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  1. Coopin Is a Habit

    Metal Roof In Wisconsin Winters - Insulation? Foam caps? Plywood? Or will just purlins do?

    Title pretty much says it all. Do I need to have vapor barrier on plywood, purlins, then foam closure strips, and then roof? Or will birds do just fine with just the metal roof on purlins. It will have very good insulation as it is a Woods Open air coop. Thanks in advance for any answers!
  2. Gerby26

    Metal Toxicity and Eggs

    Last year in may one of my geese, consumed a washer and bolt/screw. She was rushed to the vet when she became lethargic and thus started chelation therapy. Within about a month and a half she successfully passed the metal and was back to being happy/healthy. I was wondering if anyone has any...
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    Metal Perch Solutions (Chicken Tractor)

    Hi All, I just built a chicken tractor out of electrical metal tubing (light weight and will last better in my climate). I didn't think about the perches. They are metal also. Any idea what I can wrap them with to help keep the girls warm in the winter time? Thanks, Valerie
  4. srose0116

    Swollen “Belly”

    Hello everyone! My female welsh harlequin, Sugar, has been looking a bit puffy lately. I noticed it earlier in the week, but lately she’s been walking a little slower/wobbling. My friend also saw her stumble a little yesterday, but she might have just been tripping over the grass or something. I...
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  5. Phillisy

    Help! Duck ate metal nut.

    We were setting up our cover-all shed today, and the ducks and geese were wandering about with us as always, when one of my ducks came over and grabbed a nut and ate it! He usually spits stuff out, and I grabbed him to get it out of his mouth as soon as he took it, but I was too late. Is this...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. S

    Mercury

    Broke a CFL lightbulb around my quail, seem fine, but can I eat the eggs? Since the mercury might have been converted into organic mercury
  7. Thechickentrainer1999

    Best wire to use?

    What is the best predator proof wire for a chicken coop/run. I've thought about using hardware cloth but I saw on "call of the wild man" years ago I believe that a coyotee chewed through some lady's hardware cloth on her rabbit cage. Is there anything stronger than that or would double layering...
  8. Cupcakeschatz

    Lets see your metal shed coops

    I currently have a large prefab coop with 6 birds outside. I would say it can hold about 10 birds. I got a little chicken crazy and well what do you know I have 14 chicks in the brooder. 5 will go to my grandma but the rest will stay here. I know it would need a lot of ventilation, and I am...
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