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    Thanksgiving Turkey Processing

    lol hogwash! I learned early on to not listen to the nonsense I heard from folks who didn't know any better. I raised 8-10 turkeys every year for years and usually aimed for not much more than 20 pounds, but sometimes things just don't work that way. One year I got an early start so all my...
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    Protecting against Predators without a Perimeter Fence

    Roosters are a must, as they keep watch and will sound the alert to something coming overhead. My rooster used to alert when the motorized hang gliders would go over our land. If they see a shadow pass overhead, they notify everyone to duck and run! You can also make your land unfriendly to...
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    Welsummer girl?? pleeease??

    I'm curious, it's now 10 months later ... Hen or Roo?
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    Brooder "flooring"?

    Quote: Okay, so here's the report, the box is working out perfectly with a piece of hardware cloth over the top to prevent unauthorized flying, but the astroturf is a HUGE mistake. I didn't think about it being shinyish, so as soon as they were put in their box they started trying to peck...
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    Exactly how do you dust a chicken for lice?

    I recently discovered raccoon poo in my yard, and when doing some research about the risks of raccoon poo, the CDC states that they are notorious carriers of dangerous round worms [Baylisascaris procyonis] that can infect chickens AND people. While there haven't been a lot of human cases, those...
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    Exactly how do you dust a chicken for lice?

    BTW - after 3 days I was still seeing bugs after thoroughly dusting all chickens in the coop. Coop was cleaned, floors and nest dusted heavily with DE too. I went searching other threads here and on the net and found this advice given in several places: 1 cc Noromectin [must be injectable...
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    Brooder "flooring"?

    I hope resurrecting ancient threads is allowed :-) I've been raising Silkies until recently and since they are so small, a big Rubbermaid box has been sufficient for a dozen chicks. This time I'm hatching standard breed chickens and good lord they have grown huge overnight! They aren't ready...
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    Exactly how do you dust a chicken for lice?

    I just googled how to dust a chicken and found this old thread. One of my Silkies is infested with lice or mites or whatever, all I know is that she's looking thin, terrible, and is covered with bugs. I am sooo creeped out. I've had chickens for decades when living in the country and NEVER had...
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    I want to buy some bulk grains at the grocery store for this winter.

    I buy dry (no molasses) COB [corn/oats/barley] and alfalfa pellets by the 50 lb bags. I mix them 3:1 in a bucket with boiling water every night to soak and then feed in the morning. I also add a Tbsp or 2 of corn oil and a Vitamin E supplement. I add sunflower and safflower too when I've got...
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    Scrap Catcher

    I bought one and am quite happy with it. It's particularly nice for kale and other greens.
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    Sponsored Post It's HOT - Keep your birds feeling their best!

    thanks for the pic! I know that if you turn the brass part that suspends the bowl one way or another it adjusts the flow rate, but I haven't hooked mine up yet to give you more detail than that. Maybe it's been turned too far and has shut off??
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    Sponsored Post It's HOT - Keep your birds feeling their best!

    1. Raising the humidity level of eggs beyond their ideal range can seriously risk the hatch. If you spritz/wet a broody hen, she will carry that moisture in her feathers back to the nest where she will then effectively steam the eggs. I don't think I would mess with her. Offer her lots of fresh...
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    Sponsored Post It's HOT - Keep your birds feeling their best!

    LOL, bribe them!!! Throw some sunflower seed hearts or some safflower seeds in there. Put some quartered tomatoes in there, or grapes cut in half. Use red grapes at first to get them to accept the idea of the water. They are more drawn to red things.
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    Sponsored Post It's HOT - Keep your birds feeling their best!

    100% cotton thermal blankets from the thrift store or yard sale will work. You want 100% cotton, not poly or nylon man made fibers. Cotton absorbs the water so it can cool the air by evaporation. The water will just run off the man made fibers and won't cool the air. You can also buy burlap by...
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    Sponsored Post It's HOT - Keep your birds feeling their best!

    For those of you who live where it gets in the 90s and up, you can create a simple 'swamp cooler' for your girls with burlap sacks and a drip hose. Take burlap sacks and cut them open, stitch them together to form a tarp big enough to cover the cages. Run a drip hose over the top and right...
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