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    Best way I've found yet to deal with snake problems!!

    I don't care for snakes. Regardless, some of them are beneficial to mankind and I don't understand why people want to kill them all. If it is one of the four venomous snake breeds in America, or one of the subspecies, yes, I can see dispatching it for good because it is a danger to people and...
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    Are chickens noisy?

    Rather than answering this with a subjective answer, I went to Bing.com and looked up how loud roosters, chickens and dogs are as measured in decibels. It took a lot of references to find this, so I'm not listing them all, but here is what I found: The average chicken - 60dbs The average...
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    Fresh eggs how long do they last in fridge??

    Grog, "When we are worried about egg freshness my kids and I have egg tossing fun.....We tap them on the deck rail(to crack the shell), and throw them at the chicken pen. We have done as many as 90 eggs at one sesion." Really? Why? I'm aghast!
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    I think my chickens hate their coop!

    Either you didn't say or I missed it the number of chooks (4?) you have to keep in that small age. Each chicken needs approximately four square feet of space in order to not be too crowded. Also, my recommendation for roosts is 2X4 lumber, so they can roost on the wide side. This way, they can...
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    Mystery Predator

    If you used chicken wire on your coop, you'll need to beef it up. Chicken wire only does one thing and that is keep chickens in the coop. It will not keep predators out. For that, you'll need to use hardware cloth of at least 1/2" or 1/4" dimension. Predators can't get through it. The toughest...
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    First time chicken farmer in LA

    Wow! welcome Marine, and Happy Birthday. I am also happy to see another guy on here. I'm also a retired, temporarily disabled sailor, so welcome to the club. This is a fantastic place to learn about chooks so I hope you find it to be as pleasant an experience as I have. My current disability...
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    Should I cut into this bumblefoot?

    I applaud what you are trying to do. I'm a new chicken papa, but from what I've read and watched here, I suggest you soak the feet in a warm Epsom salt bath for about twenty minutes to get started. I highly recommend you watch the videos on YouTube also because they are excellent tutorials. I've...
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    How to protect against hawks

    Hello, Pambaum, I've thought of using fishing line and CDs, as well. I have plenty of both, but I wonder if you could provide more details on how it's done. I know I can just throw one end of the line into the trees with a heavy weight on it for retrieval. Do I just let it hang with a CD tied to...
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    Removing/trimming rooster spurs

    I'm pretty sure the correct word is "styptic", not septic. I used a styptic pencil on myself back when I shaved. Septic is the place where effluent goes when you flush the toilet. :-)
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    Found this 5 feet from 14 babies

    If you don't happen to have a mongoose handy, your barnyard cat will kill them. Some cats in Africa subsist on asps, never taking a drink of water in their lives. They really are faster than the snakes.
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    THE all purpose chicken

    This is just a suggestion from a newegg who lives in a mild winter climate, so I've never heard of this before - but - could a person make use of an aquarium heater to keep ice from freezing in the water bottles?
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    What to do with this litter?

    In that case, I defer to your experience. Being a newegg, I read what I can, otherwise I don't know what to do. Thanks for your help.
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    What to do with this litter?

    When I rake out the old straw, I put it on the compost pile. But this time when I rake it out will be the last time because I'm switching to sand from here on out. The sand seems to absorb liquids and odors better than straw and it can be scooped just like kitty litter, using the same plastic...
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    What to do with this litter?

    There are a couple of things I've learned in my very short time keeping a flock: (1) Don't use newspaper around your chicks/chickens. The newsprint (ink) is not good for them and they can't get traction on newspaper, and (2) Sand is plentiful everywhere, but you have to call a construction...
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    THE all purpose chicken

    I'm a newegg here, too. When I first became interested in keeping a flock I read a lot, all over the internet. One article I came across said, in this order (1) Rhode Island Reds, (2) White Leghorns, and (3) Buff Orpingtons. The article went on to say that each of these breeds will lay an...
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