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    Cone Dimensions?

    Can I just use a large traffic cone, and slice off the top on an angle? Guess the opening (where the head would hang down through it) would be 4"-5" diameter? Hubby has lots of traffic cones, some REALLY tall. Figured I could nail it to a post, or suspend it between 2x4s.
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    Grass blockage??

    This is really good info. You think they would eat the solid form just by hand feeding it? I too have this issue.
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    Why are duck eggs making my husband sick?

    I can't stress enough about biosecurity: dedicated shoes/boots, gloves, clothes left outside your home (leave in the garage), then machine washing weekly. Hand washing before/after entering coop/run areas immediately when entering your home. Don't put your hands to your face. Don't snuggle or...
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    Metal roofs and condensation

    Since you posted in 2018, still not seeing any condensation? It's exactly what I was thinking of doing to my existing metal roof. Mine is just laying on top of a welded wire pen roof and screwed into some 3/4"x4" wood pieces to anchor it down. LOT of condensation.
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    Metal roofs and condensation

    Since your post is 2018, did you do this? It's the exact problem I'm now experiencing.
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    Molting and injured chicken

    ...gold shine.
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    Molting and injured chicken

    She looks like my New Hampshire Red. Redish feathers with a good shine.
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    How many eggs should I expect a week?

    I have I have found, over the last couple weeks, a few attempts at laying a first egg (I think, I don't know): Two hard amber-colored blobs below their roost bars (they didn't understand a nesting box?), 2 gelatinous eggs in a nesting box, and 2 soft shelled eggs in a nesting box. I just chock...
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    How many eggs should I expect a week?

    I have the same issue, 3 BO's and 3 New Hampshire Reds, 21 wks old. One red is laying in the north box and 2 whomever are laying in the south box (haven't been able to see who), but only up to 3 eggs/day.
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    Abnormal egg size-lack of yolk

    EXCELLENT video. Thanks for posting!
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    Anyone dealt with pitch in feathers? I kept seeing one New Hampshire Red constantly dust...

    Anyone dealt with pitch in feathers? I kept seeing one New Hampshire Red constantly dust bathing. I thought her feather's were just full of soil that she hadn't shaken out, but while watching her preen, she kept picking at that "dirty" area. That when I realized it was pitch. When free ranging...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Thank you. Now, when I get out of this I hope I can find it again. :)
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    Rare 100+ degree weather in the Pacific Northwest

    PNW we'll be back into the 80s with extremely high humidity, even up to 100%. I have to be away for 10 days with a chicken sitter, so the 6 girls won't be able to free range much. I sure hope the sitter and the chickens fare through OK, and pray for no wildfires! Get prepared.
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    Rare 100+ degree weather in the Pacific Northwest

    Emergency evac? Like in case of a fire? Sounds like you're starting off good with the large dog crate (if they will go in) and food/water. Maybe a treat feed by hand to calm them if needed.
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    Rare 100+ degree weather in the Pacific Northwest

    I too watched my 6 girls panting during that awful weather. I felt so guilty, feeling like I should relocate them to our garage with a cool concrete floor (but such a setup for 14-wk-old birds would be difficult). I read that chickens don't like cold water so I just continued to check the...
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