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That's an interesting point. The chickens I have currently seem quite healthy, and I do enjoy doing less work. Thanks for the input.

I have a flock of chickens that I got about 2.5 years ago, and in the spring we're going to dispatch them to the soup pot and start a new flock. The new flock will be going in the same coop and run as the old flock. We've used the deep litter method with great success - no odors in the coop...

I got 3 from my 7 laying ladies. Up until last week I was getting 5 to 7 a day and all of a sudden it dropped to 2 or 3.

I generally use Borax to keep ants at bay. They won't cross a line of Borax.

I enclosed my run with 1/2" hardware cloth and buried it. I dug a trench about a foot deep and a foot wide and then lined it with the hardware cloth in a U shape (so there's three feet of hardware cloth lining the trench). The coop is entirely within the run. We have crows, hawks, stray cats...

This might sound ridiculous but is there any chance of the hens drowning in an open bucket of water in the coop? My husband is suggesting a cinderblock with a lightbulb in it, covered with sheet metal to prevent the hay from igniting. The heated water bowl sounds safer to me. (As an aside -...

I'm glad I found this thread! One question I have is whether or not you need to reduce the cooking time if you're only cooking a few eggs.

I'm still waiting for my EE's to start laying, and I can't wait. I'm thinking about getting some bantam EE's in the spring so that I get tiny pastel eggs. I'd love to get some pink ones.

I'm curious to know what your thoughts are on those 9" needles. I bought some for socks, and I'm still on the fence about them. I tend to bounce between magic loop, dpns, and the 9" circular.

Do the heated waterers and water bowls get that slime coating?

I just joined the site. I'm in Providence.

I have no idea why I didn't join sooner as I've been on this site almost every day for the better part of a year. I'm in Providence, RI with a few more hens than the law allows, unless you use "chicken math". 3 Rhode Island Reds + 2 Black Sex Links +2 Easter Eggers + 2 Silkies = 6 hens...

I used ping pong balls and it seemed to work.