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wingstone said:
mentioned to father in law that I needed something to put the fermented feed in to feed them, cause the little bowl would not work well,,,,10 minutes later he handed me this....





I am so glad my inlaws do not get rid of anything,,,of course the piles show it, but now i appreciate it...
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Those appear to be metal. Metal shouldn't be used with fermented feed due to the acid content. Plastic milk jugs or 2 litre pop bottles cut down to 3-4 inches deep make good temporary feeders until appropriate ones can be found.

Eric T said:
Ok all I have a coop ventilation question for ya. I am building my coop from scratch, it is 4x6x4. The way I have the roof set up there is approximately a 4 inch gap all along the rafters across the front and back along the 6' length. Will that be enough ventilation or will i also need to cut some in the sides of the coop as well? And on the other side of the coin, will that be too much ventilation in the winter here in Western PA? Any and all imput is appreciated.
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Eric T said:


Here's a pic of what I'm talking about
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You will want to put hardware cloth over the gap. Critters can crawl right through there. Otherwise should be fine. You may want to tarp over part of it in the winter or staple feed sacks over from the inside. Another option would be make the gap smaller & add a window or 2 (covered with hardware cloth) that can be opened when extra ventilation is needed.
 
Eric T said:
Here's a pic of what I'm talking about
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Awesome pic! I asked Nan Bradshaw about ventilation when she was giving her talk on animal husbandry, I've always been perplexed by the 'plenty of ventilation, but no drafts' rule. The statements seem to contradict each other. She said that ideally, the air flow comes in the coop at floor level on one side, and exits through the other side at roof level, thereby clearing stagnant air. Position roosts out of the direct air flow to avoid drafts on the birds. I don't know how much sense this makes, she had a diagram that was very helpful.
 
yep they are metal. hubby is gonna cover them with,,,,,not sure what you would call it, he has rolls of rubber like mats, seems more like bendable plastic to me, but he says its rubber.
hosed them off and put on his shop table to be finished, hopefully i get them back in the next week.
 
wingstone said:
yep they are metal. hubby is gonna cover them with,,,,,not sure what you would call it, he has rolls of rubber like mats, seems more like bendable plastic to me, but he says its rubber.
hosed them off and put on his shop table to be finished, hopefully i get them back in the next week.
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Looks like I will be at the swap in Uniontown tomorrow if you want any of those EE chicks. I'm bringing about 100 birds.
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SilkieSensation said:
Those appear to be metal. Metal shouldn't be used with fermented feed due to the acid content. Plastic milk jugs or 2 litre pop bottles cut down to 3-4 inches deep make good temporary feeders until appropriate ones can be found.


You will want to put hardware cloth over the gap. Critters can crawl right through there. Otherwise should be fine. You may want to tarp over part of it in the winter or staple feed sacks over from the inside. Another option would be make the gap smaller & add a window or 2 (covered with hardware cloth) that can be opened when extra ventilation is needed.
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I am definitely going to be putting hardware cloth on there silkie. I have too many critters running around here that will be trying to get in. Thank you for the advice though.
 

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