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    soft shell egg behavior, why usually evening, and usually outside

    I was going to start my own thread on this, maybe I should still. I have 4 laying hens, 3 just started a month or so ago. I have been finding soft shelled eggs (or what's left of them) under their roost. Yesterday I got eggs from all my hens. Today I got eggs from all my hens - plus this soft...
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    Sand Maintenance

    Welp, I through caution to the wind and hosed the pen down. I am glad to report no smell! I was worried that a year of dried droppings would instantly putrify but it didn't. I didn't realize how dusty the pen was till I hosed it down. My origional plan was to keep adding sand until the pen is a...
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    How do I keep my run from smelling??

    I found my chicken tractor got smelly as well. I now have a 10x10 dog kennel that's covered. I don't have the wherewithall to move a bunch of sand with a shovel so I just put a few bags in every now and then. I put leaves in the run as well and it's covered so it's nice and dry. I sprinkled...
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    hot peppers in feed

    I need to find a way to keep my beagles from eating the chicken feed. I was wondering about putting hot pepper powder or crushed red pepper in the feed. I know other birds like to eat hot stuff but not sure about chickens.
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    I'm at a loss...

    I found it harder to keep my chicken tractor clean than I do my stationary pen. I have between 5 and 7 chickens.
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    Sand Maintenance

    I have a kennel pen that I put sand down. I put leaves on top of that. I just got whatever sand was easiest at the time. Very little poo gets picked up, I guess it just falls apart. The leaves break down as well. The pen is covered, I imagine as long as it's nice and dry there won't be a...
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    Anyone ever read this?

    something like that would be perfect for me. I actually plan on replacing my currrent small coop, which is nothing more than a place to go when they want to lay eggs, with something else but I hadn't gotten around to it. Mine never when in even when the nights were at their coldest. I actaully...
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    AC for chicken coop

    Won't it just make it harder on the chickens later?
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    When it Rain Chickens dont go back to coope

    Mine hate the hose and sprinkler but they go out in the rain, even the heavy storms. We just had a storm yesterday and I swear it almost appeared as if they were playing.
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    Yard bugs

    Quote: Our termites swarmed this spring. I carried buffy my hen out front and sat her down in front of the swarm where she ate to her hearts content. I had a few swarms in the back yard too and the young chicks took care of them. I sought out swarms and simply called them over! They will eat...
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    shaving from coop used on garden

    Quote: What blasphomey!!!!! Throw away chicken litter?!?!?! And you have A GARDEN!!! Chicken litter compost produces results that are etherworldy!!! I'm not joking! My tomatoes grew so much they covered everything, even the patio table!! I was giving away a box a day...
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    Poop and Compost

    I used compost in which I dumped the litter from my chicken pen and it was amazing!! My tomatoes grew like they were kudzu!! I make too much compost to use one of those tumblers, I just put it in a pile that has wire around it (mainly to keep my doggies out) and kind of stir it around as best...
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    You might be a crazy chicken lady/gent if...Go on, post yours!

    Quote: I also would like to see that!
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    You might be a crazy chicken lady/gent if...Go on, post yours!

    When you live sorta kinda close to work and can zoom home on your half hour lunch break, check for eggs, throw out some scratch . . . and before you know it it's time to go back and you havn't eaten lunch. Again.
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    First egg was a double yolker!

    One of mine's first egg was a double yolker! It was huge! It was the only one though. Somebody is laying a rather small egg to be such a large bird! I wish I knew who it was. I have 1 dark brahma, 2 jersey giants, 3 black sex links, and one banty that is a good layer when she's not broody. So...
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