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    New hen:Grandpa's treadle feeder training

    Thank you. I had to go out of town and I was worried that she wouldn’t be able to eat so I actually gave her back to my neighbor. I’ll try again when I get home.
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    New hen:Grandpa's treadle feeder training

    Hello, my flock of three are experienced grandpa’s treadle feeder eaters. But I’d like to introduce a 4 mo.old into my flock. Do I have to start all over with her? (Really would rather not!) Will she learn by watching the others? Any tips? Thank you.
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    chickens eating pepper leaves in garden!?

    Thank you everyone! I don't know where I read that pepper leaves were toxic but it just goes to show ya you can't believe everything you read on the Internet :-)
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    chickens eating pepper leaves in garden!?

    hi all… I recently let my girls out into the part of the garden where my pepper plants are, thinking that they would not eat the leaves because (I have read) they don't like them and that they are toxic. But they are eating them. Should I be concerned? Thank you!
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    composting

    hey all! I haven't put a compost pile in my run because I'm afraid that some of the things I compost aren't good for the girls… Coffee grounds? Avocado shells and pits? Rotten tomatoes? do I need not worry about these things? I would love to have my compost pile in the run! thoughts? thanks!
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    Converting prefab shed to deep litter method?

    I love the deep litter method I am using in my existing coop. It has a dirt floor. We are moving and I am purchasing a 10 x 12 shed and upfitting it for a coop. I plan on putting linoleum on the floor. Can I use the deep litter method with this set up? If so, can someone please walk me through...
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    considerations in building coop for deep litter method?

    hi all, I’m building a new coop at my future home and would like to use the deep litter method like I have in the coop that came with my current home. It was built in the olden days on a dirt floor. has anyone done this? What all do I need to know to build it this way? Does anyone NOT recommend...
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    how to nourish hen w/ impacted crop

    she is very sour. But it is not liquid enough for her to throw up. I have tried and all she throws up is the water I have given her. It is matted in there. Yesterday I felt seeds and grains but evidently she has passed those. Now I think it must be grass matted together. It is not hard like a...
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    how to nourish hen w/ impacted crop

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    how to nourish hen w/ impacted crop

    this morning there is no change from last nite. she doesn't appear to have digested any of the contents of her crop overnight. i massaged, oiled and watered her this morning and she is very sour. some liquid came out when i tried to throw her up, but no food. she is with the rest of the girls...
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    how to nourish hen w/ impacted crop

    yes, that’s the one I watched this morning! Very informative. her crop is getting looser. I took away their food and put them up for the night. I will post again tomorrow. Thank you.
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    how to nourish hen w/ impacted crop

    I am massaging her now and She is lifting her head up and opening her mouth really wide and closing her eyes. I suppose she is trying to get air. she did that this morning too. I had been massaging from the bottom to the top because that’s what I read somewhere. But now I am massaging from the...
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    how to nourish hen w/ impacted crop

    When I was massaging her this morning after I had given her some water I heard ‘rumblings’ in her crop and she, several times...burped? ...with that fermented smell. so it is definitely fermented. She is on the nest so I can’t tell you how she is now. I’ve only massaged and watered and oiled...
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    how to nourish hen w/ impacted crop

    thank you. i still have lots of questions, so i hope you don't mind... how long do the healthy girls need to be with their food in order to eat enough for the day? my problem is i have no way of separating my girls all day and night to make sure that they eat and ginger doesn't. suggestions? and...
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    how to nourish hen w/ impacted crop

    hello. my ginger has an impacted crop that i massaged today for over an hour while giving her water through a syringe until i felt it break up a bit. when i put her back in the run she immediately pooped out grains. good sign. she's drinking vinegar water and kefir but i've read i need to not...
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