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    Peeling free-range eggs?

    That could certainly work for eggs you cook and use immediately.
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    Peeling free-range eggs?

    Thanks for the welcome all!
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    Peeling free-range eggs?

    Hi @NH Homesteader! I see several friends here from BYH :)
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    Reunion - Welcome back everyone!

    Like I mentioned on BYH, Mama Heating Pad brooding!!!!! Super quiet chicks, sleep in their "cave" all night long. Chitter and chatter during daylight hours, no constant peeping. We had 7 chicks in our bedroom for 6 days and nights 2 weeks ago, they went out last Monday. Never lost 1 minute of...
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    Peeling free-range eggs?

    Use EE eggs ;) Weird I know but at Easter this year there were 14 boiled eggs, half from the 3 EEs the other half from the White Rocks and Black Australorps. They were all from the 2 Y/O hens, not the 5 Y/Os and naturally "dyed" by the hens. We play an "egg fight" game (wife's family...
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    What to use for heat??

    I like Bee's suggestion about the rocket mass heater. I've not used one but I've seen designs where the heater doubles as seating so no "wasted" space. But remember, with any wood burning heat, you'll need a proper chimney. I recently looked into moving my 25 year old triple wall chimney from...
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    What to use for heat??

    How well insulated is this 12x20 house? Is the total usable space 240 sq ft or is there a loft as well? Is it already built? I'm not sure I would put a wood/pellet burner in something that size if only due to the amount of space you need around it for safety. It would be a somewhat significant...
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