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    Comment by 'DreamertK' in article 'Feeding Treats to Chickens in Moderation: What You Need to Know'

    I don't free range my chickens (due to predators) so I've been supplementing their normal foraging grass behavior with leafy greens like uncooked heads of fresh lettuce and cabbage. You don't need to chop them up, the whole head'll be gone by the time you turn around.
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    Aerial protection idea

    We used one of those pop up tents because it was the same size as the run, but other large critters were able to get in between the fence and the tent canopy even with ties connecting the two. So we opted to just build a basic aluminum sheeted ceiling around the fence with wire mesh connecting...
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    Climbing plants for run.

    Aren't the leaves/greenery of tomatoes still poisonous? Some people say chickens won't eat it, but then you do get the occasional poster whose chicken did eat it and perished. I don't think the fruit will get big enough before the chickens feast on those! If it's full sun, I'd suggest...
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    Review by 'Anonymous' in article 'Caring for Chickens in Summer: Tips for a Happy and Healthy Flock'

    Frozen fruits (not the packaged "cups" with 30g added sugar) are great if for some STRANGE REASON your birds don't like watermelon slices from the fridge. Maybe they just got tired of me giving it to them after the first week of watermelon. We tried a ryobi mister/fan, but they didn't seem to...
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    Chicken run as a Woods coop?

    I live in your area and the tarps are NOT predator proof. :( We did a similar thing when we first started out with the tarps and paracord, but then after one chicken went missing with a lot of blood and feathers (still not sure how the predator got in or took the chicken with it), we converted...
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    Informal research poll on broodiness

    One of my buff orpingtons went broody. We got her as a chick from a farm shop. She eats layer feed. No roosters. She has a coop that's surrounded on all sides with kennel fencing (no problems with predators after that). They don't free range because the neighbors have loose dogs, there's also...
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    Free range chickens and patios - can they ever coexist?

    Lol pretty much the same, except the third reason was that I was building a garden and didn't want them eatting my tomatoes (now I give them the "not so good" ones). I have a coop and laaaarge large back yard, hens would sit on the back steps wondering where I was and the treats. My yard is a...
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    Lowest coop temp?

    The major thing you need the heat for is the water. Chickens cant drink ice! I'd worry about electrical equipment catching the coop on fire with anything else.
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    Treating frostbite

    Any reason you don't want to take her to the vet? I'd take mine in a heartbeat. Actually I saw one of my birds combs bleeding, took her inside to look at the wound and stop the bleeding. It started turning black so I took her to the vet. Vet said to just let it fall off and she'd be OK. Later...
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    Sherlock and the Egg Mystery

    So I had been noticing for the past month that when I went in to collect eggs, they were broken with a horrible mess made in the box. I thought at the time, maybe they needed more calcium for stronger eggs, so I gave them more calcium treats and put more fluff in their boxes. Then slowly I...
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    Feed being passed into Eggs

    Probably should have added that I only feed a few spoonfuls to my chickens between the four of them....
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    Feed being passed into Eggs

    Thanks for the info on that, you should consider making a sticky out of it so it's easy for others to find. The pumpkin package says: Serving size: 1/2 cup, Servings per Container: 7 Vitamin A 300% (80% as beta-carotene, I hear is good for the eggs) Total Fat: 0.5g Calories: 40 Sodium: 5mg...
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    Feed being passed into Eggs

    How much of the nutrition from things fed to chickens will get passed onto eggs? I started feeding my chickens raw pumpkin, and apparently it has 300% Vitamin A per serving. I've been thinking about giving them more variety of foods with other health benefits.
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    Chicken Coop and Paint

    Thanks for your post.
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    Chicken Coop and Paint

    I'm currently building a replacement coop. For the new one, I have all of the wood constructed (new wood, treated 4x4's and both treated/untreated 2x4's), and the next step is the painting. Well today I've done one layer of primer, but I'm not sure how much primer to paint to use. Should I go...
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