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    Topic of the Week - Heat Sources: Yes or No?

    Thank you so much for your information. This is something we'll look into. Our electric company wants to get rich fast & this looks like a great alternative. Our 6 hens & 1 rooster thank you, also! 😊
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    Topic of the Week - Heat Sources: Yes or No?

    Would you mind explaining your "battery power"? Sounds interesting. Thanks!
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    Will her feathers grow back?

    I am going to get a higher protein feed. However, we cannot free range as we have an overabundance of nasty, hungry hawks. Hubby has lost 3 Fantail pigeons (that snuck out on him) by the hawks.
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    Will her feathers grow back?

    STILL waiting for more feathers (she has grown a few on her back) but her butt is still bare. The others are regrowing their feathers but have stopped laying. 6 hens-0 to 1 egg a day & sometimes it's soft shelled. I guess these 3 year olds want to go on Social Security!
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    Will her feathers grow back?

    Here it is Fall & that same hen still is not growing feathers. She starts to get pinfeathers then they disappear. She still is a good layer, though. The other hens are regrowing their feathers after the molt but have taken a break from laying. I tried a higher protein laying mash with no...
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    Topic of the Week - Heat Sources: Yes or No?

    Do you have more information on the Eco flow solar power station? Sounds interesting & something we might be able to use. Thanks!
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    Topic of the Week - Heat Sources: Yes or No?

    Do you have more information on the Eco flow solar power station? Sounds interesting & something we might be able to use. Thanks!
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    Topic of the Week - Heat Sources: Yes or No?

    Safest heater is to hang a radiator heater. We have used one for years.
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    What Greens do chickens like?

    Our chickens like "Romaine Lettuce", beet tops, broccoli (when the mood hits them), a little cabbage, apples & apple peels (no apple seeds) & they love chickweed & cooked rice. Chickens can be a bit fussy. Now ours are turning their beaks up at scratch feed at times. It's really trial & error.
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    Comment by 'Nanook33' in article 'The Secret Weapon for Safe Coops: Why Hardware Cloth is a Backyard Chicken Must-Have'

    Can snakes crawl up hardware cloth? (It seems the slimy buggers can slither up anything.) Our run is chain-link fence. How about installing hardware cloth over the chain-link? How far up?
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    Featherless Hen

    Thank you, I will do that.👍
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    Featherless Hen

    I have a small flock of 7 hens & 1 rooster. There is a hen that lost her back feathers a year & 1/2 ago. She starts to grow pinfeathers then they disappear. She made it through last winters cold & this summers extreme heat but I am afraid this won't last. She is a good layer. The other 7 are...
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    Mystery Solved!

    I like your emoji LOL What did you do to get rid of the snakes? We still have a lot of mice I guess because the snakes prefer eggs.
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    Comment by 'Nanook33' in article 'The Dig Box: Customizable Fun for Any Chicken Run'

    Do you have anything else with the lime?
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    Mystery Solved!

    I recently posted about missing eggs & egg whites in the nest box. I placed wooden eggs in each next box. The other day I discovered one missing. Then a few days later there was a 6' black snake curled up in the nest box with a big tummy bulge. Gee, I wonder who the egg thief was. Now, with...
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