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so I have an offer of a free plastic kiddos play house......................I have seen these converted into coops and someone on here also posted the link to the coops section with a sample.

I am also pretty sure that after the plastic is cleaned it can be spray painted

the play house is pink and blue........and I would not prefer that...........

so................should I do it? or stick with the wood pallet box??


I think I will get it since its free................worst case scenario............it might just be a rain hideout..............

I think I can put it to good use for the girls............not sure its beautifying the yard..........................will have to work on that part...............yet it presents an interesting challenge.

plus a plastic play house is so hose-off -able................gotta love that!

I know the windows can be closed up with hardware cloth and some wood etc.....................hmmm............new invention brewing........
 
LisaYolkUm said:
so I have an offer of a free plastic kiddos play house......................I have seen these converted into coops and someone on here also posted the link to the coops section with a sample.

I am also pretty sure that after the plastic is cleaned it can be spray painted

the play house is pink and blue........and I would not prefer that...........

so................should I do it? or stick with the wood pallet box??


I think I will get it since its free................worst case scenario............it might just be a rain hideout..............

I think I can put it to good use for the girls............not sure its beautifying the yard..........................will have to work on that part...............yet it presents an interesting challenge.

plus a plastic play house is so hose-off -able................gotta love that!

I know the windows can be closed up with hardware cloth and some wood etc.....................hmmm............new invention brewing........
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If the playhouse isn't quite right for the coop, it can be attached to the other end of the run and used to store 'housekeeping' supplies and feed for the birds/coop... you can also place a box inside (the size of a milk crate) on it's side with the opening facing the wall where there is a window and make it a 'bird condo'.... lots of cool options.
 
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Sally Sunshine said:
I wouldnt trade my coolerbators for anything except a prof huge capacity bator!

and easy to make, Hubs helped make an article on them, Less than a POINT degree variance in temp, you cant get that with MOST bators!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubator-incubator
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Thanks for your reply! Not sure I want to try to make one, but that would definitely be cheaper, not real sure I want to use something that I made....lol!
 
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Well, the girls have been busy today, 18 eggs so far, and 2 girls stilt in boxes. Our May and June pallets are getting into the swing of it for sure.... but can anyone say "OUCH"!! Found this amongst the regular eggs today... It measures just over 3 inches long and 6 inches around, weighs just over 4 oz. I know a lot of breeds lay extra large eggs, and we have some nice size layers, but this one had to hurt! LOL
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Wow!! Are those blue eggs ever blue! Well done you.
 
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fisherlady said:
 
Question for anyone.....  has anyone used the food dye trick to identify who lays which eggs?  Does it work well, or at all? We have 24 layers, 9 of which just started recently and I am trying to figure out which are laying which colors/sizes.  I am getting some I would call pink, and some which are a darker brown than my original layers (though their color may have darkened since their first molt?)  I really don't want to separate them to find out, though I could for a day or so if I really had to.  I don't think that would help figure out their rates of lay though, since they would probably change for a few days if I caged them, so I wouldn't get an accurate rate, anyways.

If not the food dye on the vent trick, has anyone found another trick to help figure it out?
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Fisher:

No pearls of wisdom here....but, I think there's a couple of considerations before using food coloring:

a) do you really want to chase down your birds and color their butts with Q-tips??? if so, please make a video!!!
b) after painting their butts, you will have to look at it for a long time...and think of the emotional damage when the girl reaches around to preen herself and finds her tucas green and none of the roosters want to have anything to do with her???
c) lastly, assuming you proceed, you will have to explain to all your friends and neighbors that you painted you chooks butts...and no explanation will suffice.... they will not understand....lol
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OMG! Stake! Yer killin me here! Too funny! How do you know her rooster isn't INTO blue butts?
 
Blarneyeggs said:
Wow!! Are those blue eggs ever blue! Well done you.
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The blue varies in intensity, sometimes much more turquoise than blue... fun thing is that they are just barnyard mutt EE types. It makes a nice mix in the egg cartons, and is amazing how many 'non chicken' people are really amazed at the different colors, and how many people insist that the different colors must taste different also. One lady I know absolutely insists that brown eggs are the best tasting and are better than the green or pink ones??
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Blarneyeggs said:
OMG! Stake! Yer killin me here! Too funny! How do you know her rooster isn't INTO blue butts?
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fisherlady said:
Well, the girls have been busy today, 18 eggs so far, and 2 girls stilt in boxes. Our May and June pallets are getting into the swing of it for sure.... but can anyone say "OUCH"!! Found this amongst the regular eggs today...





It measures just over 3 inches long and 6 inches around, weighs just over 4 oz. I know a lot of breeds lay extra large eggs, and we have some nice size layers, but this one had to hurt! LOL
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Wow looks great!! I wish my girls world get busy laying again. Do you have a light in your coop?
 

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