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  1. W

    Hi, and ?s

    Yes, the sickly one started making good eggs with recent addition of the suet, though I’m sure it helped pass some I didn’t find, I can tell they have gained weight in a month, ?
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    Hi, and ?s

    Thank y’all for all the response and support, lamps will be decreasing to zero with the eye and our wind, pretty nasty, can I share pics and how?
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    Hi, and ?s

    Started with 12 chicks-6each, everyone told me 1/2 wouldn’t survive. Only loss was a pecking problem, found her after work with 2” exposed meat on back, built a new pin adjacent, nursed 36 hrs to explorativeness and the damn dog forced in my overnight contraption.
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    Hi, and ?s

    About a 12 oz cup.? the coop is very ventilated, even wired in 24v fans. Texas is cold here in the desert at night
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    Hi, and ?s

    No long leaf grasses anymore, even though they love them some Bermuda
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    Hi, and ?s

    Only when she lets me catch her and attempt to dribble a little water with medicine dropper and evacuate, about once 10-14 days.
  7. W

    Hi, and ?s

    One had a sour crop a few months back and I guess is distended, but she is mostly happy/healthy, we evacuate once in a while, she waits for the suet, excellent tan/white egg every other day. Should I keep her happy or warm the skillet like I said 1st timer, the wife wanted a chicken coop and...
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    Hi, and ?s

    I’m in west Texas, today was 75 but tonight will be near freezing, normal for us, 1st yr egg farmer. 4 red heat lamps 24/7, they lay in the coop on “choice property” landing between levels and about 1/2 lay up top, how do I post pics?
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    Thank you, posted a thread, help?

    Thank you, posted a thread, help?
  10. W

    Hi, and ?s

    Hi We have 11, Rhode Island Red and golden sexlink. Coop @ 6’x8’x8’..run @ 4’-8’x25’ and covered by chain link. Should I expand run for next season? Avg 8 eggs/day, even now-(4 12oz scratch and 4 12oz layer feed, morning and afternoon, store bought suet @ 4-5/wk, appropriate scraps). Change...
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