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"cabbage swing" by mlowen
To occupy penned up chickens.
Drill 3/8" tunnel through the cabbage core, fashion a "needle" with coat hanger wire,
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[chickisoup]

For covering the bottom of the brooder I have used this trick for years. I take an old blanket (often one from my "collection" I pick up cheaply from rummage sales, etc. that I keep on hand for covering plants when cold threatens) and cut it into brooder sized pieces and use these for the floor of the brooder for the first few days to help prevent splay legs. I know many of you already use paper towels or dish towels. I have found that; the blanket pieces stay put better and aren't easily moved or shredded by the chicks scratching like paper towels, and unlike towels, you just toss the blanket pieces when they become soiled, no washing required like dish towels. Also, one old blanket will usually provide more than one season's worth of pieces and easily store with your other hatching/brooder supplies so they are ready and waiting for the next brood.

 

[flocktastic]

I got a new little flashlight for candling but wanted a softer cushion and a way to create less gapping between the egg and the end of the flashlight.

I was trying to think of what I had on hand that could work - weather stripping! It's cushiony (yes, that's a word lol) and sticky on one side, so easy to apply & work with - however, I decided I wanted to secure mine better with super glue once I had it in place.

So I super glued the weather stripping around the end of the flashlight and voila! A perfect cushion and great seal on the egg for candling! Even if you don't have weather stripping on hand, it's super cheap and easy to pick up!

 

[Brittsplace]

My tip is flock with other chicken crazy people. I have a neighbor who also raises chickens so we tend to help each other out with tips and hatching eggs ect... I guess my tip is be neighborly to those who are as chicken crazy as you are.

 

[deserteggs22]

Here's my helpful tip:
For my nesting boxes, I use these little red tubs as the actual "box" for easy cleaning.

So say you have a broken egg or a hen pooped in the box, you can just take it out (make sure to get the eggs out first)

Empty it

Refill with your choice of bedding

Then put back in the frame so that your hen's have a clean and comfy place to lay their eggs.

And, if it gets really messy, you can just rinse it out with water.

 

[Pensmaster]

Using a tarp as a sled will carry quite a load, more than a five gallon bucket will with much less effort. Folded in half and use the fold as handles to pull the load. Works really well especially if the wheelbarrow can't reach the area or you don't have a wheelbarrow.

 

[mobius]

Whitewash inside of your coop! Old-fashioned, cheap and easy. Repeat once a year. Reduces mites and those tiny ick bugs chickens get...

7 cups HYDRATED lime (garden or feed store)
2 cups salt
1 gallon water
Mix well
Slop it on, Get in all cracks and crevices
Do once yearly when cleaning coop.
Goes on "clear", dries white...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sleds ~ They have many uses!
I am not to lift up more than 30lbs after my surgeries, and for life I am told! yeah ok Doc,
like that is gonna happen right? Our Chicken feed bags are 100lb bags, I needed a way to do so myself as necessary.

I grabbed the kids snow sled, dropped a bag of feed right off the pile down onto the sled, and drug it out to the Metal trash cans I have at each chicken pen area.

Once I got to the can I had to figure out how to put the feed in without lifting it! As it works out, the long sled fit right into the trash can when I had it laid over, SLED AND FEED both! slid right into the can!

All I had to do was stand the can up and pull the sled out, put lid on trash can and done! I always do it this way now, along with bringing in our coal buckets after I fill them, wood and kindling, waterers to the coops and on and on. We even use them at the beach to lug our coolers and fishing stuff down so we dont have to try to carry it all!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Charcoal and chickens
charcoal as a chicken feed supplement can provide real health benefits for your chooks.

age-old practice of adding charcoal to drinking water or feed.

The charcoal is able to absorb toxins from the food or water, improving hygiene and chook health.

Better hygiene can also help prevent infections such as Salmonella in meat and eggs.

While it has no nutritional value itself, charcoal contributes to keeping an animal’s digestive system healthy.

It is a laxative and can help move the impurities it absorbs out of the body.

If worms or worm eggs are present, it can to some degree help move them out of the body as well.

Poultry feed containing 1-1.5% charcoal has resulted in increased laying rate, a longer laying period and increased egg weight.

reduce the odour of chook manure.http://earthwisegardening.com/?p=235

 

[BullChick]

These things are great for holding down temporary fencing! Less than a dollar at Walmart!