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    Attack chickens

    Was thinking along those lines. When weather permits I’ll set her out in the run in her iso cage. Let her get aquatinted again. She was looking good and grazing with the flock until attacked.
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    Attack chickens

    So a few days ago I posted about a “sick” hen. I ended up isolating her for 3 days and she seemed to recover. Today I released her back to the other 4 hens who proceeded to viscous your attack her. They were free ranging and went after her. She eventually got shelter inside a huge rose bush, but...
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    Sick hen

    So I kept the “sick” hen isolated four 3days with vitamins and such till she seems fine. Reintroduced to flock.....2 more sexlinks and 2 buff Orpington. She looked and acted normal then he’ll broke loose. The 2 remaining sexlinks attacked her viscously. Now the buffs. Is it because she’s new or...
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    Sick hen

    I’ll try in the A.M. thnx
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    Sick hen

    One of my red sexlink hens has become ill. Usually the most active of the bunch she took to just standing in one place with droopy wings and fluffed feathers. I’ve checked for external parasites, probed her vent for bound eggs, nothing. I have isolated her and given her water with vitamins and...
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    how long does it take chicken manure compost

    My question is, if I keep adding poop to the compost pile every time time I clean poop boards and the run area say every ten days,won't the poop keep the compost at a point where it can't be used. I.e. Too hot or bacteria from the poop not being broken down. (Unsafe) would keeping it in a bucket...
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    add-a-motor D20 reliability

    Already already using an Add a Motor. If you have a Harbor Freight nearby you can get the inverter and solar charger for around $150.00. You can also get used batteries. It is just an option. This also gives you the option of using straight household electric when you have to.
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    DIY solar powered doors

    Wouldn't using a solar battery charger, a deep charge (marine) battery a 12 volt to 110 volt inverter work to operate an add a motor drapery motor
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    add-a-motor D20 reliability

    Using add a motor, solar battery charger,marine deep charge battery and an inverter (12vlt to 110) should make it pretty fool proof.
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    Auto door

    That's the issue I've been dealing with. I've found a drawing of how to wire a reg motor to work, by running through a relay but with the add a motor aIto reverse it won't work. No bigger if I can't do it, just something I'm toying with. Right now I'm having problem enough getting six, five week...
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    Auto door

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    Auto door

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    Auto door

    just finished coop and run and put in an automatic door. I made the door using an "add-a-motor" curtain motor. Right now it operates off a lamp timer. The motor automatically resets in reverse so it opens and closes at set times. Wondering if anyone knows how to set it up to work off a...
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    California - Northern

    Being a Central Coasty (Watsonville) I believe the dividing lines are Santa Cruz to the North and San Luis Obispo to the South. But chicken folk are chicken folk:cd
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