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    What security cameras do you guys have in your coop?

    Try using a wifi 'extender' (be sure to use an extender that is compatible with your cameras, router and DVR / NVR). I currently use a Netgear Orbi extender which is NOT compatible with the newer "mesh network" systems but works with my Comcast router just fine. It reaches all the way out to...
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    Are TSC chicks vaccinated?

    I can only say that Hooves supplies the chicks and ducks to TSC in west Tennessee and none of them are ever vaccinated.
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    Rooster and a Guard Dog?

    I hesitate to "give advice" but happy to share what my experiences. I have 17 chickens, 18 ducks, 2 guineas ... and a German Shepherd (Delta) who has been near them ever since they went into the brooders. She was a 2 year old rescue when we all started on our journey together. Delta has never...
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    Frozen Eggs

    I'm sure some of the eggs I've collected this winter have frozen and several have visibly cracked and 'leaked'. When I suspect an egg has frozen, I just "candle it" - any hairline cracks or incomplete cracks show up really well. If there is any sort of crack, that egg gets fed back to the...
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    Stuck in the Mud

    For anyone interested, here is the response I got from "a trusted source". https://farminence.com/cleaning-and-storing-farm-fresh-eggs/
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    Please help, duckling at stake!

    Question for the group - Would it be a good idea to feed a liquid diet like Pedialyte to help keep the duckling's energy up?
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    Stuck in the Mud

    My concern is with possible bacterial migration into the egg from the mud/muck. I am assuming that the protective bloom is no more water resistant than with chicken eggs, but I don't know if that is true or not. I just don't want to risk getting sick.
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    Stuck in the Mud

    My two Khaki ducks recently started laying eggs but refuse to lay them in their nest box. They always go outside to the muddiest part of their run (they are ducks) and lay their eggs in the mud or in puddles in the mud. My question is - Are these eggs safe to eat? They've been sitting in...
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    Brooder supplies

    I've used both. They work well.
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    Brooder supplies

    Extend the whole roof. If you only extend the metal. then wind will lift it up and rip it off.
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    Brooder supplies

    It will turn back on when power returns
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    Transitioning from roofed to roofless run

    Getting back to the "screening his view" idea, will "Common Privet" grow were you live? Privet hedges are common, hardy (darned near bullet-proof) and are EVERGREEN. Considered an invasive species in some areas, they grow very rapidly, they can get pretty tall (enough to block that 2nd story...
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    Keeping the neighbor's chickens out of my yard

    410 shotgun on Saturday afternoon. Sunday dinner with "guests of honor".
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