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    Comment by 'notachickennut' in article 'Cleaning and storing fresh eggs'

    I also remind folks to wash their hands after handling the unwashed eggs.
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    Poll: Are you free-ranging or not due to Avian Flu?

    @SmiYa0126 In SWMO we have fat lard hawks too. They feasted on chicken before COVID & grew to the size of eagles. Now I’m WFH all day & my girls [Pyrador & Pyredane] get so excited when mommy says “let’s go to the chicken yard & chase off the nasty hawks”.
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    Comment by 'notachickennut' in article 'Short on Time? Recycle-a-Prefab Brooder'

    I’m certain someone has replied already. I will just note here, first commercial layer feed is not the best option for chickens, second if you must feed it, switch to All-Flock feed until you littles are larger. All-Flock is a better all around choice anyway.
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    Review by 'notachickennut' in article 'Cleaning and storing fresh eggs'

    Very good information, given in a concise article. Here is an in-depth study from the 70s about the best way to store fresh eggs. Folks might be surprised at the results: https://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-eggs-zmaz77ndzgoe
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    Review by 'notachickennut' in article 'Utilizing the Parrot Chop Principle to Improve Chicken Diets'

    @angeldiver The answer to your question is in the context of the article “Ratios are general, and I usually grab a handful of the mix to test for dryness. If it turns into a giant ball of glop, it is too wet and I will add dry ingredients until the consistency is a uniform crumble.” It’s a mix...
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    Hawk near miss. Looking for clarity!

    Coopers Hawks are small, what you describe sounds like red-tail. They are very large (in some cases) whereas Coopers prefer to hunt from bushes or very low tree branches. Also Coopers have very white underbellies and wings. I would encourage your murders with whole corn. Until the threat has...
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    Homemade Chicken Feed Recipe--How Does This Sound?

    Very similar to the data in the link I shared.
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    Homemade Chicken Feed Recipe--How Does This Sound?

    Yes, whole dried. Sold as whole cleaned corn. As long as chickens have access to grit, or small rocks they can digest things a LOT harder than corn. https://chickenandchicksinfo.com/can-chickens-eat-whole-corn/
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    Entire flock murdered

    We had a coon attack very similar to this. 62 juveniles killed and piled up in the corner of the coop. All with single bite marks to the head/neck. A couple remains were outside the coop. Set up traps and trail cams. Coons! They will kill for sport/pleasure.
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    Garlic As Worm Treatment/Preventative

    I read several similar posts & even got banned from a FB group over our recipe for dust baths that includes DE. Our flock is healthy no mites or fleas. They forage in a .25 acre yard that is also a postage stamp fruit orchard. We add granulated garlic to their fermented feed and the first week...
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    Garlic As Worm Treatment/Preventative

    Instead of just the seeds try giving them an entire pumpkin, ours LOVE it. Yay, halloween!
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    Which Chicken Breeds Sell Best?

    Our feed store sells what is shipped. I’ve asked them about getting other breeds & they always shrug and tell me we don’t have any choice.
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    Which Chicken Breeds Sell Best?

    We always have a couple RIR and some NH Reds in our mixed flock. Solid producers, right up there with RSL/BSL. It may just be the area they are in. In SWMO everyone sells RIR.
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    Which Chicken Breeds Sell Best?

    Check out the existing hatcheries. What do they carry? What do they run short of & when? Good basic heritage breeds mixed use are always a solid bet. Then add some unique breeds like Ayam Cemani or the Blue Laced Red Wyandottes.
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    Is this too much ventilation?

    Coons kill for “pleasure/entertainment“ we had one coon slaughter 62 juveniles spring of 2020. It had pulled a piece of loosened hardware cloth off out of the eave and reeked havoc on our flock. Our mature turkey, one mature hen and 1 juvenile (a roo of course), survived the butchery. Only 3 or...
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