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Button Quail - Your Guide To Ethical CareI love the cage that’s pictured at the top and that it has the built in divider. Do you know where it’s from?
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Enrichment for chicksThis is great information. First time chick Mamma here! Question(s)... If putting tree stumps/logs/branches in the brooder (and later the coop)...
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The Watery Egg: What It Is and What Causes ItDid you ever find a fix for the watery egg whites? Im having the same issue. My coops are clean, the eggs are less than a week old. I collect eggs...
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The Moonshiner's Pepsi Cooler IncubatorFigured I'd add an update..... In 2021 I put this thing to the test. I was really happy with it and it ran without issues that season and by fall...- The Moonshiner
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Tractor Vs Permanent Coop The Pros ConsThe only thing I disagree as a disadvantage of a building for a coop versus a tractor was this: "I mean you will need to clean your chickens'...- Debbie292d
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A Guide to Cross Beak Chickens- From Hatch to AdulthoodThis was very informative yet simple to follow. Great to know for my future crossbeaks.- -Shade-
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What to Feed Your QuailOoooooooh. This is really helpful. I am not a deliberate quail keeper- it was foisted on me against my will. I still appreciate learning what I...- Udderend
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Fisher Cat - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Fisher CatsHelpful and detailed article on the Fisher Cat. Great list of points and the last point was especially helpful as far as preventing attacks from...- Lacy Duckwing
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Information on Chicken EyesightVery interesting article! I knew chickens could see more than we did, but I didn't know that they were near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in...
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Building Your Own Chicken Coop Plans Supplies Materials
- NChickenwing
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This Page Submitted By: NChickenwing Building Your Own Chicken Coop In the spring of 2009 we decided to join a friend in raising chickens for... -
Jennys Small Suburban Coop
- chuckzoo
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Jenny's Small Suburban Coop My 2 Barred Rock pullets have arrived! We named them Crazy Daisy and Sally While they are growing coop... -
Bluies Coop And Run
- bluie
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THE COOP IS FINALLY (almost) FINISHED! Planning started over a year ago, but actual construction started on July 7, 2008 and was more or less... -
Snake - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Snakes
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General Information & Description Snakes are long, legless carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Fifteen families of snakes are... -
Avian tuberculosis: Symptoms, Treatments and Prevention
- OrpingtonManiac
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Introduction Avian tuberculosis is usually caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium Avium. Less commonly, infection can be caused by... -
The effect of various factors on egg development and hatch rate in coturnix quail.
- Susan Skylark
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Neophyte and veteran incubators alike often ask, can I do X or Y just happened, are my eggs going to hatch? The internet is full of hatching... -
The Northern Fowl Mite
- Nora
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Recently, my chickens have gotten a case of northern fowl mites. It is only 4 of them (they are in a separate coop). I was so devastated and... -
Three Reasons to Rehome
- Shelby R.
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Canker in Chickens
- BYC Project Manager
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Canker in chickens (Avian Trichomonosis), is a disease caused by one-celled protozoa, mostly infecting young birds. Lesions within the mouth and... -
Managing Manure: What to do with all the poo
- Husker Chick
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Pressure Canner Incubator for Rescue of a Staggered Hatch
- FunClucks
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How to create a still air incubator from a pressure canner and reptile keeping supplies, or how I rescued a staggered hatch by jury-rigging a... -
The Fluffy Butt Hutt
- Melky
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The Fluffy Butt Hut I really dreamed of my husband building or buying half shed/half coop much similar to the layout of Lisa Steele’s layout... -
My Coop
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I am blessed to still live on a farm that our family has lived on for 130 years. I had been using an old garage as my chicken coop that had once... -
5 Chicken Coops You Can Build in a Weekend
- BYC Project Manager
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Building a chicken coop is a fairly simple weekend woodworking project. Don't be chicken! We promise: It's easier than you think to build a warm... -
Fermented food and probiotics for good tummies
- TeenageRooster's Dad
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I've noticed the last year or so a big improvement in my hens health by supplementing with various fermented foods and probiotics. I hope this... -
Japanese Quail Info.
- Kiki
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My Coop
- DobieLover
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I chose to place my coop alongside our wooded area about 40 feet from our back deck door. This location is sheltered from the harsh winds and... -
Grazing Frames
- aart
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Just a quick shorty so I can link easily into posts. I first encountered grazing frames at...