Recent content by mdbokc

Well, it is Ft Knox at night. During the day, the human door is open so anything can get in. And that is when this is occurring. Since crow seems to be a potential culprit (I know other birds have flown in during the day on rare occasion), I'll close the human door and the pop door will...

We keep a ceramic egg in most nests at all times for the occasional snake that gets in. Typically, end of that problem. However, we just lost a couple of ceramic eggs over a couple of days with a smaller egg count as well. I figured another snake or two got them. When adding new eggs, I...

I can't figure out how to edit my earlier comment so as to add my invisible fence which continues to work well year after year without maintenance to date. http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/fences-visible-invisible

Mine is not on the new site either, at least not that I can find. It is 8' x 12.' It can be found at... http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/our-chicken-palace

The Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar expiration date is printed on the upper portion of the bottle, at the shoulder and neck taper area. The lower line of the 2 contains the expiration date. The upper line contains the 'lot' number for the manufacturer reference and the time, in 24 hour format, that...

Forget processed vinegar from the store as it lacks minerals, electrolytes with proteins, etc. That white bottled/clear stuff at the store is basically without any nutritional value.

I have an 8' x 12' coop with pine shavings. I dust DE over part of the floor once or twice a week. Just depends. I dust the poop boards and roosts occasionally. A 50# bag lasts me a couple of years easily. I use a floor sifter which allows real good control of the amount applied. No DE in...

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OK, here is how to heal the scarring....my wife took 200 stitches in the face as a result of a car accident on the highway at highway speeds. Purchase a product called Cell Food (health store or online). Acquire a supply of Q-tips. Using purified water, add 2 - 5 drops of Cell Food to one...

A hard molt like that in the winter and my girls get under the heat lamps. Otherwise, they are trembling and shaking from the cold. One of the few times I use supplemental heating in the coop.

I am using golf balls now that the ceramic eggs I used for years disappeared last week. Now I am on the watch for a snake carcass that has three inedible eggs in it. I want those eggs back.

Yep, the boys are white at that age. Here is one of my GC girls at 2 weeks.