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    Review by 'Jewelwing' in article 'The Egg Float Test'

    This is a common misconception, and I’m disappointed in BYC for perpetuating it. Yes, the float test can tell how much air is inside an egg, but this does not tell whether an egg is good or bad to eat. A very simple and completely reliable way to tell if an egg is good or bad is to crack it...
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    Ringneck Pheasant info page *warning lots of PICS*

    Well, she's really pretty, whatever breed she is. What modifications do I need to make to be sure she's well-cared for? She seems to love the fermented chicken food I use, and I've been tossing out dried meal worms for her so she has a little more protein. She doesn't go inside the coop at...
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    Ringneck Pheasant info page *warning lots of PICS*

    Right now I have five adult chickens, one adult rooster, and 16 nine-week-old chicks. I usually let them free-range, but since it's been ridiculously cold, I've kept them in the coop/run for about a week. Yesterday, there was what appears to be an adult female pheasant trying to get into the...
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    Will a broody hen take older chicks (two weeks old)?

    And then in spring of 2016 one of those mama chickens went broody again and the timing was perfect. I got day old chicks about 3-1/2 weeks after she went broody, and I put them under her at night. Good thing I sneaked in at sunrise to see how it would go, because she tried to kill them. I never...
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    ADOR1 Automatic Coop Door?

    Thanks Rod, Yes I did contact you shortly after I posted this, and I have since changed both circuit boards, as you suggested. Hopefully that will fix the problem! I'll mark on the calendar next time I replace the batteries in these doors, and then I'll be able to see how long batteries last...
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    ADOR1 Automatic Coop Door?

    Thanks! Great information. I won't be able to open and close the door from the coop to the run, though, because it's never responded to the manual button. I guess I do need to contact Rod.
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    ADOR1 Automatic Coop Door?

    I have two of these doors - one from the coop into the completely enclosed run, and one from the run into the vegetable garden. The battery thing is weird for me, though. I had the coop door for a couple of years before I got the run door, and the first battery lasted over a year in it. But now...
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    Frontline ???

    Hi Greg, I know it's been five years since you posted this, but I'm wondering if you ever got any results from your informal study. I have quite a bit of scientific and medical training, so I really appreciated your mathematical analysis of how much fipronil might end up in the eggs. Can I...
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    ADOR1 Automatic Coop Door?

    This seems like a very good solution! I did not think of the tape idea. I've had my original Ador1 for about 2-1/2 years now, and I solved the draft problem by building a wind block between the door and the roost, directing the air coming in through the sprocket holes at a right angle away from...
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    I'm sure you're right that some "non-GMO" labeled food is just organic waiting for the years it takes to be certified as organic, but the vast majority is just conventional and staying away from GMO because of public perception that genetically modified foods are bad for you for some other...
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Thanks! I'd never heard of Nature Smart, but I was excited to find organic chicken feed at my local store, since they've never had it before. Times they are a'changing! Good to know. I'll probably just ferment some together with my regular New Country Organics feed and see how it goes...
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    So along the same lines, since we're talking about feed, do crumbles ferment well? My favorite feed is Scratch and Peck, but I can't afford it with their shipping to Illinois. I've been buying New Country organic feed, which is second best but still pretty good and still not cheap (but cheaper...
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    Comment by 'Jewelwing' in item 'Faverolles'

    Thank you.
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Totally. I'm so overwhelmed I often don't do anything at all because I can't imagine where to begin. I tried making a "To Do" list on my phone that I could look at to decide how to manage my day (I don't work outside the home right now, although I did work for many years running my own...
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Hi there! I obviously am one of those who thinks there are lots of benefits to fermented feed, but I'm also sure your chickens will be just fine without it. I just like the idea of eating the most organic and healthiest way possible while stuck in the middle of a rural area that farms using tons...
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