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  1. Underground water supply into chicken runs. Not into coop

    Mar 12, 2017 · I am in the process of digging new water lines with 3/4-inch schedule 40 PVC into both the brooder pen, and into hen pen. The buried lines will be 18-inches deep, which is our …

  2. horizontal VS vertical nipples - BackYard Chickens

    Apr 22, 2014 · As far as cost vertical nipples are very cheap to buy. The biggest complaint with vertical nipples is the leak. The other complaint is they easily freeze because they are filled …

  3. Horizontal VS Vertical - BackYard Chickens

    Jul 27, 2015 · Is there a huge difference in whether or not the siding is vertical or horizontal. The coop will be enclosed inside of a run in about 2 more weeks, to keep it from direct elements.

  4. Vertical (gravity) vs. horizontal (spring loaded) watering nipples

    May 11, 2013 · The horizontal nipples make a lot less mess than the vertical ones and they don't necessarily drink out of the little cup on the nipple. The birds generally peck at the nipple and …

  5. Vertical vs. horizontal rotation - BackYard Chickens

    Jun 12, 2018 · I remember reading something somewhere about hatch rate differences between vertical vs. horizontal egg rotation. I was wondering how this relates with detached or wobbly …

  6. Horizontal vs. Vertical Egg Turners - BackYard Chickens

    Aug 12, 2016 · The vertical ones have egg trays similar to an egg cartons that hold the eggs on their ends while being tilted or rotated on a central axis, The horizontal turners lay the eggs on …

  7. Hatching eggs and disease transfer - BackYard Chickens

    Oct 18, 2014 · The other method of transmission of infectious organisms is by horizontal transmission. Some ways that horizontal transmission occurs are by preening, inhalation, …

  8. What is the best way to fasten a seam in hardware cloth?

    Jul 25, 2011 · Is your seem vertical or horizontal? For my run, I simply wrapped the hardware cloth all the way around from doorframe to door frame, tightening by fastening to the 2x4 …

  9. fence posts. 2x2 vs 4x4 vs landscape timbers - BackYard Chickens

    Apr 20, 2007 · For heaven's sake don't use 2x2s. (Treated 2x2s that are for sale are most likely short ones meant for deck railing, um, 'pickets', whatever you'd call the vertical infill). Too …

  10. The Ultimate Guide to Chicken Egg Incubators: Types, Pros, and …

    Jun 26, 2023 · May require manual egg turning Incubator vs Broody Hen When it comes to hatching chicken eggs, there are two main methods: using an incubator or relying on a broody …