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  1. A

    Box size for duckling

    Hi there, I hope I'm following the proper guidelines on making a thread. If not, I'm sorry I'm new here :) I have a question about the size of the box that I keep my duckling in. My concern is that it might be too small. A little backstory; I don't keep ducks or other birds. I found the egg...
  2. C

    Premade Exterior Nesting Box

    Does anyone know where I can get a premade nesting box that accesses from the exterior? We have a coop built but hubby doesn't have time to make me one to attach to it. The one I have now with 5 boxes can only be accesses from inside the coop. I found one with about 4 boxes from Carolina coops...
  3. Nal0114

    Mom & Baby

    So yesterday my hen hatched her first baby. While I don’t want to interfere with mom’s business the nesting box needs cleaned. How can I go about this without making mom want to walk away from the baby.
  4. Jstaz

    Brooder in the coop?

    I have not been able to find answers I am looking for in the search so I'll try posting. I am currently planning a new coop/run build and getting chicks for the first time. I wanted to build a brooder in the coop with the adults to keep everything in one area. I would have the chicks completely...
  5. Jstaz

    Brooder in the coop?

    I have not been able to find answers I am looking for in the search so I'll try posting. I am currently planning a new coop/run build and getting chicks for the first time. I wanted to build a brooder in the coop with the adults to keep everything in one area. I would have the chicks completely...
  6. A

    Setting up a safe broody coop?

    So we had a new shed installed two months ago when our flock outgrew their coop. A week ago we had some bad windstorms and it took it down. Thankfully the chickens were free ranging and not in the coop. ( I don’t know where they took cover, but we didn’t lose any) so anyway, we’ve had to move...
  7. Roht

    How to get a chicken to stop laying in an area and lay in the box?

    So I’ve got 12 chickens various types and ages. My youngest ones started laying about six months ago but for some reason one of them will not lay in the box. She always lays under it. I’d like her to lay in the box as it makes it easier to collect the eggs for my six year old. I’ve tried moving...
  8. Maddog_photog

    🎶 get around, get around, I get around 🎶

    Hey y’all! I’ve been taking my 4-week old Pekins just about everywhere. I told my mom that if they didn’t imprint on me, I want them to know I imprinted on them. They travel in a cardboard box about 8” high, 18” Long, and 12” wide. It was great when I first got em at a few days old, but now...
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    • big ducks box duck duck travel ducks pekin ducks the beach boys travel
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. Nats Chickens

    How do you make a rooster box?

    How do you make a rooster box?
  10. Ra_

    Adjustable nesting boxes

    It's not the size that's adjustable. I make individual sizes for my Dixie Rainbow, Barred Rock and Serama. It's the ventilation, temperature and privacy that is adjustable. Once a bird gets locked into setting on her eggs, I can remove the covering and let her get some air in the heat of the day...
  11. Miracle's Box

    Miracle's Box

    My daughter loves birds, and after an extensive research on chicken breeds, the bantam Old English Game Bantam (OEGB) became the choice. Our next decision was to build our own incubator and hatch the eggs. We hoped for hens only but understood the probability of hatching a rooster. On our first...
  12. gohappy

    What does "Must Have Crate" mean to you?

    Ok, so Im have been re-homing roos for for last few weeks using Craigslist, word of mouth and flyer's. Even though I put "Must Have Crate To Transport" I am surprised at the amount of people that say they will use a box. I even had one person tell me that they would put the roo in the trunk of...
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    • box chicken in box metal cage metal crate re-homing trasport chickens
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  13. SilkiesInSuburb

    Keeping chicks in their box?

    Hello. I've recently had issues with my chicks flying to edge of their box, and today i came home to all of them out and poop all over my floor. This is the tallest box I have so I can't get a bigger one. Anyone know how to keep the chicks in the boxes?
  14. BluBelle23

    Won’t lay eggs in nesting boxes

    We built/introduced our chickens to their nesting boxes when they were aprox. 14 weeks old. We have a variety of 25 layers with 8 boxes, grassy hay and a fake egg in each box. Each day we put a couple of them in the nesting boxes to show them what they are. It’s in a quiet dark corner. They have...
  15. venymae

    Do you think my nesting boxes need a landing bar?

    These are my boxes. They are about 18-24" about the floor. The girls dont like them :( I have heavy breeds (buff orpington) and they will be getting curtains this weekend. Should they have a landing bar like the one shown in the drawing below? Thanks!
  16. C

    My chicken is acting strange! PLEASE HELP!!!

    My 1year old production red "Tweety" Has been sitting in the nesting box for over a week now and rarely comes out to get food or water. I thought she may be egg bound so I soaked her in Epsom salt water, but that didn't work. I thought she might be broody but there are no roosters and no eggs...
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