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    Thoughts on medicated feed and vit. deficiency

    Good idea, from you and others - we've never had coccidiosis as we keep things clean and dry but I know there's a first time for everything and I'd prefer to keep it at bay. I replied back to ChickenCanoe that it's not genetic as they've come from different hatcheries...it's never been all the...
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    Thoughts on medicated feed and vit. deficiency

    Thanks for the info - the birds came from different hatcheries so probably not genetic. Anytime I asked on forums (probably here as well) most answers were geared towards vitamin deficiency because of the feed so that's how I leaned. I wish I could do the feed and give vitamins as well but I...
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    Thoughts on medicated feed and vit. deficiency

    Hi all, that time of year again! New chicks are coming in 2 weeks and we're going back and forth on medicated or non medicated feed. We skipped newbies last year but the previous two years we had issues with curling toes. We've always fed medicated as we have alot of wild birds and a neighbor...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Hi all, yes, it's been a hot minute - life is so busy I don't check the forums often. But, just popping in to share that we still have lots of chickens, lots of eggs and lots of fun! They keep us moving for sure. Actually, we've blocked out some time tomorrow to clean some chicken butts -...
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    Hen laying fairy eggs....

    Yikes, will be on the lookout for a lash egg, we've never had one in the 5-6 years of raising chickens, and this is the first fairy egg layer we've had, ha ha! She's the only one we've had to train to lay in the box as well, everyone else just kind of knew, she laid wherever she felt like it...
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    Hen laying fairy eggs....

    I don't have any photos, I'll try and get one tonight if she lays one today. There is nothing but albumen in them. She's healthy, happy and chatty so as I suspected I think this is just the way she's going to be. Kinda bummed as she was hoped to be high production to fill in for a couple...
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    Hen laying fairy eggs....

    I have a golden comet who has just turned 1. From the start of her egg laying she has only laid fairy eggs and still does almost daily. Will this ever change? Is it a problem with her reproductive system? Is there anything I can do to change this? They are definitely fairy eggs, just white...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Thanks, that's kinda what I thought, I really don't want him to end up as soup. :( I just don't want to get bashed on FB for asking for a small fee. Maybe I won't list a fee at all and just ask if/when someone messages me.
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Morning, wanted to get some input on an overasked question I'm sure. We got a roo in our spring order of pullets. I'm going to list on FB this weekend to rehome him but what are the expectations when listing a roo? Can I ask for $ or should I just let him go? He's a green queen so beautiful...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Yeah, we thought about something like this but want to attached right to the coop with a metal bracket to hang from. We'll have to build some sort of roof over it I guess. Still worry about rain blowing in sideways but I suppose that wouldn't happen often, if at all. In the winter they would...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Another question if you happen to be checking - we are going to make two of these pails, but they will be outside hanging....are yours outside? Worried about rain going in thru the elbows and getting the feed wet.....
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    I'll check 'em out!!!! We will WIN this battle! :)
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Thanks for the video and for the advice, I think we'll try this one. We do use one for watering with nipples but also have one outside of the run that is the old fashioned kind, told the hubby last night we have to replace that one with the nipple waterer too because now that the "rats" know we...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    So that's kind of a good idea but I can't picture it - you mean the elbow is at the bottom so the chicken can eat out of it? Can't the squirrels still climb around on it (I've seen those funky videos of them climbing all over bird feeders)?
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Not a cat fan and don't feel good about leaving one outside all winter (def. not inside). Will probably have to look into feed on demand...not sure how that will work but will read up on it. Hubby got 4 chipmunks last night and a squirrel but there's at least one more squirrel that is pretty...
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