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SANDMAN84 reacted to michelelyl's post in the thread Chickens won't go to bed in below freezing temps! with
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Hm. It's the same coop they've been in since 8 weeks old. Before that, they were in our office in a brooder with the red heat light on... -
I checked two ways... 8 ounces into 12.5 gallons = 0.64 ounces per gallon 0.64 ounces = 18.972 ml per gallon 3785 x .5 / 100 = 18.925...
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SANDMAN84 reacted to AccidentalFarm's post in the thread Successful 100% forage diet experiment (long post) with Like.
Every so often someone posts a question asking if chickens can survive solely on free-range/forage. The overwhelming response is...
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SANDMAN84 reacted to chicksr4me's post in the thread Is my nesting box too small? Picture added with Like.
Thanks for all your encouragment and good information! It is very much appreciated! I'll give it some time to see if my chickies like...
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SANDMAN84 reacted to backinthecoop45's post in the thread At What Age Do You Open The Nesting Boxes To Chicks with Like.
I'm wondering ...... how tall should the roof of the boxes be for them to be comfortable & use it? This one is about 12 inches. Do they...
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SANDMAN84 reacted to spartan22's post in the thread At What Age Do You Open The Nesting Boxes To Chicks with Like.
The fake eggs are for them to use as a starter (to indicate it is a safe place for laying eggs) You will notice when they start laying...
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SANDMAN84 reacted to wingsofglory's post in the thread At What Age Do You Open The Nesting Boxes To Chicks with Like.
I've noticed with mine about three weeks before the hens start to lay, the rooster leads them around and shows them places to lay their...
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At our old house we had a bad rat problem in the chicken coop. It got so bad they actually ate one of the chickens. We got the big live...
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RATX. It's not a poison, it's a salt that affects only rodents, it prevents them from sensing thirst, so they die from dehydration in a...
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SANDMAN84 replied to the thread Which breed are they?.I was kind of leaning toward a Bielefelder too bc of the barring.
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A Bielefelder and possibly an Orp.
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The first may be a welsummer, but I think it's a partridge rock, but I'm not positive. The white does look like a white Orpington.
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I have a couple of pullers I can’t identify. I bought these birds from a hatchery in a Brown Egg Layer Assortment. I am pretty sure what...
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I tried horizontal nipples with a floating stock tank heater in a plastic 5 gallon bucket exposed to the wind but they kept freezing up...
