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    Passing along info including NYS necropsy info

    Hi hsns83bdnsksn
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    treadle/(Grandpas) feeder help— not progressing

    Again, when they get hungry enough they'll. You should let them go hungry until they figure it out. A chicken isn't going to starve to death when it knows there is food.
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    treadle/(Grandpas) feeder help— not progressing

    You need to stop moving it back. When they get hungry enough they will eat from it. And you really only need one to be brave enough, the others will just wait until the bravest chicken steps on it. But again, you are just confusing things by going back a step. When they are hungry enough they...
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    treadle/(Grandpas) feeder help— not progressing

    Grandpa's feeder is based out of New Zealand so I wouldn't expect it to be US made. No non-US company is going to manufacture in the US unless their market is so huge that it doesn't make sense to do otherwise. It's worth noting that every treadle feeder is a knock-off of Grandpa's feeder...
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    Is my coop/run/enclosure design plan good?

    I second the hoop coop, I don't have the right set up from one or I would have one. I'm in upstate NY so same climate. Since you say you have no building skill, a hoop coop will be doable. Just make sure you grab some ratchet straps to hold the panels in the arch shape while you are setting...
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    treadle/(Grandpas) feeder help— not progressing

    I think if they get hungry enough they will use it. My Brahma was afraid for the longest time, she would wait until somebody else opened it. My 5 mo olds are the same. I think you just need to give it time. When you go back a step.uou are just making it take longer for them to get used to it.
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    Chickens won't stop squawking loudly for no apparent reason

    In my house we call it the morning scream. If your neighbors haven't complained I wouldn't worry about it. You are focused on it so it probably sounds louder than it is. Think of how noisy wild birds are and how you just tune it out.
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    How to keep water from freezing...

    I use a winter extension cord and this: https://www.chewy.com/farm-innovators-heated-poultry/dp/279944?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hg&utm_content=Farm%20Innovators&utm_term=&gclid=CjwKCAjwndCKBhAkEiwAgSDKQTFTSyM_8V5EN2HsKUPLQtk5ZwJ3ke-IDHC8f24ZbSliwL2mi-vIzRoCwdoQAvD_BwE
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    Flock integration question

    Arg that's what I figured. I'm just annoyed that the littles are rewarding the bigs behavior. Thanks!
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    Flock integration question

    Hi everyone, I have four 14 week pullets that I'm working towards integrating into my existing flock of 3. I've been doing the see but no touch for 2 months and now I'm working on letting them all out together to free range in the yard. I'm in no rush since I'm building a bigger coop. My...
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    Our Chicken Dream Come True!

    Wow, now I'm jealous! Great job!
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    Automatic Coop Door Opener Recommendations - Ontario

    Are you talking about the chicken guard extreme or the run chicken?
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    Kalmbach Feed - Any Reviews?

    I feed kalmbach, my older girls have done really well on the omegga. My littles are finishing up their medicated starter and have done really well. I'm switching everyone to their grower until the littles start laying in novemberish and then I will go back to omegga. I think its great and...
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    Coop trim?

    I'm working on a new run and I plan to staple the hardware cloth on with an air stapler and then trim it out. Any thought on cheap wood for the trim? Wood is so expensive these days.
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    Automatic Coop Door Opener Recommendations - Ontario

    I have the red one and I love it! In their FAQ they suggest putting tape over the holes on the inside if you are worried about drafts. My roost bars are high enough that I don't think it will be a problem. For some reason I really thought it had plug capabilities. Another one I looked at was...
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