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    Amoxicillin and chickens

    I got amoxicillin for fish, it says 1 pill for 10 gallons of water. So 1 pill twice a day for 4 days??
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    A rooster that doesn't crow

    My roster is broken then, he doesn't crow
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    Automatic coop doors.

    The guy in your story may have used the automatic door that uses an electric linear actuator, even tho some of them are small and slow they do exert some force (250lb and up) 1. The Chicken Guard brand uses a motor and a string to pull the door up and mostly gravity to close it down, so...
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    My girls

    I let them out of the run again (2nd time) when I saw one of them flying up
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    My girls

    I got 6 hens this past Saturday, according to the seller/breeder they just started laying eggs. They are bantams. I was able to identify one as a Japanese Bantam (not on pictures, she kept moving around to much, still not being used to people). Thank you in advance. This one may be a Nankin So...
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    Best way to make existing fence electric..

    I will be using green PVC welded wire for the aprons, I won't be digging since I have drain field in my back yard, don't know the layout nor their depth...
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    Best way to make existing fence electric..

    I ran out of money...... I need to install the apron, the chicks are the ones digging trying to get out. After installing the apron I will continue install the t-post for the with the electric fence.
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    Best way to make existing fence electric..

    I'm am thinking on doing the same, I got a lot of that wire inside the coop when I got it, with some insulators. Checking different types of chargers... I will be using a 2 miles charger. My coop is 4x6 and the run is 10x10....
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    Building the Coop

    I was cleaning my coop on Monday, I know what you mean now..... But you can beat a well build coop for $250
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    Coop Cleaning Safety

    I tried to clean my chicken coop, second hand, I used a paint scraper, a shop vac, a broom and a hoe. I was 75% done when the sneezing started, I was just wearing a bandana over my nose and mouth. The following day I got this thick phlegm. So before I continue with the cleaning, I will get a...
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    Dog run and pedators question

    Thanks to FB market place I was able to get a 10x10x6 dog run, chain link for cheap. I was/am thinking on bury it at least 12 inches. Hardware cloth around the run and coop. Thinking on getting an animal electric fence.
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    Official BYC Poll: Which waterer is better: Nipples or cups?

    My back yard has slope, it gets muddy but no water pooling. In fact I am trying to figure out how to build my run due to the slope......
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    Official BYC Poll: Which waterer is better: Nipples or cups?

    Thanks everyone for their opinions. I am going to use the HN on a food grade (BPA free) 5 gl plastic bucket. I will dig under the bucket and fill the hole with gravel or use a few concrete/cinder block or stepping stones to minimize mud. I don't have chickens yet, I have a used/new to me coop...
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    I thought chickens and ducks liked dandelions

    You can use vinegar with dish soap (1 gl of vinegar. 1 pump/tb spoon of dish soap) and spray the weeds away. Be careful, vinegar will all it touches. You man need to spray again in about a week or two. That is if your chickens don't eat weeds.
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    Comment by 'zibercat' in article 'Top 10 Things to Consider Before Buying Chickens'

    I will vacuum it, then use compress air to clean the nooks and crannies, then vacuum again; then the bleach scrub. You are the 3rd person that recommended the bleach. One said to use only big brand name that sound like Lorax....
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