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    Local feed store out of starter/grower feed for my dual purpose pullets

    For the short term don't overlook eggs, cottage cheese, scratch, corn, and other grains.
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    Adjusting to the coop and using ramp - tips please

    It can take a while or no time at all. I always encourage the birds after they are down in the bottom by putting treats the whole way up the ramp and some on their perches before you know it they will get the idea of the ramp and to perch at night. When I come back later in the day somehow the...
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    Hen got leg crushed/broken hours ago. What to do?

    I have seen pipe cleaners used to split the leg. Then tape the leg. not so tightly to cut off circulation but enough to form a cast. I would use something to protect the leg from tape sticking to the leg. I have seen a hammock made to support the bird while it healed. I can't remenber the...
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    temperature fluctuation/what kind of thermostat?

    I found that there was less fluctuastion the closer the thermostat was to the light bulb ( it caused the light to cycle on/off more) . If It was futher away there was a larger temperature swing in my incubator. I noticed this every time i moved something. like bumping stuff when taking out...
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    Does anyone have a ridge vent as a part of their coop roof???

    I put a ridge vent in mine and it works great. I have never had a moisture issue inside. It really helps and isn't hard to add.
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    Cleaning the coop

    I do no more than the others. I might clean the window with a moist paper towel. But I have never used any cleaners per say.
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    egg turner help

    I built my turner out of PVC pipe, it was a rectangle in shape, on the two longer sides in the middle was a t connector. The vertical portion of the t went through a hole that i drilled in the sides of the incubator, I added a piece of PVC and a t connector on the outside of the incubator to...
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    What's the best ground cover for a run

    A large portion of my run is hardwood mulch. I add it twice a year. My birds love to dig thru it and search for bugs. In the covered section I use sand. I have no preference and both work.
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    Ok my last question for the evening, I promise...

    you will probably need to put them in for the night. I put treats up the ramp to entice them. after a couple of days they got it. They had no trouble going down. I put them on the roost every night till they got it. Don't give up.
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    Homemade Incubator?

    I built a cooler incubator and hatched my fist set of chick they hatched on valentines day. After going though the experience I would build another and have one as a hatcher. It worked very well for me. I used the dry incubation method and did have to add water to the pan to keep the humidity...
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    COME ON!!!!

    I had a slow hatch that started on day 22 and continued to day 24 good luck
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    Alfalfa poisonous for chickens

    In my run I have clover,alfalfa, timothy, brome , and orchard grass. The chickens continue to eat it and continue to live. I annual over seed it to keep the mud down.
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    Safe Feed......

    you do avoid gmo's when you use organic feed. I have called the supplier asked that very question. Can not contain gmo's if it is organic.
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    Adding and subtracting to flock

    My birds don't seem to miss another when I take from the flock. I have done this now twice and currently I am down to just the two best birds of my flock. Life just goes on.
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    What do you use for animal SAFE salt or de-icer?

    use Urea 46-0-0 fertilizer it contains no chlorides will not burn feet. It is the main ingredient in Safe pet ice melter and some blue food dye and some polymer I believe.
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