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    Topic of the Week - Winter Egg Laying

    Hi! I find your mention of heated nest box very interesting. Could you please tell me more about that? We have pretty mild winters here in Eastern NC but just had a hard freeze AND snow about 2 weeks ago, took days to melt away with temps in the 40s. This week we're having 60s daytime and 40s at...
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    Comment by 'Icie' in article 'Caring For Chickens in the Fall'

    Absolutely! After successfully growing giant sunflowers I chop off the head and leave it on the ground for the girls, gives them entertainment and nourishment. The tricky part is storing the remaining heads so that rodents can't get to them. In unsuccessful seasons like the one I've just been...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Hello, just saw your message months later, soooo very sorry. It's been quite the spring and summer, extreme heat, LOTS of rain, poor garden results, lost 2 chickens golden comets, unknown illnesses, and may finally have success with my rat battle. Whew! I hope all is well with you and all our...
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    Rodents nest in my hen house

    You've been given many great suggestions from what I've read so far. I had the same problem and it evolved because rats are smart. First they nested in my tarped coop roof, I had a metal one put on. Then they found little openings and climbed in from a variety of directions... infiltrated my...
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    Winter is coming...What is left on your to-do list?

    When my hubby built our first coop we covered it with a tarp, and added another every year or two depending on the level of deterioration in our extreme summers in ENC. These resulted in accumulation of several layers and unfortunately the perfect air BNB for rats...I've battled them for a year...
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    Rats 😖

    There is a product called Rat X that is only toxic to rats, interferes with their ability to thirst so they dehydrate and die in their sleep. It also eliminates the odor of their death. Walmart and Amazon sell it-good info & explanation on the Rat X website.
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    Rats 😖

    There is a product called Rat X that is only toxic to rats, interferes with their ability to thirst so they dehydrate and die in their sleep. It also eliminates the odor of their death. Walmart and Amazon sell it-good info & explanation on the Rat X website.
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    Rats 😖

    It's called Rat X and is only toxic to rats. Good info on their website, sold by Walmart and Amazon.
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    My Sweet Brahma Girl is being bullied

    Hi folks! Sorry this is long, but wanted to be thorough. Just wanted suggestions & advice. My 16 hens are all almost 2 yrs old, with 3 diff batches being about 2-4 weeks apart in age. I used to have 2 brahmas but found one dead at the bottom of the roosting bars several months ago - don't know...
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    Usage of lime.

    I just mix up first Saturday lime, sand, and if I have some, wood ash. About a third of each.
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    Mice

    Thanks again for the speedy reply, it all makes perfect sense. I had a good laugh at your comment about the "mental leap"...too funny but so very true. I'll keep ya posted.
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    Mice

    Thank you for the suggestion, I'm placing my order right now. My only questions are whether the chickens will try to get the mice out of the bucket when they see them, try to eat the peanut butter, or should I just put the buckets outside of the coop and hope the mice visit them first? For...
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    Mice

    Okay, I've read till my head feels like it will explode. Some of you may remember my post about the chicken feeder made from a garbage can with 8 feeder holes. I made it so when I go back to work (12 hr days jan-april, tax season), I won't have to worry about feeding, watering, or letting them...
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    "What to feed your chickens so they survive winter."

    It's my understanding that corn or scratch, right before bedtime will help them stay warm. I also notice that mine huddle when they're cold. They're all about a year old now and our winters rarely get below 30°F and when they do it's for short periods. I'm in Eastern NC. I worry about mine too...
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    ALUMINUM TRASH CANS FOR FEED STORAGE

    I store my unopened and partially opened bags in one of those huge recycle type bins on wheels that our city provides for our trash pickup (we burn out stuff instead) AND I use a 31 gal aluminum can to mix my feed in and store what hasn't been taken to the coop. I've never had a mouse or rat...
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