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    fox >:I --electric wiring Q's

    Three of seven birds didn't survive being let out too early Saturday morning. What a sad mess to clean up. I'm sure some of you guys know about it. We got them last Feb, and they were three great birds, solid layers, and pretty darn friendly in chicken terms. We're definitely going to be...
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    draft control - flap on poop door?

    It's getting colder in north CO! I had planned on getting this coop wrapped with insulation, but once I got far enough to have them inside, the summer beckoned with a million things, and now I'm looking for some band-aids. I designed this coop with lots of ventilation in mind, but now I'm...
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    corn-free feed recipe?

    Genious, Chris! Thanks everyone.
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    corn-free feed recipe?

    Wow. Thanks ON! I like the idea of variety; thinking of adding in small amounts of various grains once I get the basic recipe down. Quinoa, millet, milo, peas, lentils, gr-oats etc. Quinoa and dandelion both have "some" lysine. Thanks for the heads-up; I'll look into that bit. Couple of Q's: no...
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    corn-free feed recipe?

    ... and sea salt. Looks like Milo (sorghum) would do well for a large portion, if I can find a decent source.
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    corn-free feed recipe?

    I've done some research, but there seems to be a lot of conflicting information, or at least a lot of varying information. My daughter can't eat corn, or eggs. We've heard of people who can't eat eggs or soy being able to eat soy-free fed eggs, so we're going to give it a try. There doesn't seem...
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    Finally got the chickens outside! (one day late)

    We got our chicks around Valentine's. Limited materials and time coupled with somewhat large plans and designing on the fly, meant they were in our house until this Friday, the 25th. The day before, I'd planned to get staples for the roofing felt, so they could get in, but I couldn't get to the...
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    HELP! How Do You Install Vinyl Flooring?

    I just laid mine out yesterday. Going to do deep bedding, so it didn't have to be pretty; just put some nails around the corners and up along the top of the tub edge to keep it in place. Going to run a base moulding along where the top edge is attached to the wall to clean up the careless...
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    Submit your small coops and cost!

    I'm in Northern CO, and have basically zero for budget, but with organic eggs going for $4/dz and us eating almost 2dz/wk there's incentive to invest. I have almost finished a (relatively) giant coop for my seven birds, and I think I have about $150 in it. It's 6'x6' and 5' high on one side, 4'...
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    Histoplasmosis !!! Please read !!! Important for all !!

    I love my neti pot. I have "presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome" (POHS) which has resulted in a small blurry patch around 10:00 in my right eye. It seems I got it from digging in the dirt or who knows what when i was little. (We did raise chickens for about two years, but in TN it is found...
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    Sour crop? other?

    Chicken's dead. Thanks anyway.
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    Sour crop? other?

    Also, last though/question: What's the urgency here? We will take her to a vet if that's what needs to happen. She's at least as much a family pet as an egg-maker now. But if the top ten likely problems would take a healthy chicken four days to die from, we can just observe for a day. She is...
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    Sour crop? other?

    This is from "Fowl Facts," as treatment for sour/impacted crop. Is this the route to take first? Does it sound like a crop problem? Her crop does not seem to be full, btw. First Treatment You can start by putting an eyedropper full of vegetable oil into the crop and then massaging the crop. This...
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    Sour crop? other?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. Standard Cochin, 3weeks, no idea 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Staying by herself and sleeping lots, not eating, drinking, bad breath, thick and stringy saliva when she opens her mouth 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Since yesterday...
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    Nesting boxes for the Chicken McMansion (Part 4)

    I'm in the process of designing external nests. I like how you have the box framed and then the insulation around it. I've been going at it the other way: building the box and then sticking insulation (pinkboard) inside it and covering it. Think I may change my mind about it. Good work! Hope it...
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