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My first chicken house, with solar! - photos!

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Still have to make some changes. Gotta work on the gravity fed water system too.

 

May hang the watering bottles from the ceiling until I can sort out the gravity feed system.

 

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So, guys and girls, whatcha think?

 


 

20 meters - 1.5" x 2.0" lumber - $20

1 saw - 9,000r ($2.25)

2 poles - 3 meters each - $4.00

1 roll of chicken wire - 28,000r ($7.00)

1 shovel - 15,000r ($3.75)

3 bundles bamboo - 19,500r ($4.88)

 

1 saw - $4.00

2.5 kilos nails - $3.25

1 hammer- $2.00

 

1 chisel - 3,000r (.75c US)

23 meters - 1.5" x 2.0" lumber - $23

4 meters - plastic floor "wire" - $5.00

Various latches, hinges, screws - $3.50

4 M2 metal roofing - $10

 

$93.00 materials and tools

 

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3 tuk tuk trips - $10 (transportation / moving)

 

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Labor - $20 (3 days)

 

$123 USD Total

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shrek484

Looks great just a ramp later for them to get in and out

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Parrothead

I'm still in the air about that. If I were to let them out, I would have to set up a very limited area for them to forage around. And, as I said before, for whatever reason(s), the farm supply said they are not supposed to be out walking on the ground. Off ground their whole lives, is what they say...  

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jimmyboy

Forage systems that you grow can come later as you scale up. Mulberries, pigeon peas and papya planted over the runs are the go for adult birds. For the young ones, follow the suppliers advice and dont let them run. Sanitation is key due to the prevalence of newcastle disease.

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dicey eye

No spa?

No TV?

No game room?

No internet access?

What the heck is a baby chick supposed to do for fun?

Got your work cut out for ya.

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jimmyboy

Any excitement makes them burn calories, not what you want in a meat critter.

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Parrothead

Forage systems that you grow can come later as you scale up. Mulberries, pigeon peas and papya planted over the runs are the go for adult birds. For the young ones, follow the suppliers advice and dont let them run. Sanitation is key due to the prevalence of newcastle disease.

 

Yeah, I try not to shock them in any way. They will eat every time I put food in front of them. They also associate seeing me with being able to eat, as well. 

 

I took some ideas from BYC and made the floor of the coop almost completely "self cleaning". I'm glad I chose to do that, rather than to make it solid like I had previously considered.

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Guest Kenny

Those water fountain you have are a good way to provide water but they MUST be cleaned, really cleaned (Zonrox?) inside out, all the time.

I used them in Oz in 20 pet shops and getting staff to realize that they could incubate nasty bugs in 12 hours was hard to get across.

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Parrothead

I am only using them until I get my water system built, Kenny. I do not like them, primarily due to them being so easy to contaminate. 

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jimmyboy

and now you are doubling your addiction it seems.

nearly a year's worth of sunday dinners.

Make sure you identify the best ones for breeding- with the other chickens i mean.

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