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    quick question

    I tried a search but came up empty for my question. I have a 2 year old RIR who normally lays large to extra large eggs. Today I got a tiny (pee wee) egg from her, cracked it open and it was one huge yolk, no whites. I have read about tiny eggs with no yolks but not with all yolk. Is this...
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    Mice ? Help

    This is from the D-Con website: Q:If my pet eats a dead rodent that may have eaten d-CON, will it die? A:The potential of any secondary poisoning depends on what type of pet it is, how big it is, what type of bait it has consumed, as well as how much bait was consumed. If you are concerned...
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    Rain Barrel For Drinking Water?

    I don't want to start a big debate or argument here and this comment is not meant to start one. Cem trails is a myth. People believe that those white streaks you see in the sky left in the wake of planes is a chemical that the government is releasing into the atmosphere. As a person with an...
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    Does anyone have "RAISED" Chicken Coops?

    It should be said that if you keep the chickens (or any animal) on a wire floor for the vast majority of their time, they will develop really bad foot problems. I have seen this first hand. If you have a wire floor and they are on it for most of thier time, please provide a place that they can...
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    Mice ? Help

    Quote: It is very possible and it does and has killed cats. Decon and other poisons are not instant kills. It takes a little time for the poison to work. So in the mean time, if a cat or other animal catch the mouse and eat it, they could die. I say could because it all depends on how much the...
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    Mice ? Help

    I found out the hard disgusting way that my chickens are great mousers. They grabbed a couple that were scurrying out of my garden and ate them. that being said, if you bait with decon and the chickens eat them (the mice), you just poisoned your chickens. I use decon 98% of the time around my...
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    coop temp.

    Quote: X2, roost height in the middle of coop on the opposite wall.
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    DIY Water Heater Question

    I plug the fish tank heater into a thermo cube to prevent it from constantly running.
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    DIY Water Heater Question

    I use a fish tank heater in my bucket. It keeps the water warm enough so that the nipples also stay warm and I get no freezing at all. It has been well into the negative numbers in my coop.
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    Help! My neighbor is worried about rats!

    I live in the country and have not seen any rats near my chickens. After my garden was done this year I let my chickens have the run of the garden. I had a built up bed that I had grown potatoes in and had some hay covering it. Well, mice had decided to live in there. I didn't know it at the...
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    Washing & storing eggs

    I have 5 girls. I collect every day and sometimes I leave them out on the counter for a day or two (I only leave them out due to me being lazy sometimes). When I'm ready I rinse them in warm water just to get the mud, poo and blood specks off, I then dry them with a paper towel and I write the...
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    Chickens, rain and cooler temps

    So, my question would be for the very cold climate peeps. If during the day I let them out and it is snowing a wet nasty snow, they get soak and wet and then go into the coop for the night and the temp falls to 20 degrees or even colder, are they okay? It is not uncommon for it to get right...
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    Chickens, rain and cooler temps

    Your not really over thinking it. I am not really sure about what the solution is for you. I know that there are many on here that put petroleum jelly on the chickens waddle and combs to prevent frostbite. I am not sure about the legs and feet though. That being said, I think that if the temp...
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    deciding on waterer-heated, nipple, hanging...

    here is an example http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4134008 . The wattage you would need really depends on 1. how cold it gets in your area and 2. How much water you are looking to heat. I myself have a 5 gallon bucket that I put about 3 gallons in. I have a 25 Watt heater...
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    Chickens, rain and cooler temps

    I think his concern is the fact they are wet and then the temp falls below 32. Will they get frost bite? Freeze? or nothing?
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