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    Comment by 'EggstremeHen' in article 'How To Fix A Muddy Run Chicken Coop'

    Sand rocks! I have it in the run and it helps to keep the area dry ( Pacific Northwest 🌧). On the “poop board” which is more like a board with a 4” side, I use “Stall dry” which is scooped daily. Together this keeps chicken feet relatively dry, but still “clumpy” during the winter. I do have a...
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    Review by 'EggstremeHen' in article 'What Happens When Chickens Molt?'

    Thanks for re-posting this excellent article! It’s a keeper. :) May I mention a few other molting-coping ideas that have worked for me over the years? Another thing you can do to help your flock through its molt is to treat it for mites, worms or any other common invasive problem during the...
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    Goofiest chicken contest

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    Comment by 'EggstremeHen' in article 'Do Poultry Mourn Over The Loss Of A Flock Mate?'

    Fabulous article, thank you for sharing! Two Mille Fleurs sisters, Millie and Tillie, the only bantams in my flock of Marans, Crested Cream Legbars, Wyandottes, and Hylines (in other words, all large breeds) were always inseparable. Millie had a more flamboyant comb and feathers but because of...
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    Using a Light to keep production up? Pros/Cons

    Speaking of storing eggs, thank you @igorsMistress , can someone share the basics and outside ranges? Washed or unwashed eggs? In my case, my unwashed (I want to preserve the bloom so only a light rinse if eggs are dirty) eggs don't last very long with the amount of baking and egg eating going...
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    Switch Heat Source from Heat Lamp to Brinsea Eco Glow

    I have used the eco-glow ever since I started hatching chicks about three years ago and I love it for its superior advantages over the heat lamp ( pros and cons have been already listed in the thread !). It does emulate the underside of the mama hen and I think the birds really like that and...
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    When to expect eggs

    I too am waiting for eggs from my "spring chicks" (7 months and a little less for some). Many factors can determine laying: whether the girls are going through a fall moult, if the weather is colder and there is less sunshine.... etc. I have waited till 9 or 10 months for nuggets before! As...
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    When to expect eggs

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    8 week old chick eye closed,lethargic

    Thanks Sarah. It does not seem any more stressful than usual in the brooder room but I think I will bring her in the house to watch her and maybe try some polysporin eye drops(?). Apparently that membrane is to protect from dust etc so that could be the answer — sensitive eye and a dusty...
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    8 week old chick eye closed,lethargic

    Dear fellow chicken-lovers and experts, You know how a chicken has two eyelids; a translucent lid and then the thicker opaque lid? My 8 week old BCM gal has been slowing down and "napping" in the midst of activity and I noticed yesterday that one eye has been completely closed. Today I picked...
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