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    Vent prolapse? *Graphic photos*

    Hey there, I found one of my hens lethargic in a nesting box an hour ago. There was blood everywhere and her entire bum was bloody. I thought it may be prolapsed so I soaked her in some epsom salt water and tried to clean the area up. There is a lot of blood/insides still there. I cannot tell...
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    What breed is she?

    Oh damn! Didn't even think it'd be a rooster. He/she's 20ish weeks. Haven't heard any crowing yet, hmm. The feathers definitely look suspicious though. I only inferred that he was laying those eggs because of the size. Thanks for the input!!
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    What breed is she?

    Hey BYC community! I adopted 20 pullets from a local farm a few months ago and they're finally getting to their full size and have begun laying. I have figured out all of their breeds except for one. It's a huge mix. I was wondering if y'all would have some input on what breed you think that...
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    Why aren't my chickens laying

    Nope, I didn't last year and was getting only 2 eggs a day in the winter. That's why I put the timer on. The thing is, I have a fairly large family and we eat a lot of eggs, and I sell eggs, and its hard to have to tell your customers you don't have any eggs to sell.
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    Why aren't my chickens laying

    They are mostly SLW and they all look the same so I have no clue which ones are the older ones.
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    Why aren't my chickens laying

    I have 40 grown hens and I only get on average 15 eggs a day. I have kept track of how many eggs I get each day and back in April/May, they were laying an average of 25. They just started their annual molt. But this decline has been going on for longer than that. They are all healthy. Some of...
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    I promise that you won't regret it!
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    I attached T111 to the outside before I installed my door because I needed to have the coop wall redone. Then I just cut a hole the size of the omlet door in the t111 board. Then I hung the door up. This fixed my issue of closing off the extra space that was there before from the larger door I...
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    Wow, that's insane! Mine still says 100% battery and I've had them in it for almost 4 months.
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    Artificial Light On A Timer

    I have my coop hooked up with lights and timers right now. I have read around a little bit and done some experimenting myself. People say it's best to give the chickens a natural sunset. So, don't have the lights come on in the evening/early night. Is that true? Right now I have the timers to...
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    UPDATE: The Omlet is still working amazing! Not a single issue yet. I really love it and am so thankful I decided to get it. There isn't much to say except it's an amazing piece of equipment!
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    UPDATE* I have had the door installed for a month now. No issues with it. One night last week, my chickens didn't all go in the coop. If I hadn't of checked outside, they would've been left out there. This is not the door's fault though. I must have given them scratch or something too late in...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Planted 3 rows of green beans. Also transplanted my lettuce seedlings. Not sure how they're going to grow. I also planted a few squash seeds and mulched them with leaves.
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    I haven't used any doors that are gravity with a string like that but from photos and product descriptions, they don't look like they have predator safeguards. The doors like the Omlet and Run-Chicken, those types, the gears usually lock so nothing can open them.
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    I went on vacation for a week and it worked great and still works like new. I highly recommend it! 👍👍
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