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Homesteading Chicken Coop Build, Chickens, Pond, Garden & Projects

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by Well Seasoned, Mar 25, 2018.

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  1. jrider

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    Put these guys in our freezers yesterday. Have the next batch coming in the first week of June. I’ve had them come out as low as $1.58 last year. We lost a bunch this time around though
     

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    How many weeks? Birds weights look pretty good....
     
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    8.5 weeks
     
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    Good price per pound considering you know what you put into them, less all the crap and antibiotics and chemical we consume otherwise.
     
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    Chicken Tractor Finished. I'll be adding a tarp and a feeder and waterer brace to it once the chickens are transferred out of the brooder.

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    Looks good.... that should definitely serve the purpose!
     
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    x 2.... I ended up using three extra pieces of metal roofing for breeze control for a few extra days.... wasn’t as warm the last two days as they were expecting...plus have the warming light outside... they are definitely a lot happier now that I did that...
     
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    Just built a new 4’x8’ coop. Nothing spectacular but very functional. When we went to pick up the lumber I made a quick detour to the flooring department at Lowe’s and found a clearance bundle of vinyl plank flooring. On the 4’x8’ plywood floor I stapled the flooring to the plywood. Cleanup is now a breeze. Covered with wood chips and it’s a dream. I’ll try to remember a pic tomorrow.
     
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    Nice..... the vinyl flooring makes a huge difference. Even better yet, a poop shelf under their roosts we added a year later made the "biggest" difference in a clean coop. Virtually NO poo anywhere besides the shelf! Into the compost pile with ease.
     
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    Here’s the vinyl flooring for inside the coop.
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    Wow.... pretty nice stuff! Your chickens have better floors than many people! (Minus the shavings & poo) :D
     
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    If it hadn’t been on clearance I wouldn’t have bought it.
     
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    Do we get to study or is it a pop quiz?
     
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    I couldn't post last night - just kept getting an error. This is my test :)
     
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    Ditto for me
     
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    We're back up, time stamp issue
     
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    Feeding time....:rofl: :lol:.. I thought I got chickens... not little piglets....:rofl: :lol:

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