Have a cool plan for a coop? Or new roost designs? Or you simply want to show off your new building.
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Electric Fence
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Home Grown Poultry » Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:32 am
well after the carnage the other night I have decided to look into setting up an electric fence to keep out coons ect... so I have a charger, its a...
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Last post by poultry_admin
Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:34 pm
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Pimp My Ride
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Biddy Brooder » Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:24 am
If my chicken math is correct then 1 free truck cap + scrap wood + left over hardware cloth = more chickens!
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Last post by Maximus
Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:55 am
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Redneck pallet chicken tractor
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Robbie » Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:22 am
Here's an idea for a cheap chicken tractor. Probably could use some adaptation, and I'm surprised the guy didn't cut any limbs or fingers off so...
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Last post by Robbie
Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:22 am
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Last post by ross
Fri Jun 17, 2016 7:50 pm
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Ventilation questions
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Homesteading.newb » Tue May 24, 2016 4:15 pm
Currently mid build on a 4x6coop that will house 5 hens. I have read that at a minimum there should be at least one square foot of venting per bird....
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Last post by Killerbunny
Thu May 26, 2016 7:49 pm
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Electric Fence... advice needed
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SarniaTricia » Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:16 pm
Looking for a security fence to put around my chicken tractors in the spring.
Area is known for Possum, Coyote and racoon.
I know I need a fence or...
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Last post by Doug The Chickenman
Tue May 24, 2016 7:30 pm
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Chicken tractor... In process
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SarniaTricia » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:02 am
I'm building my first chicken tractor.
I'm modeling them after the ones I saw on stress free chicken tractor
I did not buy his plans (yet)
I want...
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Last post by ross
Tue May 24, 2016 4:27 pm
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NEW Nesting boxes a SUCCESS
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Poultryprincess » Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:18 pm
I finally got the new nest boxes installed.
Took my ALL day, but it was worth the effort.
I needed 4 boxes, but I may change the coop layout....
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Last post by Poultryprincess
Fri Apr 15, 2016 2:34 pm
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my new chick brooder
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Giffen Farms » Sat Feb 20, 2016 6:41 pm
Started building my brooder in the coop this afternoon, has 4 separate pens on top with a hole over each cut out for a heat lamp shouldn't be a...
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Last post by muffin57
Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:10 pm
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Last post by Home Grown Poultry
Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:25 am
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Barn Fan - Help!
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Ontario Chick » Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:21 am
So I am going to buy that darn barn fan, set out to do the research, holy cow....
No way can I figure the main barn and the addition as one building,...
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Last post by ross
Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:32 am
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Ventilation in small coops
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Robbie » Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:48 am
I have a couple of questions about winter ventilation. I you were building a small coop (say 8x4), do you have to put a gap all the way around the...
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Last post by thejonesboy
Tue Feb 23, 2016 7:23 pm
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Last post by SandyM
Sun Feb 21, 2016 10:46 am
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Turkey Breeder Coops/Pens
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JimW » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:28 pm
I am looking to build some breeder coops/pens for my turkeys. Looking for ideas. My eventual plan is to keep 3 breeds for turkeys to breed, 1 tom and...
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Last post by ross
Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:29 am
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Tried and True Designs
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WaupoosCowgirl » Sat Jan 30, 2016 12:26 pm
Ok I know I am not the only one guilty of wasting time on Pinterest and Google images looking at well basically chicken porn! What I want know is...
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Last post by WLLady
Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:20 pm
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Never stop building!!
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Gone Country Farms » Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:01 am
I have just built three new pens two for call ducks and on for my chickens! the first one Is a 6 ft tall 4 ft wide and about 2 ft deep chicken pen....
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Last post by SandyM
Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:45 am
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Coop critter entrance doors ..
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ross » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:05 am
:broodyhen: Hopefully I can explain this well . I've notice that all the coop bird entrance /exit doors be it large chicken coops or small stand...
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Last post by ross
Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:35 pm
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New Breeding pen
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Huitemafarms » Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:34 am
This is a breeding pen I built, will hold six pairs. So far I have been liking it and I think I'm going to build more, the only downside is the birds...
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Last post by Flat Rock Farm
Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:08 pm
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Where can you buy decent welded wire?
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Robbie » Fri Jan 01, 2016 8:39 am
I plan on a real building frenzy next spring and I was wondering where I could get decent heavy duty welded hardware cloth. Looking for 1-1/2...
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Last post by Robbie
Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:46 am