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    Olive egger hen for free rehoming - NYC (brooklyn)

    Sorry, not at this time.
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    Olive egger hen for free rehoming - NYC (brooklyn)

    1.5 years old, laying daily, but she's a little annoying to other hens. Want to rehome. Thanks!
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    Altsteirer

    I'd love to hear more about this breed. Are they quiet/friendly? Thank you!
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    Picture Guide - Fast & Easy Rooster Slaughter - Skinning & Gutting - GRAPHIC and PIC HEAVY

    Is that knife just a long sharp paring knife? I've been looking for a good one for ages, preferably made in the US or Japan. Any tips?
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    Cackle Hatchery reviews

    Yep, you got it - they charge more simply because think its better. Edited by staff
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    Cackle Hatchery reviews

    What do you mean by "better"?
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    Cackle Hatchery reviews

    I personally wouldn't order from anyone who quotes Reagan, but thats just me
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    Heater suggestions for 3" PVC waterer

    Unfortunately I have a bucket longer than it is wide and the stupid KC birdbath defroster has a cord of like 1 inch... so the defroster will only be submerged a little. But I will get the horizontal...
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    Heater suggestions for 3" PVC waterer

    Why horizontal nipples? I have a bucket with vertical nips hanging out. Will I have to change my whole setup??
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    Lights.com sells timered battery operated lights to chicken farmers

    I called them, the AA box lasts a few weeks, the D box last over 2 mths. But it sucks you have to wake up at 3AM to set the timer initially, then it runs at 3AM every day. But then, when you replace the batteries, you must do it AGAIN! A pretty not-fun solution IMO.
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    Lights.com sells timered battery operated lights to chicken farmers

    Have you used these successfully? I wonder if, when you change the batteries, you need to also reset the timer (so, wake up at 4am AGAIN to set it). Or only once?
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    Solar LED lamp to encourage egg laying over the winter

    ConPollos, you linked to just the timer - with the light that MPC suggests, its another $220! Do you have any suggestions?
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    Deep litter method

    To clarify: so you throw shavings on top of (reasonably small) clumps of poop and scratch (or stale bread, etc) on that, and they dig their heads and feet through the pine and the poop? That's not recipe for anything disastrous?
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    Deep litter method

    Apologies if this has been asked before, but I looked through many pages and couldn't find it. I am a new chicken owner; I laid down 4 inches of pine shavings a week ago. Today, there is no smell of ammonia, no poop anywhere it shouldn't be (I made sure to build the nest box lower, and in a...
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    Rebuilding a bigger run - can hardware cloth support its own "weight" as one big cage?

    Whoops - its 19 gauge! What do you think about that?
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