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    I have a severe RAT problem.....does anyone have a solution that works well?

    Google 5 gallon bucket rat trap... it works!
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    MITES: procedure for DE and a small amount of Permethrin Powder Mite control

    I watched a youtube of dusting birds in a sack to rid them of mites.... so i did a liberal amount of DE in the sack... then a small amount of Permethrin Powder also... dusted each in the bag...worked well. ASLO I cleanded out the coop and hen house.... burned all the bedding ...nest boxes...
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    Tracking egg production...

    I created an excel sheet to track egg production of my flock. I am doing a daily log and have the amount of sunlight as well as moon cycle added in. I am just doing it for fun... but it will be interesting to see how it looks after a while. Anyone have other ideas or already existing tracking...
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    Can one chicken lay 2 eggs in one day, as it's first eggs ever?

    Same question.... I have 4 hens that are just now of egg laying age. Cedar laid our coops 1st egg on Saturday..skipped Sunday and then one a day since..BUT today there were two...is one of the other gals laying eggs..Cedar is a BO and exibits all the signs of being ready...the other BO is...
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    Our first egg came came today.... :)

    Our gal Cedar laid our flocks 1st egg today..was mid afternoon...she was very proud of herself. and it tasted great! Bawk Bawk!
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    Pretty sure its legit El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Saturday, January 8, 1910 http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136623/m1/17/ Google...is an amazing tool! Schultzy
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    My Flock update

    So... This adventure began in April. My flock is doing well and as I had been warned would happen..chicken math has struck.( 6 chicks to start..2 rooster given away..3 hens came home...and rescued an injured hen this weekend) I still have two Buff Orps and Two Black Austrolorps as well as the 3...
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    My 6 hens turn out to be 4 and 2 roos..what to do?

    issue resolved.... An rural egg farmer took the boys and I came home with 3 new ladies...funny how that goes...take 2 away get 3..I have heard of chicken math...hmmmmm.... What came home were a Golden Laced Wyandotte.. aka Betsy, a RIR aka Lucy Rose after Lucile Ball and a Barred Rock aka Cookie...
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    My 6 hens turn out to be 4 and 2 roos..what to do?

    thank you for the reply.... I am leaning hard on getting rid of the boys... would love to hear more feedback
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    Howdy from Western Washington

    Welcome to BYC.... I am in south sound area! ENJOY!!
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    My 6 hens turn out to be 4 and 2 roos..what to do?

    What to do? I have a roo Buff Orp...beautiful bird...and a roo Australorp...also beautiful bird. I have kids..and don't want to deal with an aggressive roo. So far they are both very very friendly to us(3 months old)....but in a 12x8x8 coop I am sure they will fight at some point. I would...
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    Grass clippings

    I have discovered that when I mow the lawn...if I drop a big pile of clippings on the run floor...the gals go nuts and consume it all......
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    Windows in the hen house

    UPDATE: Ok so I was a doting parent of my gals... last night a friend stopped by...the sun set and when they left I went out to put the ladies in the coop/henhouse...well...they went in on their own... I think I was just not giving them enough time to go in on their own.....
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    Windows in the hen house

    Ahhhhhhh....adding a small window would be best....but a light for now??
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    How many nesting boxes?

    We have 3 Buff Orpington and 3 Black Australorps.... 3 or 6 nesting boxes?? I have read 1 per bird as well as 1 for every two birds.... By the way.... I have enjoyed every step of this adventure..and find it amazing that the folks her on BYC are so helpful.... I lookforward to the days that I...
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    Windows in the hen house

    any insight?
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    Loving My New Chicken Nipples

    I put 5 nipples on a 5 gallon bucket....within 3 min... they were all pecking and drinking. Recomend these highly!
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    Windows in the hen house

    So my ladies are still not walking up the ramp into the hen house at dusk...am now wondering if it is too dark in the hen house. I have no windows....only ventilation....and with the roof ..it is very dim ....even during the day...and dark at dusk.... is this the issue?
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    The run is done...hen house done...

    Holy hard work.... 12'x8'x8' 1/2" hardware cloth...metal roofing.... hens are loving it and the bunny has joined them... now to get the buggers to climb the ladder at night on their own... ...I will post pictures soon.... the sand has already worked out great...rake ....sift......dump. Hung...
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    metal roofing

    THANKS.... visual is such a huge help!!!!
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