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I know this is an old post (before someone jumps on that fact). ;-)   I just wanted to add that sealers and other such products are petroleum-based and give off very toxic fumes, much more so than any natural wood oil could...

I found this thread when searching for this color of egg. :)  My BR lays more pale-brown eggs, oddly enough, but I have a Silver Laced Wyandotte who lays the most beautiful pale pink eggs with fine, regularly spaced white speckles...

Quote: Originally Posted by Moonkit  I wish my ten liked ants.. they're the only bug we have left in the backyard and they're taking over.  From what I can tell, the chickens won't touch them.   Same...

Probably a good idea... rewarding the fox for hunting your chickens may not matter but you never know... I'm sorry you lost some of your birds.  

Because it has claw marks or punctures, I wouldn't chance it. Either the fox or the goshawk caused that damage, and both are known carriers of many diseases, some of which might not be able to be killed by heat... the final decision is...

Quote: Originally Posted by pinkchick  I love the speckles on this girls egg!     I love this photo composition...

  Quote: Originally Posted by ashleyrae211  I will be putting my chicks in their coop soon. Most things I have read on this say to "lock" them in the coop for a week, NOT letting them outside so they understand...

  Quote: Originally Posted by QUAILHILLFARMS  Thanks to you all!  We decided to leave our chickens outside until dark and they are deciding that they want to go into the coop.  We have coddled our...

  Quote: Originally Posted by faykokoWV  Good point, thanks.  I'm speaking of my adult Welsummer flock,  since these are technically dual purpose birds, I want a little higher protein concentration...

It'll be interesting to know if the mock ramp helps at all. :)  I'm discovering that chickens seem to have very bad spacial relation deduction -- they can't figure out that to get onto the other side of a fence they have to go...