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    App to identify edible bugs, caterpillars, etc. ?

    Google? I thought everyone on here would use https://duckduckgo.com/
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    Prepping for winter ugh

    I use a homemade horizontal nipple waterer with a 100 watt fish tank heater in it. Easy to make, We used a square cat litter bucket. In Michigan you will probably want to step up the wattage. If you are not familiar with horizontal nipples, they are the clean and easy to use. Get 10 or 20, cheap...
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    PLEASE HELP!! My chickens keep escaping the run and getting killed!

    Clip on wing? Might slow them down, They look like “healthy” girls…
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    Eggy McThief!

    My sister used to knock holes smaller than a pencil in each end then blow them out. Obviously one hole could be very small to blow in.
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    Topic of the Week - Keeping Water from Freezing

    Homemade horizontal nipple water out of a cat liter bucket with a aquarium tank heater in it.
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    From my head to my yard- coop and run

    No on the insulation. No fiber, no matt, no blown, no styrofoam, leave them open. Your chicken friends have warned you.
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    Predator problem

    Electric fence and get up some cameras so you are not guessing. Buy them used off Craigslist or marketplace.
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    What are some of the most mind-blowing facts about chickens that few people actually know??

    Chicken eggs can go unrefrigerated for weeks.
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    Opinion question about leg bands

    Agreed, I used a pair of side cutters to remove the spiral leg band once. eBay, amazon both sell larger size bands. I use the big thick ones now that have to be snapped closed with a pair of pliers. I always put them on the right leg. Some of the chickens have two on one leg because of the color...
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    Reputation of White Leghorn hens?

    Leghorns are egg laying machines. I would have to agree that there life span is shorter than average and they are targets because of their color. They are not cuddly chickens as a norm, but my favorite because of the amount of eggs they put out.
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    Does anyone else herd their chickens?

    Mine come in the evening to the coop. However, when I feed scratch, I always ring a cowbell that I bought on eBay. If I need to leave in the middle of the day, I just grab a little scratch and head for the coop. Ring that bell and they will sometimes take flight to get to the coop.
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    Attaching Hardware Cloth to Run

    Do not forget to line the bottom of your dog pen with chicken wire or hardware cloth. I did not at first and my hens would come out in the dark and sit right by the fence. More than once I had a coon reach through and pull the hen through the hole and eat it little by little and when it was over...
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    How to get rid of Yellowjackets?

    Works great and is quick and to the “point” Brake cleaner works excellent also. Used it this week, on wasp in my coop.
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    Why is nobody laying?!

    Has anyone added red pepper to the feed?
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    Share your history of feeder/waterer setups pros and cons?

    20Pcs Poultry Nipples Water Drinking Device Chicken Hen Quail Automatic Drinker. $14 on eBay. Put them ( 4 to 6) in the side of a bucket. In the winter, I just put an aquarium heater in the bucket to keep it from freezing. Easy to clean, cheap, durable. Simplest, cleanest setup I have ever...
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