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    Chickens not laying since moving to tractor

    okay, after much reading today, I've got lots to do in the tractors. thanks for opening my eyes to some potential problems.
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    Chickens not laying since moving to tractor

    what? I've never heard that before! Why would they do that? How can I prevent this?
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    Chickens not laying since moving to tractor

    By what? A snake or other critter? It quite possibly could be, we've got plenty of those things around here....but wouldn't I see some kind of scuff or marks where they would enter? I've not had that problem yet (snakes eating eggs) but that really could be it..
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    Chickens not laying since moving to tractor

    Thanks for the replies...I'm going to put a thermometer in the tractor and start measuring that. I don't necessarily think it's the move...though I agree that they are very temperamental, it's been almost two months and they're not producing, that seems too long for an environmental change...
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    Chickens not laying since moving to tractor

    Hello all. We're running two chicken tractors and one standard (8x8 house). We moved five RIR's into one tractor June-1 and two RIR's into another tractor the same day. The other 15 RIR's are in the house & yard. All of the chickens are two years old and they all get the same food. The...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    Arielle:I was talking about the runoff from the fodder...not household grey water. I would imagine that household runoff would be fine for non-edibles, but I'm talking something different. I have 10 trays running at once, and I'd love to capture the water after the trays have been watered and...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    Does anyone know what the ph, ppm, ec of the grey water? I'd love to use my runoff for something, but I wasn't sure if any kind of research had been done on what's actually in the runoff?
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    hanging plants in chicken run

    I think that's a great idea! Just as long as the plants get enough light & water it should work well. What kind of plant are you thinking of using?
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I've grown tomatoes & peppers using the system for a long time, but there is a soilless medium in the bed....I'm not so sure it would work properly with bare seed.
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    @notafarm: I really doubt with that I'll be able to run a single layer of seed on that table, due to the drainage channels. I've only got limited experience with the small 13x9 trays so it seems like I would get a nice even balance of sprouts using that method. thanks!
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    Fodder

    Well that sounds like it ought to....I wonder how much more you'd yield if you were to let it go another day or two?
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    Hey folks. I've got a 4x4 ebb & flow table and would like to give it a go. My question is this, the bottom of the table has 1/2" channels which are sloped to allow drainage...how deep should I lay the seeds? I'm thinking I can place about 25lbs. Of seed in the table....top watering the entire...
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    Fodder

    what are the conditions you are growing in? I know that 4lbs. isn't the best yield, but it's still four times better then what you started with.
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    Feedback on Learning Center "Treats Chart"

    Great thread! thanks to all the folks that contributed!
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