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Six Tips On Breaking Your Egg EaterYou will eliminate the probblem the knife and pressure cooker they will do a good soup enjoy it
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Six Tips On Breaking Your Egg EaterPerfect timing to resurrect this thread! I have 3 white hens about 5yo that were given to me. One lays eggs that have a 1/2" band of softer...- Lynnski
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Six Tips On Breaking Your Egg EaterI have one of those roll away nest boxes and I found a hen trying to stretch her head down to the eggs. She could reach but unless a lot of eggs...
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Broody Management - From the First Turkey Strut to Weaning the ChicksI currently have a broody! She’s on Day 17 and this article has been so helpful. I have a Roo and I’ve been worried he might hurt the chicks, but...- Jasfarm
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Primal Chickens – 6 chicken keeping secrets from the evolution of chickens
- PatchtoTable
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When I got started with backyard chickens, I was excited by the idea of fresh eggs every day and I had this romantic idea of chickens pecking... -
Egg-bound chicken causing obturator paralysis - A case study
- Sonjamaria
- 16 min read
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Update 02/12/20 - I have updated the story with new content! I'm sure you all want to know how she is getting on, so I have posted further... -
Keeping a Rooster (A Personal Journey)
- Reurra
- 11 min read
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A year ago I started my chicken venture. My Dear Husband, in all his doubting, was happy to finance my insanity. Me, armed with my Green Horn... -
Da Coop
- MyLittleRedCoop
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Welcome to Da Coop. We're from Minnesota (Me-ne-SOOO-tah!) so we say it da cOOOOp. We talk funny and we're proud of it! When we first... -
How to Train Your Chicken for Showmanship
- Birds of a Feather
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Showmanship is a fun way to enjoy your chickens and expand your chicken knowledge. It lets exhibitors show off their chicken handling skills and... -
Ms Biddy's Upcycled Swingset Coop
- Ms Biddy
- 5 min read
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Years ago, I helped my uncle put together a wooden swingset for my aunt. It was a place to sit together, relax and laugh. We enjoyed it for over a... -
How To Teach Your Puppy To Be Trustworthy Around Your Poultry
- Allsfairinloveandbugs
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Many people who have poultry will eventually bring home an adorable new puppy. Puppies entertain us with their cute and playful antics, steal our... -
The Moonshiner's Pepsi Cooler Incubator
- The Moonshiner
- 5 min read
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My Pepsi cooler incubator build It all started one day when I drove past a garage sale and saw this Pepsi cooler. I instantly thought... -
Getting Chickens Out Of Trees.....and into their coops.
- Shadrach
- 10 min read
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This is a picture of a chicken up a tree. She looks very at home up there. Makes a lovely picture. Shame about the photographer not getting the... -
(Almost) Self Cleaning Duck Waterer
- WannaBeHillBilly
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Winter 2018/2019 and the five gallon duck-waterer in the duck house is frozen solid. On top of that i broke my left ankle and all duck-chores fell... -
Short on Time? Recycle-a-Prefab Brooder
- rosemarythyme
- 10 min read
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or: How I learned to stop worrying and love brooding outdoors! Contents: Building the Brooder Making a Mama Heating Pad Early Integration... -
Egg Production and How to Get the Most from your Laying Hens
- sumi
- 6 min read
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Pic by @RobG7aChattTN Most flock owners keep hens as either pets or for their eggs, the latter being the highest priority. Often flock owners... -
Winter Chicken Keeping
- sumi
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Keeping chickens over winter Keeping chickens safe and healthy over the colder months is a big concern for their keepers as winter and the... -
Colorado Coop
- beckyf
- 6 min read
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I grew up with backyard chickens in New Hampshire and have been wanting to get my own hens ever since my husband and I bought our first house in... -
9 Structures You Won't Believe Are Chicken Coops!
- sumi
- 2 min read
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Who says a chicken coop has to be a standard square or rectangular shed-style building with a mesh run attached? The sky's the limit when it comes... -
Coop Build - Woods Style
- nmflygirl
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This page is going to be the on going saga of my coop build. I will take pictures as I remember and update this first post and will do my best to... -
Chicken-Keeping Tips for City Slickers
- Kat MacK
- 6 min read
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Those of us new to chickens and living on small city lots aren’t able to follow a lot of traditional chicken-keeping practices. Full-time... -
The Egg Float Test
- BYC Project Manager
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The egg float test method has been used for quite a while as a quick and easy way to determine whether eggs are safe for consumption and for...