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    Fermented Feed question

    You only need to start over if it gets fuzzy or changes color -- that means it's being colonized by bad bacteria, not good. (Never thought that all the stuff I know about fermenting people food would translate into fermenting food for the chooks....)
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    Coop Issues

    You're doing the right thing. Keep putting them to bed at night. Let them bed down and calm down, like they're doing, then put them where they're supposed to be. They'll get it -- eventually. You just have to make them realize that it's their routine.
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    Fermenting feed for layers?

    I was skeptical about this whole thing, but I mixed up a batch and the kiddos LOVE it. I didn't have more than a slurp of ACV left in the house, so I used that, a couple spoons full of yogurt with probiotic cultures (it happened to be unflavored soy yogurt) and a couple tablespoons of unsulfured...
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    Peanuts?

    You can feed the peanuts to them, but make sure you stand back. :)
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    Dust

    A tip on pine pellets: By woodstove pellets instead. Same exact thing, but the cost is ~$5 for a 40-lb bag at Tractor Supply or Ace. (I discovered this when looking into alternatives for Feline Pine cat litter. Same thing, marketed differently = fraction of the cost.)
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    Coop

    I haven't had to lock mine in for days, but I have had success by putting them to bed every night, locking them in, and then letting them out in the morning. After a few days (3, 4, 5?) they'll know to go in there on their own. It's just a matter of forming a routine for them.
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    Poop Hammock Rocks!!

    I love the idea of using the feed sacks. It's a renewable resource, they'd otherwise go into the trash, and it makes the poop hammock disposable, so I don't have to bother cleaning it!
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    Sealing nesting box

    Can you make a larger lid so that there's a bigger overhang? You could then tack a 1"x1" strip on the underside of the lid on the sides and front to direct the water away from the joint between the walls and lid. (I'm about to add a nest box like that onto my coop. I'm glad you had the...
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    Bugs in coop - bugs on us - UGH!

    My coop had a mite infestation a few years ago. I don't know how the chickens felt about it, but I sure hated getting bitten by the suckers. They itch like crazy! I read conflicting reports about DE, so I cleaned out the coop, sprinkled some Sevin dust in there as well as in the spot where...
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    omega 3 supplement

    My mother-in-law fed her 200+ Omega 3 supplements at one point, but the eggs started tasting horribly fish. I don't give mine the supplement, but if I did I'd check first to make sure that they're not fish- or kelp-based.
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    molting chickens

    I've had great success by supplementing their feed a dish of boiled eggs, cottage cheese, and mashed up tofu. They love it, and it's very high in protein. Really helps kickstart the regrowth of the feathers.
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    Treating anemia?

    Thanks very much for the help, y'all.
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    Treating anemia?

    Thanks very much for the advice! Any tips on how to feed a vitamin to a chicken?
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    Mites

    More natural than what? Research diatomaceous earth -- it's about as natural as it gets. It's ground up, fossilized diatoms.
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    Treating anemia?

    I've just discovered that my geriatric buff orpington has a pretty bad mite problem, which I'm treating with Sevin dust. I know what to do about the mites, but she's also gone a bit anemic. Is there any way to treat the anemia? Any supplements I should give her or special foods I should give...
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