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[Chicken Rustler]

FYI In the future if anybody plans to camp at Stevenson. They have BIG signs (now keep in mind I have selective loss of reading ability) but somebody told me they said something to the effect of "NO CAMP FIRES"

 

[broodytood]

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He sells them for $100 painted, they take about 6+ hours to make, and then add the cost of the supplies to make them, they are pretty reasonable. I use about 1/2 - 2/3 of a 50lb bag in mine each time. He does not make a ton of them, just does it on weekends when he is not busy, my dad is the type that can't stand to be still!

Even when he is sitting his knee is always bouncing! Anyways, I will see if I can load a picture of it, if it does not work let me know!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/58397_p1040566.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/58397_p1040562.jpg

Ok, but how smart do your chickens have to be to figure it out and NOT bean themselves in the face when it opens? Mine are dumb...yeah, no reeeeally dumb.....

There are some vids on Utube that show a chicken using one and how to train them to use it. Seems pretty simple! Even for the 'challenged' chicken!

 

[ultasol]

pips&peeps :

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to congratulate Jen (ultasol) for her win at the Silkie National this past weekend. Her blue silkie (pullet/hen sorry) was Reserve Featherleg at the show which means she was Best of Breed!!!!!

Congrats!!!

We must all bow to your expertise for getting a blue bird on Champion Row!!!!

You are too nice! The judge admitted he knew it would be controversial. I felt so honored. Not that I did any of the work, she is the one who had to stand there, look pretty, not molt, and not go broody all day. Considering that I arrived home to six black hens in one pen all piled in a corner brooding a whole lot of nothing, it's quite the accomplishment. I was over the moon, it was my first starred win and my goal is to beat Joe Mazur, who has gorgeous cochins and is an EXPERT conditioner..... and this is the first time I've beat some of his cochins. His bird that got Ch featherleg was also Best in show/Champion of show.

The national was great! Sure, there were only 1,000 birds there, but that is bigger than the Spring show in Stevenson normally is. It's hard to have good birds in condition in the Spring, when you'd like to be getting chicks out of your best stock.

My white boy that did so well in the fall started molting at Monroe, and was still losing an occasional feather at Stevenson. The people were fantastic! Except for the fact I had to share a bed with Jean, it was all good.

Thanks to all who attended, it was a good time and I loved every minute of it.​

 

[T Hi]

Darn Ducky math!!!!

Left my house with - 1 Daffy duck & 1 little Carlie dog = 2

Came home with - 1 Daffy
1 Carlie
1 incubator
8 blue runner eggs
2 tuxedo runner ducklings
1 century old egg
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14

'm going to bed......

 

[broodytood]

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Ooh! never even thought of putting the nest boxes in at a slant... Hmmm... I do have chicken coops for dummies... Though I have issues with following directions... lol

It has a few nice plans for coops in it, with and without exterior nest boxes...

Mine aren't quite exterior, but I do have a slant built into them. I followed plans posted on this website by "Opa". The eggs roll back into a storage room. I don't have the matts he uses in them, I just use a bix of shredded paper and wood shavings. If I don't make it deep, the eggs roll back.

So I got the exterior nest boxes done and they turned out way better than I planned.

(cause I didn't have a plan ... or drawing!

) Before I screwed on the floor board, I put a 1/2 inch piece of scrap wood under it on the side that is away from the egg collection door. The egg rolled great. One of the people that I viewed their plans used coconut coir sheet in the bottom of the nest box. I'm going to try that and hope that the eggs will still roll to the back. I also made a drop down door instead of a hinged lift up roof cause my kids are going to collect eggs and are not tall enough to reach down inside. I'll have to attach chain to the door to keep it from opening too far. This will make a ledge that they can set the basket while they gather the eggs. All in all, it was a successfully productive afternoon! Now, if I can only find sheet coir around here!

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

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Seriously, if I was heading your way or knew someone coming this way, I would buy it from you....Honestly...I just bought this NEW for DD Seramas. Dang.

I thought Jbear was coming your way soon ?

Sold tonight. Sorry.

 

[T Hi]

YEAH!!! My avatar changed!!!

Blueducklings and I decided that "you can not eat your avatar"!!!!!

So if you have put a bird in your avatar, then it has a free pass to live!!

It was nice to meet Rainwolf and DIY today!! Sorry we didn't get more time to chat!! Next time!

Ok now I'm going to bed!

 

[hallerlake]

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Mine aren't quite exterior, but I do have a slant built into them. I followed plans posted on this website by "Opa". The eggs roll back into a storage room. I don't have the matts he uses in them, I just use a bix of shredded paper and wood shavings. If I don't make it deep, the eggs roll back.

So I got the exterior nest boxes done and they turned out way better than I planned.

(cause I didn't have a plan ... or drawing!

) Before I screwed on the floor board, I put a 1/2 inch piece of scrap wood under it on the side that is away from the egg collection door. The egg rolled great. One of the people that I viewed their plans used coconut coir sheet in the bottom of the nest box. I'm going to try that and hope that the eggs will still roll to the back. I also made a drop down door instead of a hinged lift up roof cause my kids are going to collect eggs and are not tall enough to reach down inside. I'll have to attach chain to the door to keep it from opening too far. This will make a ledge that they can set the basket while they gather the eggs. All in all, it was a successfully productive afternoon! Now, if I can only find sheet coir around here!

Try nurseries.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Well since you did so good.... I should have my banty coop done tomorrow and want to put exterior nest boxes. Wanna practice yer skills more ???

 

[Ogress]

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Mine aren't quite exterior, but I do have a slant built into them. I followed plans posted on this website by "Opa". The eggs roll back into a storage room. I don't have the matts he uses in them, I just use a bix of shredded paper and wood shavings. If I don't make it deep, the eggs roll back.

So I got the exterior nest boxes done and they turned out way better than I planned.

(cause I didn't have a plan ... or drawing!

) Before I screwed on the floor board, I put a 1/2 inch piece of scrap wood under it on the side that is away from the egg collection door. The egg rolled great. One of the people that I viewed their plans used coconut coir sheet in the bottom of the nest box. I'm going to try that and hope that the eggs will still roll to the back. I also made a drop down door instead of a hinged lift up roof cause my kids are going to collect eggs and are not tall enough to reach down inside. I'll have to attach chain to the door to keep it from opening too far. This will make a ledge that they can set the basket while they gather the eggs. All in all, it was a successfully productive afternoon! Now, if I can only find sheet coir around here!

Congratulations on the nest boxes! Do you have pictures? The coconut Coir sounds interesting. . . I think I will give that a try. Those plastic grass matts just seem so cold. I have mail-ordered them before and put them around my fruit trees.

I cut pipe insulation and lined the back of the roll-out with it so the eggs won't crack.