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    At what temp do eggs freeze?

    I think that they freeze at about 20°
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    How long is the longest time you have/had a rooster flock?

    Most of the last 40 years. Somewhere around 25 years ago, a painter took care of an aggressive rooster, and we were blissfully aggression-free until about 4 years ago, until once again an attack bird was eliminated. no attacks since.
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    3 month evaluation

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    3 month evaluation

    First time I saw a hen eat a mouse (alive and whole) I don't know who was more surprised, me or the mouse. I am sure that the mouse was more upset at least for a minute.
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    Dogs that kill weasels but not chickens?

    YOu need to think like a chicken, and you will find that the same girls are always the ones to steal a nest. My last one who did, though, never learned how to successfully choose a spot where the eggs would stay warm, so she would lay on top of a sheet of plastic stretched over the lumber bay...
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    Dogs that kill weasels but not chickens?

    Also had a bad problem with weasels 2 years ago. They killed over half of my pullets (42 of 80) One day I was in the pen and they were all fine, and 15 minutes later there were 3 of them dead. I stopped up every hole with 1/4" hardware cloth and stopped the problem. I do not know why they do not...
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    "Small order fee"

    This makes me so grateful for Farmway (a non-chain farm store. They also carry outdoor gear, clothes, furniture and kitchen and house stuff. I am guessing that all the other stuff pays for the feed, because they practically give that away, and I get my chicks for less than $3 each). I also...
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    Comment by 'Cami Su' in article 'Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter'

    LMGTFY https://sweetpdz.com/
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    Comment by 'Cami Su' in article 'Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter'

    One of the upsides of ubiquitous mask-wearing is that the DE that I put on the sheep feed does not bother me!
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    Comment by 'Cami Su' in article 'Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter'

    I am really comforted to see this whole thread. Somewhere (I assume on this forum somewhere) I saw a post about using sand on the floor (" keeps it cool in the summer and warm in the winter) I thought that sounded a bit insane when I read it, but the comments about keeping it clean with the...
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    Comment by 'Cami Su' in article 'Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter'

    The hay will make it more difficult to clean because it adds long fibers to the mix and it will eventually turn into something rather like oriented strand Board which is a plywood substitute. and very difficult to pull out with a manure fork or, really, anything short of a chain saw!
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    This owl wont stop attacking my chickens and ducks!

    Metal wire across the top will certainly keep flying predators out. I had to weasel-proof my pullet pen after I lost HALF of my pullets one year! That was a job and a half, and I still have to find the holes that the rats chew, which would let them in. Hardware cloth and flashing.
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    I was told many years ago that a hen can lay fertile eggs for about 6 months after an encounter...

    I was told many years ago that a hen can lay fertile eggs for about 6 months after an encounter with the rooster. I would say that your girl just proved it! (If he had to fertilize every egg, he would probably die of exhaustion after about a week, with a good-sized flock! At the very least, he...
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    Comment by 'Cami Su' in article 'There is more to an egg than meets the eye - interesting egg facts'

    When customers ask about needing a rooster to have the hens lay, I ask them if their wife needs them around to have periods. (or if they need their husbands around, but the wives often realize this without asking me... And given that there is such a thing as a bird that is male on one side...
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    Come One, Come All to the Greatest Unofficial Bird Show for the Nest Two Weeks (No Prizes)

    But having seen your post about deleting non-photo posts... Oh well.
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