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    cleaning coop

    OK Art- I have the Woods coop so will not be able to seal all the openings to only having 1 or 2. Ill try the fan going crosswise first, directing the air to front and side screens, not front to back where there is no openings.
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    cleaning coop

    thanks everyone! i think i’ll use most of your suggestions and no water. i like the 2 blower system that RonP uses but i’ll start out with a big fan blowing into coop while i use the blower inside. i’ll let you know how this works! thank you!
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    cleaning coop

    well this will make my life easier! i thought a yearly wash down was a must! i’ve used the blower before but it seems to just stir it up instead of remove it. How about vacuuming?
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    cleaning coop

    Hi all, i’m getting ready for the big spring clean on my elevated coop. Have any of you installed a floor drain to sweep the dirty water into? after washing it down? i usually use a wet/dry vac but was thinking this might be easier. if so how did you rodent proof it? thank you!
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    Diarrhea

    They are all acting fine. Eating and drinking well. Here are pics from today. It’s the first time I’ve seen a rusty color stool. Also did you notice crystals like in the poop? What is that? From the safeguard? I use sand in the run. Crops all feel fine. I gave a pea size drop to each on bread...
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    Diarrhea

    Hi all- I have a flock of 19 birds half are 18 months old and the other half are 6 months. and several of them have had very watery diarrhea. I treated them all with safeguard 2 times 10 days apart. It’s been 8 days since the last treatment and some are still having very loose stool. Do I...
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    Broody hen and new chicks

    I could keep them in the run for the 24 hours. It’s safe. But then would I move hen and chicks to a dog crate that’s in the coop? Or move them to brooder in garage?
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    Broody hen and new chicks

    She sets in a nesting box and I’m afraid the other adult hens will interfere if I bring the chicks to her. No?
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    Broody hen and new chicks

    Hi all, I’ve only been raising chicks for 1 year so need to still learn a lot! I just so happen to have a broody hen when my nine new chicks arrived in the mail on Tuesday and I’m wondering if I should put them together. I’ve read about doing it in the evening but I’m not sure where it should...
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    Homestead harvest non GMO feed

    Hi all, I'm wondering if you can give me your opinion on this feed? It is from a local farmer. Here's the analysis: What concerns me is that there is DE in this feed and I have heard very conflicting opinions on this. What is your opinion please? thanks so much, Betsy
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    rats pulling birds down holes what have you tried

    Hi Mary- so which poison do you recommend?
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    Sand in chicken run ?

    Art- can you recommend the best type of wood for the ramial wood chips to use for the run?
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    Lime whitewash

    Thanks Kris5902. Maybe I should put a fan in there to help dry it. It probably didn’t dry all the way before the rain came. I think I will mix more lime in also to make it thicker and use less water. Humidity now is 67%.
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    Lime whitewash

    Well it’s Baltimore so yes. But rain always brings high humidity. Right?
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    Lime whitewash

    Sorry -walls I have Not whitewashed
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