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    Silky Roo who is into bondage.

    The bedding is fresh. First night tied up. First day tied up again. I saw him moving the hay back around her ankles after I let her go. She is blind and doesn't run.
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    Silky Roo who is into bondage.

    Anyone else ever hear of a rooster tying up a hen? Ours did twice.
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    Grain mites in my mealworm colony?!!!

    My kids "helped" feed our new colony almost a whole watermelon's worth of rind. It got pulled under and I did not notice it for a few days when the smell greeted me. Now I have more mites than worms. All vegetable matter has been removed. Will transport all worms into a strainer for a rinse...
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    Mealworm farming

    Ordered 10,000 from Rainbow mealworms. We are in Washington so shipping from California only took 2 days. $52 with shipping. Maybe 2 dozen of the wee beasties didn't make the trip. The chickens happily disposed of travel losses. They are much more active than some I have purchased locally...
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    Mealworm farming

    10K worms ordered for our mixed flock of 16. We have a 3 bin system with maybe 50 beetles left from the 125 we purchased locally. They are enjoying mango skins, mango pits, and dandelion flowers. Guess I need to add some wheat flour or germ to the mix since I should have new ones hatching to...
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    Automatic chicken doors? Which can withstand the wind, rain, and kids?

    I am in the pacific northwest so I have a long grey winter with lots of rain, and I have 4 small children who will be in coop/run. Which door can take lots of rain, wind, and small kids? I am stuck between the Pullet Shut automatic chicken door and Murray McMurray coop controller door. The...
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    Chick identiification?

    Chick 1 OK, I have a 5 year old boy who has fallen in LOVE with Welsummers. We just received our 1st flock via Meyer Hatchey and each family member picked a few chickens. My 7 year old wanted a white rock, and I have identified her. Her name is Emma and he LOVES her. I have found my...
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    WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WHAT DID YOU JUST RECEIVE?

    2 Barnevelders, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Partridge Rock, 1 White Rock, 2 Easter Eggers, 2 Silver laced Wyandotte, 2 Speckled Sussex, 2 Welsummer, and 1 ?????? mystery chick. All came in on time from Meyer Hatchery in AMAZING condition. All alive, healthy, and vigorous. I was...
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    How to cook for a chick?

    I have heard to feed chicks hard boiled eggs, smashed. My husband says shells on, some places say yokes only. HELP! Water recipes too. How much sugar, apple cider vinegar, etc to how much water? Ratios please:)))
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    Looking for Real Answers

    10 inches to 12 inches of roosting bar per bird. 3-4 square feet of coop per bird. 18 inches from the wall and ceiling for the roosting bar. 10 square feet of run per bird. These are the most common numbers I have found. Some do more like sardines in a can others use a whole barn for 2...
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    Is Blackjack 57 safe?

    I see you used it on the walls, and a few other places. How has it held up? I am thinking of doing the same thing to make the inside of the coop easy to wipe down. Is it durable? Wipes down easily? Any issues with this?
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    How much head room do I need for my roost and are hammocks all they are cracked up to be?

    Before anyone flips their lid over 16 birds in a 6x8, reference the current heated thread on how many birds in a coop, the coop will be for sleeping and if they are not happy I will build an additional coop. Also hubby is adding an 18 inch bump out on the 8 foot wall for the nest boxes we...
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    How much head room do I need for my roost and are hammocks all they are cracked up to be?

    I am doing the internal design on my 6x8 chicken coop and need to figure out how high to make the top roost. As in how close to the ceiling to make it. How much head room does a chicken need is my bottom line question. The shed is about 6"5 in height. If I can make it fit on one 8 foot wall...
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