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    Tractor Supply 18 chicken coop - how to seal the bare wood? Plus a few other ???

    One of my flocks would definitely either try to eat wetherstripping and/or peel off anything they couldn't eat just for funsies. I had a door with big gaps like that on one prefab and used strips of 1/4in thick wood to make a little rim to overlap on the inside, just stapled it on. Blocks the...
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    Pond heating??

    I wondered if it was pond-specific...I don't know how many gallons of water is involved in the pond (would be useful to know from a wattage requirement standpoint) but I doubt there is anything with peak draw of <100W that will manage to keep more than a couple or so gallons worth of water...
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    Pond heating??

    What kind of low temps are you up against? I don't know if it's big enough to be suitable for ducks' needs (I just have chickens) but I use these under my waterers: https://khpet.com/collections/farm-ranch-products/products/universal-waterer-deicer They are 80W. I've used both regular poultry...
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    3-D printing

    If you are looking for an enclosed one bigger than 300x300mm, the Creality K2 Plus is 350x350mm build plate. Also I sadly I have to say +1 to avoiding the Kobra series. The Kobra 2 Plus was my first filament printer, and at this point I have to admit that it was a bad purchase...other than the...
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    3-D printing

    Oo...I did not know of this one until now. All the Bambu's I'd seen before had build volumes that were too small for what I wanted. Honestly, if there had been a Bambu with this build volume at the time I was in the market last year, I might have gone with this one instead of the Creality K2...
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    Skipped molts - trying to figure out why

    It's a shame, since I thought I was being pretty safe with overall health by getting birds that were fundamentally a cross, even if from a big hatchery. Although, I suppose I'm actually kind of lucky that these two and their barred "sister" I mentioned all lay eggs that are quite distinct and...
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    Skipped molts - trying to figure out why

    Another update on these two birds: both are finally nearing completion of their molts (I hope anyway). Both became very start-stop-start about it again for unknown reasons since my last post. No signs of worms this time. Then, offset by about 2 weeks, they each had some kind of catastrophic...
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    Seasonal power cord through 1/2in HWC

    To update this thread (the first post of which is almost 3 years old now) on what I'm using these days for extension cords to heated waterers in my runs, I now use 3D-printed parts any time I need an extension cord to go through the HWC. I much prefer just having a cord with a little play in it...
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    Safe to apply deer repellent on/near coop & run perimeter?

    Two updates to make on this thread: First, I have not had any deer back around my coops or gardeining areas even a single time during the day or even night as far as I'm aware. Granted I don't have cameras looking for them, but I work from home and haven't seen a single one. That one repellent...
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    Open Contest Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2025

    Name: Little Fuzzy Breed: mixed (an “olive egger” who actually lays pink eggs with white speckles) She has somehow managed to be oddly fashionable with this year’s molt. Looks kind of like she’s wearing one of those fancy coats with the poofy collar.
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    Designing and 3D printing feeders & accessories

    My main worry with ASA is the fumes. It's related to ABS and I've heard of a couple instances of people getting quite sick due to poisoning from ABS print fume exposure. I've read conflicting things on whether ASA is actually safer in that regard or just less detectably stinky. Currently the...
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    She's gonna freeze

    Hen saddles can definitely help a bit with temperature resilience for naked-backed hens, espeically protection from wind. If your hen's behavior has changed due to being chilled from wind, such as if she's staying in the coop a lot, then I would say a saddle is worth a try. Although many of them...
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    Painting Coop

    If you're worried about paintig areas where the chickens may be tempted to nibble on it, there are livestock-safe latex paints made for that purpose. Painting the inside sometimes makes cleaning easier...not always. Painted walls can still get stained easily, at least with livestock-safe...
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    chicken bucket list

    My original bucket list item was...have chickens. The goal was a small flock of 4-6 and I have 35 now, so I daresay that's been accomplished 🤣 Seramas, Japanese Bantams, Modern Games, and Maylays were the first few breeds that caused me to catch the chicken bug long before it was ever feasible...
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    Are fall chicks a bad idea in Zone 5?

    I'm in 5B. A couple years back I let an unbreakable late season broody hatch eggs and got two September chicks. Those chicks ended up being house chickens for most of the winter due to them not being able to handle the indoor/outdoor temperature discrepancies and not being able to integrate...
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