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    Moving chickens to FL

    Thank you 😊
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    Moving chickens to FL

    What I’m not understanding is that I can get this CVI and then they could literally get sick with something by the time I leave, especially if I get delayed again. I’d think they would have to be checked right before I go, which is going to be impossible to orchestrate. With the horses it is...
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    Moving chickens to FL

    They have to travel in the horse trailer because i only have room in my vehicle for the dogs😞. The horse trailer is required to stop at the Ag checkpoint at the FL border.
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    Moving chickens to FL

    Hello, I am supposed to be moving to my new house in FL with all my pets. The trip has been delayed for months because of everything from not being able to find a horse trailer, blizzards, family illness, Covid, business trips to a recent death in the family. Now that I’m finally ready to go I...
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    Heating pad temp for just hatched chicks?

    What worried me was that even with it on really high they didn't come out. And were totally quiet. So I kept running in to make sure they were alive. Now I have it on low and it's 111 degrees, but there's alot of cheeping. Once they are hopping around a bit I will feel better about them self...
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    Heating pad temp for just hatched chicks?

    Yes! When I first checked it it was at 127!
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    Heating pad temp for just hatched chicks?

    I just got my chicks delivered (only 3), apparently hatched yesterday and mailed out last night. They look good but are looking for warmth. The first ones I got last week arrived dead from being rerouted/delayed by USPS. I had made the mama heating pad setup prior to their arrival. I had it set...
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    Lets talk about layer feed...

    Thank you for explaining! And for the info in the previous post about layer feed.
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    Lets talk about layer feed...

    When it was time to convert my hens over to layer feed I researched and asked the same question on this forum, since I had 2 roos. I was having trouble with thin shells and shell-less eggs, and I was worried that grower feed with oyster shells on the side wasn't cutting it. Someone recommended...
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    Foxes- what we can do to prevent them!!!!

    Awww, thanks. And I'm sorry about your Pebbles. I've been keeping mine inside unless I am with them supervising every second. They are very unhappy being confined, pacing and complaining. I am going to try installing a perimeter fencing that looks attractive with electric integrated into it...
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    Foxes- what we can do to prevent them!!!!

    My coop was built (by me) like Fort Knox, multiple locks on every door, solid walled henhouse for nighttime with steel door, buried metal apron around outside enclosure, and hardware cloth stapled, and screwed with wood over that. I moved here a year ago and the property is like a wildlife...
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    Foxes- what we can do to prevent them!!!!

    I'm sitting at my window right now feeling sick to my stomach, as I watch a fox chowing down on my beloved rooster. One of my favorite hens is also missing. I thought my two large, very protective roos would be enough to protect my free ranging flock. They hate being locked in, and I was only...
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    Shell-less eggs

    Just realized I never answered this. The bag I'm feeding currently is 18%, but the one I just bought that is pelleted will be 17%. Is that bad?
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    Shell-less eggs

    I hope this isn't caused by disease. They have all been very healthy, running around being animated, shiny and happy. Hopefully this will all work itself out. As far as your experience with the roos, I'm glad to hear the layer pellets weren't a problem. I'll most likely get some layer feed for...
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    Shell-less eggs

    I tried this the past 2 days and it's been working brilliantly....they really seem to enjoy them, even the Australorp. Especially when I sprinkled some around the run. I so appreciate the help!
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