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    Bedding

    During the day try raise/hold the curtains up using clip or pin them to their boxes roof, and bring them down at night to avoid any one sleeping in the boxes and pooping all night long. That's how we do it, and it works. What kind of breeds do you have. Our silkie needs a stool to get to the...
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    Bedding

    We buy Bermuda grass for bedding in the nesting boxes and also for the coop floor. I like the smell, they are don't eat it, I believe it keeps the coop warm during cold nights. We replace it every month. Of course, every night we use paper towels or newspaper to lined underneath the roosting...
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    Cold col, what is too cold

    Slkies can not get up on roosting bars or high nesting boxes. Every night we put our bearded silkie up on the bars,'cause she can't, and had put a small wooden box on the coop's floor that she can easily access to lay her eggs. Don't forget silkies get broody about 4 times at year. During that...
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    Abnormal egg

    I have a hen that laid an egg no shell, abnormal size-shape with about 2 yolks and it seemed to be hard broiled. What is going on? Can anyone shine any light on this?
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    Homemade flock block recipes

    The "Poultry Block" from Purina has molasses in it. I want to make my own chicken treats I think I'll try molasses.
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    New pullet to a flock

    Hi everyone. I need your help . We have 5 hens, one of them became broody six months ago. We bought fertilized eggs, which only two hatched successfully. The surrogate mom took care of them up to 3 1/2 month old, then she went back to the flock. We kept the pullet and it is the one we are trying...
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    Big Daddy vs The Hawk

    I'm happy to hear that your flock is safe. Big daddy is handsome, beautiful bird. We can't have rooster in our city, so we'll have to give away a 4 moth old black cooper. I agree better safe than sorry and sad. We have an Ameraucana that has a great eye sight. She warns the flock of hawks...
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    Hi from Matthews NC

    I heard you i could be addicting. My 14 y.o son wanted to have hens. He is raising 1 Rhode Island red, 1 Barred rock, 1 Ameraucana, 1 Cuckoo maran, and 1 Bearded silkie. And he wants to get more and more, and more. You must have a big space to have all of your girls. Have a happy and fun...
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