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    Two legged predators

    I know its messed up but since i put up those cams i haven't had any trouble i am investing in batteries though and plan to keep em up as long as needed. On the plus side i have caught a possom and two raccoons and carried them way out in country so they wont be coming back!
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    Two legged predators

    Yes they are in a pen though its about 1000 sg ft
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    Two legged predators

    Ive not had any trouble from neighbors but there is one that the rest of my neighbors have had trouble with. I don't want to point fingers but he is always sitting outside when i leave for work and my hen was pinned up with my huge maran roo big bird and he loves to sing to us wich kinda makes...
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    Two legged predators

    So my chickens had a run in with coons the other night and they killed 10 of em. I fortified my coops and haven't had a problem since then but..... a few weeks ago i had two just drop dead, no signs of problems just dead. Last night my ole lady text me that one of my blue Maran hens was laying...
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    DE not effective on mites?

    Are lice and mites treated different or will the dust or dip kill both? I think they are mites they are beetle looking small and brown.
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    DE not effective on mites?

    Ok thanks I was told to use seven dust but i really didnt want to. Should i keep spreading the DE in the coop?
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    DE not effective on mites?

    Ok so here's my problem. I am trying to keep my chickens natural no meds ect. I bought a fifty lb bag of DE when i got my chickens and i spread it all over the coop floor (block building with hay on the floor) in the nesting boxes and even mix it in their food( it is food grade) and i do this...
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    DIY 6 Gallon Feeder for $9

    Nice feeder! You can get free 5 gallon buckets from the mexican n chinese restaurants down here, im gonna have to do that!!!
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    Do Chickens need Grit when they free range?

    Free ranging they should get all the grit they need. I dont think giving them oyster shell or another form will hurt em I keep a feeder full for mine n they seem to get it when they want to, but I was told they dont need supplementing unless their eggs get soft, im still kinda new myself though.
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    Is it safe to move chicks outside?

    Okay so I moved all 15 of my babies out into the brooder. Using the advice you guys gave me only put 1 heat lamp on 1 side. The chicks seem to love it they will run back and forth watching big mama and the other chicks play. I put a towel under the heat lamp and they all seem to sleep there...
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    Is it safe to move chicks outside?

    No Big Momma is not in the brooder but I have smaller birds out there that arent hers, so I hung a heat lamp off the side for em incase they wanted it. I read on another forum bout a hen launching a chick snuck in across the coop so I'm afraid to try to get her to take them. The other chicks...
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    Is it safe to move chicks outside?

    I have some new born easter eggers and a couple marans in a brooder in my spare bedroom. They were born thursday and seem to all be healthy. I have a brooder in my coop I want to put them in to free up my bedroom, but this morning when I went to check om my chickens outside, my broody hen " Big...
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    Introducing day old chicks to mother hen with two week old chick

    Ok I see. I was gonna try this too with my new babies but I think ill stick with the brooder!
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