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  1. Shadrach

    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Multi Day automatic coop in SW Colorado. Our chicken home.'

    I'm rating this coop because I like the design. I'm rating the article because it's well written with plenty of pictures. There is one major problem imo and that is the run isn't big enough and isn't made of natural ground. Both would be very easy to fix should someone care to use this as a base...
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Leg Problem, No Problem'

    There are many other reasons why a chicken may have difficulty walking; stress, muscle pulled, Mareks, some wry neck manifestations for examples. Pictures and a demonstration of some experience in dealing with a lame chicken would be helpful.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'How to clean up after a chicken with a Lazy Cloaca'

    Short, sweet and to the point. Good pictures with relevant text. Great to read advice that doesn't involve dunking the poor hen in a bath. There are other methods but this will work. Good job.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Training Chickens to "Coop" at Night'

    Great article. Well written and presented. Good accounts from personal experience. Like the pictures. Not much else to write really. Good job.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Aggressive Dominant Hens'

    The article needs pictures and a better explanation of the behaviour that could be considered aggressive.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Keeping Your Chickens Cool: Thermostat Activated Misting System'

    The system is explained well with enough detail for the reader to have a go at building such a system for themselves. I'm not entirely happy about have 15Amp 125Volts systems in a confined space with water. There is also the problem that the higher the humidity the lower the effectiveness of...
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Taming - and Curing Flighty Birds'

    The article is well written and presented. I'm not sure I agree with the techniques but they seem to have worked for the author. An article like this could do with more examples from obvious personal experience rather than general tips I suggest.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'How to keep different poultry types living together in one coop'

    The article itself is fine; well written, good pictures (not too sure about the print colour changes) and apparently the keeping arrangements have worked for the author. I've tried keeping Muscovy ducks and chickens in a single coop in the past and it didn't go well. Maybe this is more suitable...
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Having Chickens as Pets'

    This could make a great article but it needs a lot more detail. Making the point that domesticated does not mean tame is a very important point to be made particularly here on BYC.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Chicken Boredom Buster'

    I've tried this but the bottle broke open within a few hours so the type of plasic bottle is important.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Chicken Proof Garden'

    Well written and detailed article on what to grow in your garden if you have chickens.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Our Fold Up Brooder Box'

    No pictures or details about how it was built, or about how it packs away.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Shipping Pallet Brooder'

    Needs details about the build and possible some warning about the chemicals used as preservatives in many pallets.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Feeding Options at Different Life Stages'

    A well presented and detailed article. Handy for when one sees those posts about what to feed chickens.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Understanding the mechanism of electolytes in preventing damage from heat stress.'

    Pictures of say an electrolyte product that the auther had found effective and at least one reference to a science paper would have helped this article.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'How to Send a Bird for a Necropsy in California'

    Detailed article on packing dead birds for postage to labs.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'Persimmon Trees'

    Informative article on a very vauable winter food source.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'nesting boxes'

    Well done your mum. This really needs some details about how it was built and at least one picture showing where it went in the coop.
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