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    Heat Lamp Extension Cord length

    Nice tip! Do you tape the lid around the edges?
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    Abscess?

    Its hard to see with all the feathers. Perhaps trimming a couple of the feathers that are on and around the wound could give you a better vantage. The irritation could be from several factors. Mites, in-grown feather(s), pecking at the irritation, clogged oil gland are worth mentioning...
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    Too many reproductive problems in the last month.

    Ascites Syndrome in Poultry In other words: When the right side of the heart fails, blood backs up into the veins, raising pressure throughout the body — especially in the liver and abdomen. This forces fluid to leak out of the blood vessels and collect in the abdominal cavity, causing...
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    Baby Chick Singing a New Song

    Check your brooder temp. The brooder should be big enough for them to warm up at the heat source and then go play in the cooler zones. Too warm of a brooder causes them to drink more making loose turds that dry on fast in a warm brooder.
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    Two questions about 1/2" hardware cloth

    My greenhouse is the arch top shape and I used 1 inch HDPE pipe for support. HDPE comes in a big roll for pretty cheap and in some places you can buy it by the foot off of their big roll. The other bonus is that is comes off of the roll in the exact shape you need to support the tarp. I used...
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    Two questions about 1/2" hardware cloth

    I follow this practice even with the plastic ones. Needless injury.
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    Why are people so convinced that chickens need heat?

    Choosing a proper breed for one's climate is a great place to start! We have been below freezing for a while and today's high temp was 15 F.
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    Meat bird question

    Tractors certainly take up space. I do 100 Cornish-X in 4 tractors. They are fed and pulled onto clean and green grass twice a day. I pull them with a winch on the back of a lawn tractor.
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    Is hardwood mulch a bad idea for building up a site before placing coop/run?

    I second the gravel build up in wet places. If you need to come up a lot you can get larger "#3" stone as a base layer and then layer the smaller gravel or sand on top.
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    Meat bird question

    Tractor are not required. But the reason so many people opt for that route is the shear amount of manure that the broilers produce. They eat a ton and poo a ton. Leaving the meat in its own poo is not appetizing. Another common reason is for protection. Broilers are sitting ducks (no...
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    Water belly

    Thanks but these all seem to reference Broilers. I am not raising broilers. My birds don't grow fast.
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    Heat Lamp Extension Cord length

    Awesome. 12 AWG is good for most things.
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    Water belly

    So elevation and cold temperatures cause water belly? I have a small breed in cold temps at 1400ft. I had no issues until I upped there feed from 20% to 22% for a period of 8 months. Since I have lowered the feed to 20% I am not seeing new cases. Now I keep 18% and 20% in stock at the same...
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    Eggs brittle and yolks falling apart

    Yes. But if calcium was bad for roosters would it be in layer feed?
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    Water belly

    You are combative. I don't feed trolls; I feed chickens. Have a nice morning.
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