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    Someone is laying long skinny eggs recently

    I agree. She only lays for a little bit of each year. She laid well this winter after I switched to foods she liked better... then paused, now laying again. Her buddy since day old chicks lays a little better/more often than she does. The are amazing old ladies!
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    Someone is laying long skinny eggs recently

    I'm 99.9% sure "someone" is a 9 year old Easter Egger. I only have two mature hens, and only one has a red comb at present. I have a pullet with a red comb but she is only 4 months old, so I feel like she's too young to be laying. Eggs are long and skinny. Before these she laid a couple...
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    Best hot weather waterer

    If only mine would drink from nipples.... I did get a 5 gallon waterer, and I put about 2 gallons of ice in it each morning. With the exception of a tricky float valve (replacement on the way) it's doing the trick!
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    Best hot weather waterer

    Thank you! This one would work. Love that it has legs, to help keep it clean, and that top is big enough to put in big blocks of ice. When I'm not home to add more ice in smaller amounts, it won't last all day. This one could hold a TON of ice. Amazon was discouraging purchase since the...
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    Best hot weather waterer

    I'm exhausted from searching for a good waterer for beastly hot days. I'm looking for a 2 or 3 gallon waterer, with a large opening at the top. (this is because I want to put giant blocks of ice in it to keep water cool all day). Ideally to top will be domed or pointed, not flat so they don't...
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    Integration- day one went so well, how long do I wait?

    thanks for your input! I do have one that escaped into the big girls side and they were happily chickening together without drama but I reseparated as soon as I realized what had happened. And last night, one baby snuck between temp dividers and netting, and was on the roost with the old hens...
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    Integration- day one went so well, how long do I wait?

    I have 5 littles that have completed quarantine. Two are 4 mos old, the other 3 are just 3 months. They were purchased from the same pen of about 30 babies and quarantined together for the past 5 weeks. The oldest hens are now both crowing (yikes) but they are still pretty civilized. I...
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    Considering my first attempts at culling roosters

    have you considered getting them processed by someone professional? (or experienced?) Same outcome, but you don't have to do it personally. There would be a cost involved, but it would be $$ not an emotional cost.
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    Need help with integration plan- 5 new youngsters, 2 geriatric hens

    The old girls are not feeble-- and it will be their "home turf" so I don't expect anything awful from them. One is still a bit sassy, the other is a sweet gentle soul. I think keeping the new 5 in a group makes sense. And I'm grateful that I have so much room! 140ish square foot coop, and...
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    Need help with integration plan- 5 new youngsters, 2 geriatric hens

    Yes, they were all raised together and have quarantined together. The first few days there were a couple stand offs, but no pecking. I figure they were just reworking pecking order for the smaller subset of what had been a group of 25-30. thank you so much
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    Getting rid of my rooster (guilt)

    One of my first day old pullets grew up to be a BIG EE roo. He was always distant, but as he matured became hostile. I had to carry a stick to go in the run after he drew blood on my legs. One of my hens hatched 3 eggs-- all roos and all aggressive at a very young age. I struggled a lot, but...
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    Need help with integration plan- 5 new youngsters, 2 geriatric hens

    My littles are nearing the end of their quartantine. They've been in a 12x12 stall for the last three weeks, next week will be a full month. They are energetic little things-- and they actually like to fly. Their future home-- 11x13 "coop" with about 20' of roosting space. Currently...
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    Chiggers-- Permethrin? Sevin? Or something else

    thanks so much! I already have permethrin, will mix up a gallon tomorrow!
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    Chiggers-- Permethrin? Sevin? Or something else

    Our weather has been warm and humid-- and on two different days I came in with lots of chigger bites. Friend who was clearing branches outside the end of the chicken run told me he got chigger bites too. Chickens seem fine, but I'd rather get ahead of this-- what kills chiggers? I have...
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    Poop consult please-- thought I had some cecal poop, but this morning saw red

    Thank you-- a couple days ago, I realized my Corid had expired so I got a new bottle "just in case". So that's a good thing, I can literally start today. I have always done 2 tsp/gallon in the past so wasn't even thinking about a smaller dose-- though that's tempting since the weather is hot...
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