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[PitterPatterPalace]

Rob, those are some darn nice looking pieces of art!

Toni, I can't believe how ridiculously cute the ducky in suspenders diapers is!

Yay!!!! We're closing on our house tomorrow!!! Woo Hoo!! Yippee!! (Can you tell I'm excited?!)

 

[hallerlake]

My Brabanter chicks are being express mailed from Texas even as we speak. With watermelon.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Hey I think I heard rumor that you were at the show but I didn't get to meet ya.
And thank you for the kind words.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Now I have heard of packing eggs in a lot of things to protect them during shipping. But this is the first time I have heard of using WATERMELON.

 

[hallerlake]

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[hallerlake]

You know, we never had our secret cult meeting in April.

 

[hallerlake]

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Now I have heard of packing eggs in a lot of things to protect them during shipping. But this is the first time I have heard of using WATERMELON.

These are actual chicks. Seven of them. I hope they realize they'll never get properly ripened watermelon again.

 

[broodytood]

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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 ???

You bet... right after I build another set on the other side tomorrow! Hope it will go faster the 2nd time around!

 

[broodytood]

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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.

Oh I like the pipe insulation idea!!! I'll take pics tomorrow. I worked till after dark today so I couldn't get any when I was done.

 

[broodytood]

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Now I have heard of packing eggs in a lot of things to protect them during shipping. But this is the first time I have heard of using WATERMELON.

These are actual chicks. Seven of them. I hope the realize they'll never get properly ripened watermelon again.