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    Comment by 'mandy123' in article 'What to do with your extra eggs'

    Just a note on extra or "free eggs'!! My tax man told me to keep tract of the give a way's to pantry's, and community soup kitchens. Inventory by month and put a market value on them. They are TAX Deductible. So we profit two ways giving the eggs away. Less inventory, sale price...
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    Should I find new rooster?

    I have seen over the years that the best way to get a functioning rooster is to purchase him the same time as the hens. It could be from a different hatching but introduced at 2-4 weeks of age. I got three and selected the two I wanted and each have 15 to18 hens.. He takes care of all 17 hens...
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    In need of some mite suggestions/help!

    Pests and dusting chickens. If you get the chance is would pay off in dividends by altering the coup a bit. I have found after many year of chickens that the housing is very important. What do I do? WELL I VISITED A FLOORING STORE IN MY TOWN AND WAS ABLE TO PICK UP SOME LARGE PIECES OF...
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    Whats the best chickens for eggs?

    That seems a bit high for egg production. I believe I read that the hens are preprogramed with so many egg sacks that can mature to shelled eggs (whole eggs). Five years and I find very few laying more than a couple a week Yep they are getting old. I did try and had the rooster in pen to...
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    Ideas needed to figure out how to cover top of run

    I'm on west coast near Oregon border. Winters are cold but not severe. a lot of rain. I have two apples and a plum tree coming thru the tops of my runs. Now ten years old. Thru pruning every year I have the branches trained to go either side and whats left in the center of the cage is...
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    Desert chickens, will need coolness!

    Been there done that!! Your problem now is probably WATER!! If not this is what I did. Two (2) burlap sacks or material double thickness and possibly sewn together. A 3-4 foot long chick feeder, that will hang approx.2- 3 feet from the bottom of the cage It can be attached to top edge of...
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    Comment by 'mandy123' in item 'Ameraucana'

    Can't wait for the chicks to grow. Six of the 18 chicks I purchased were Ameraucana's. The grand kids will be surprised when they start laying. Good time to tease...."what did you do to turn them green???"
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    Comment by 'mandy123' in item 'Ameraucana'

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    Freezing temps - should I keep chickens in coop?

    I read all the replies for keeping Gertrude and friends warm. It will get around 30 (that's cold here!) and my wife says better go close the chickens in the hutch so they don't get cold Well it got down to 29 and in a.m. all was well. No ice or snow. Kinda mild this winter with 26 inches of...
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    California - Northern

    Hay guys!! Were a unique state. Some of the highest mountains and the lowest areas like Deatjh Valley. But for practical reasons the state is actually divided into four (4) areas. The mountains that cut across from Santa Barbara east above L.A. separate them as Southern /Calif. the next is...
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    Freezing temps - should I keep chickens in coop?

    And to think we at 38 degrees worry about the temperatures Get some cold winds off the mountains north of us in Oregon, and lots of rain. No snow, but we worry as it gets windy and temps lower. Biggest problems is light and laying season.. Many people have the problem. Its like a three month...
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    how to keep eggs from freezing in nesting box!?

    You an also add more shavings and then take a piece of plywood and just make a round hole that fits the chicken no larger. They seem to go in once their heads are in the box.
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    how to keep eggs from freezing in nesting box!?

    Eggs freezing.... had that problem last year for 2 weeks. ran the extension cord to the nest boxes and attached two water heater pads underneath the shavings Use a 14 or 16 gauge cord or even 12. But not up to 18 gauge. It will overheat. I then got a three cord receptacle and plugged them...
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    California - Northern

    For us old chicken lovers we draw the border line from San Jose across to Yosemite But better yet their is the isolated north coast along the area of Crescent city to Fort brag and east to the 1st mountain range. the rest is called the Inland Empire. .What is with the egg seasons the last two...
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