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    Question about red mold forming in waterer in the summer?

    Thanks! I was never sure if using even diluted bleach was safe. It probably works even faster than white vinegar.
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    Question about red mold forming in waterer in the summer?

    This is a picture of the new one, but ours doesn't have legs. The other one is the one with the black top. It's a bit more opaque.
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    Question about red mold forming in waterer in the summer?

    That's a good idea and worth a try! Thanks for the suggestion! How could I know whether the growth is mold or algae, or doesn't it matter?
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    Question about red mold forming in waterer in the summer?

    The water is refilled every five days or so. Should it be changed before it is emptied? Also, the waterer is NOT in the sun.
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    How hard is it to train chickens to use a nipple waterer?

    We had a waterer with nipples several years ago, but the nipples always seemed to leak, even after we replaced the nipples. Do those of you who use this type have a problem with leaking? After several years of this, we switched to a different type.
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    Question about red mold forming in waterer in the summer?

    Greetings! We’ve been keeping chickens since 2013. Once our flock began to grow, we purchased a six gallon plastic waterer for our eleven girls for the summer. Whenever I go to add water, I have to take the thing apart and clean the red mold out of it. Is there anything that can be done to...
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    To wash. Or not to wash. That, is the question.

    Just went out to the coop this afternoon, and, boy! I came in with 26 eggs, and I’m pretty sure at least a couple of our Brahma pullets are laying already. They are only 3 months old. Anyhow, the pretty egg holder in the kitchen sure got filled up!
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    To wash. Or not to wash. That, is the question.

    My daughter-in-law has a really nice wire two level thingy to display the eggs. We would put the green, blue and our one white egg on the top, and our shades of brown on the bottom. If an egg was slightly soiled, we would use a rough dry sponge to remove the visible soil. If the eggs were really...
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    Percentage of incorrectly sexed chicks

    We live in New Jersey and have been buying our chicks at our local Agway store. Either they are excellent at sexing (wherever they get them from) or we are just EXTREMELY LUCKY, but since 2013, we have purchased a total of 20 chicks (only 2 were sex-links) we have ever only gotten ONE rooster...
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    HELP ASAP! 3 of my chicks are stuck out in the run

    UPDATE ~~ I ended up going back to the coop soon after reading the replies. At that time, 3 of the chicks were back in the coop, but there was one nervous chick still out in the run without her sibs or her mama. I decided to catch her and put her onto the loft from the run, and she flew down to...
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    HELP ASAP! 3 of my chicks are stuck out in the run

    TheGirlOverThere: That's basically what I was planning to do when it gets closer to dusk. The big girls will be back in the coop for the night, and the little ones will either figure it out, or I'll catch them and put them in the coop myself!
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    HELP ASAP! 3 of my chicks are stuck out in the run

    LOL. They didn't have food or water out in the run, but I brought them out a one gallon waterer, and they just about drained it, with the help of some of our grown hens. Brought them out some more water. :jumpy I will go out directly and give them some food out there, too. Thanks for the tip!
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    HELP ASAP! 3 of my chicks are stuck out in the run

    Posting pics will help you get the layout of our coop and run (below). Somehow they get out there (up the ramp to the loft and down a long ramp into the run). But 3 of 4 are chirping madly while mamma Charlie keeps pacing and going from run into coop and back again. One chick, who was in the run...
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    Introducing chicks to a broody hen

    So glad all is well. Our Charlie and her four chicks are doing well, and our eleven other hens are curious but haven’t bothered the little family. This is surely the most trouble free way of adding to your flock :love .
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    Introducing chicks to a broody hen

    Here’s a few more shots: She’s a natural !
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