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    Is lime okay to use in duck house?

    Yes, I use barn lime in my coop. It is well ventilated- wire sides. I apply it when the aren't going to be in it for a while to let it settle.
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    108 degrees temperature outside when I collected eggs

    I don't even know where to put this question...When I collected my eggs today, it was like 105- it had been 108. Central Texas. The flock seems to be fine and self-regulating their temperatures in the shade. The eggs were really warm. Are they okay to eat? I guess I can float them to see when I...
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    trouble with snakes eating eggs

    Rat snakes come in our coop in broad daylight to steal eggs. They regularly come early evening after hens have laid. They time it great. I would like to get rid of them and convince them to move on.
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    trouble with snakes eating eggs

    fake eggs and golf balls are a cruel slow death for snakes...inhumane. Hit them on the head if you want to kill them to kill the brain as a decapitated snake head will live on for hours...that is cruel.
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    trouble with snakes eating eggs

    The rat snakes we have had in our hens' nest outside of Austin come in broad daylight when the coop is open. One came regularly at the time the nest would be full of eggs in the early afternoon. Scared the hens so they started laying on the floor of the coop and in very odd places. We have had 2...
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    Caught a coon

    I'm setting my trap tonight. Several nights in a row, they are sneaking into the coop- no visible way to get in... Down to one hen and rooster who is my avatar...Sherman, the Tank (he's a banty Japanese) :-(
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    Coons. I can fence dogs out. Coons are cunning. BTW- just shoot the darn thing or flat rock it if you trap it. Most states have laws about "relocating" them. Don't release it to become someone else's problem. They carry disease and are over-populated from scavenging human garbage and pet food.
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    Japanese Cochin Banty fertilizing RIR/Del sex linked hens

    First of July Japanese/Cochin Banty hen went broody. Fine, I have a Japanese/Cochin Banty rooster, so I thought, no problem...I'll have some Banty cochin/japanese chicks. I have two RIRXDel sex linked hens that I was told would NOT be fertilized by the Banty Roo. Well, no chicks have hatched. I...
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    how to get rid of Mosquitos???

    Put mosquito dunks in any standing water. Safe for chicken waterers. Available at big box stores. http://www.pestproducts.com/mosquito_dunks.htm
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    Dead raccoon

    It is illegal to transport wildlife to property other than where you find it. If you trap, kill it. Nature isn't tidy or sanitized. Simple laws, really. Kill or die. It is life lesson to teach. Values and ethics education. I think anyone raising chickens learns the lesson: "How bad do you want...
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    Sad/Bad News tonight

    It is sad. I am sorry for the loss of any life...snake included, really. Been there, done that. I think anyone raising chickens learns the lesson: "How bad do you want to raise chickens?" Do you want it bad enough to take a life? At some point, even in urban setting- some critter will push you...
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    caught a possum in my trap can I...,..

    As with all wildlife it is illegal to relocate raccoons to any area other than the property it was caught on. If you catch, kill it. If you kill it, eat it, I always say. Man up to your carnivorous side.
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    Injured Roo

    General Sherman, a japanese/cochin banty roo, fended off a coon and made enough of racket so we were able to come to his aid and dispatch the offending predator. He took a bite to the head, so he now has black spots on his comb and lost a few tail feathers. I can't approach him without him...
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    Raccoon attack last night. Need advice.

    Quote: no, birds do not get rabies.
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