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    Under a Boil Water Notice...will it affect my chickens?

    Quote: Here an article from the local paper--- http://smithvilleherald.com/2010081810518/breaking-news/breaking-news/city-downplays-water-boil-order.html ETA: My well has high levels of manganese and I've never boiled my water.
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    Egg recall for salmonella! YIKES

    Quote: Here's some info: http://www.safeeggs.com/eggs/salmonella-eggs.html
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    Tripod Waterer's

    Here is a plastic Tri-Pod Waterer which is available through Premier1Supplies: http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=49678&cat_id=141
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    Lots Of Feathers In The Coop

    My 11 wk old girls have been molting for several days. Yesterday a large dirt devil came through my property and hit the run area-- It was quite a sight to see the hundreds of brown and white feathers heading across the desert!
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    Nevadans?

    Quote: Please be careful while using the nipples with ACV. One day after I began using the nipples, I noticed my 2-week old chicks were frantically pecking at the nipples. When I used my finger to check the flow, no water was coming out! I offered the chicks a dish of water and they all...
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    Feeding chickens old human food

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    Difficulty with poultry nipples

    A couple of weeks ago, I was experiencing the same problems with the nipples when I began using ACV (apple cider vinegar). When I looked inside the bottle, I noticed that several protein strands of the "mother" were collecting around the nipples. Once I switched back to the plain well water...
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    Nevadans?

    Quote: I was planning to get 6 BR's from Big R and was told they would have them on May 26th. I checked with them the week before the expected delivery and was informed that due to low chick sales, they were no longer offering chicks. So, since I wanted pullets only, I decided to order Stars...
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    Where to put my Brooder?

    I kept my brooder in the garage and the sounds of the door opening/closing and the vehicles coming and going didn't seem to bother the chicks too much. Whenever we used a vehicle, I kept the garage door open for several minutes so that they wouldn't be exposed to potential fumes. Also, I kept...
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    How much does feed cost in your area?

    50# Medicated Chick Starter/Grower.... $15.95 The first egg better taste really, really good....
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    Coop lighting.

    Quote: Excellent idea!!!! You could train the birds to tap the lights off when they're ready for bed and tap them on when they want a midnight snack...
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    HELP! Losing chicks!

    Wow...this is awful. Due to their long journey, some of the chicks may have a weakened system which would make them more susceptible to problems when exposed to minute amounts of toxins. Do you have a well? If so, maybe the water is contaminated just enough to cause them to become ill...
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    3 day old chicks... UPDATE - Replacements DEAD TOO!!

    Today while my new chicks were standing side-by-side under the light and going to sleep, one fell over which caused the others to fall like dominoes! They were all looking around with a bewildered look and chirping as though they were saying, "What happened"?
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    My Pet Chicken? What do you think??? PICS PLEASE!

    My MPC Red Stars were shipped Wednesday and arrived 6:00 a.m. today. I was expecting some of chicks to be lethargic or have pasty butt after their long journey but that wasn't the case--- All 8 chicks were very alert and clean. Immediately after filling up on water and food, they began...
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    To those who put vinegar in the water...

    "In the long run a pH level of 7.0 is considered optimum for poultry." My well water tested at 7.9 pH.... so I guess ACV isn't needed. * See below* Thanks Neil for the interesting article! **Edited: Well duh! I just realized that a high pH number means that it's too alkaline. Guess I...
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