured the price was right. Last time I brooded chicks in the house it was a mess - cardboard doesn't hold up well to messy water tipping chicks.
 

patandchickens

Flock Mistress
12 Years
Apr 20, 2007
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Ontario, Canada
I noticed that the weekly sale flyer for a hardware chain (Home Hardware, for any Canadians reading this) listed a thermostatic controller unit meant for plugging into a vent booster fan for the further reaches of your house a/c and heating system. It was $35 (probably cheaper in the states) and claims you can set the on/off temperatures, which you can't do with a regular cheap thermocube.

Might be useful for those who really really feel they have to run a lamp (for warmth) over the roost in the winter... could set it to turn on at 25 F or whatever (probably... I have not actually fondled the item in person so do not know exactly what range of temps it can be set for).

Pat
 
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Dixiedoodle

Songster
12 Years
Apr 14, 2007
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I have a 'boot tray' (a plastic tray with about 1" edges") that I am going to place under my water and feeders as catch. I think a cargo mat would also work but they could be expensive. A small hard pool (sold at hardware stores for fish), that I am going to use for the dust bath..
 

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