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    Review by 'iliamna' in article 'Winter treat!'

    Always good on a cold morning; they like oatmeal also!
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    My girls in their new coop/run

    Any directions for reprogramming it?
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    My girls in their new coop/run

    Do you have an automatic door on a timer?
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    where are you on the Kenai?

    where are you on the Kenai?
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    Mouse question

    The only good mouse is a dead one! You need to trap them and drown them or kill them however you like! My goodness, they are rodents that carry disease!
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    Mouse question

    Hi Kris, mice are a problem probably in most chicken areas because we feed them grain. They are rodents and carry disease so I would advise to get rid of them by trapping with live or snap traps. Taking them out of your area doesn't really help because that only propagates them somewhere else...
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    Mouse question

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    Food not being eaten!

    Thank you all. I'll take up the suggestions and see how it goes!
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    Food not being eaten!

    The chickens are not eating the Purina pellets or crumbles very well. I have mixed them with oyster shell, which they really dislike, and a grit and I have tried different grains. I give them hen scratch separately in their yard which they eat and they have a Flock Block. However, the egg...
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    silver laced wyandott egg color

    Thank you, Michael. We are waiting for their first eggs!
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    silver laced wyandott egg color

    Can someone tell me what color of egg the silver laced wyandotts lay? This is my first experience with them and the two hens are gorgeous. Thanks, Iliamna
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    rhode island red chicken walking strangely

    Thanks, where do you live in N. California?
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    rhode island red chicken walking strangely

    She's about 4 years old and had been laying o.k. up until mid summer & now she's not laying at all. I'll try the vitamins which sounds like good advise. She is moulting now too so we'll see how she responds. Thank you.
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    rhode island red chicken walking strangely

    One of my Rhode Island Red chickens is walking in a strange manner; she crouches down to where you can't see her legs, takes a few steps and kind of wobbles when she stops. If I approach her, she will stand up straight, walk a ways quickly then crouches down again. It's almost like she can't...
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    Comment by 'iliamna' in article '"The Egg Plant" Coop'

    That is an amazing and beautiful coop; lucky girls and they'll lay lots of eggs for you! Congratulations on a great job.
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