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  1. nerd0geekboyz

    Best Organic Layer feed

    I have used Modesto Organic for a while but I purchased this feed because my wife feels better about it.. I also give them Bob's organic steel cut oats (Costco for about $1/lb).
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    Aloha from kauai!

    Kauai has known sitings and in 2012 they have captured two Mongoose. http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/news/kauaimongoosepr/ https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiDLNR/posts/393857000674269
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    Birds seem to prefer open water feeders?

    I had the same experience. So I stopped giving them water in a bucket. All they have access to are water nipples. The hens produce an egg per day each so all is good.
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    lost my hen in neigbor's weed filled yard

    Thanks to both of you. Putting the other two hens in a same yard, both caged, brought out the other hen from hiding. But.... I have to tell you that trying to catch a hen in yard full of weeds and junk is difficult. I got a cut on my thigh falling on some construction debris but did not...
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    MY OLDER CHICKENS ARE KILLING MY YOUNGER ONE

    I had the same problem with my RIR (aggressive birds). Although the RIR was not the alpha (with the food) she beat up on my newly added leghorn so much that I could see her skull because she had been pecked so much on the head. I had to kill the RIR. No more RIRs for me unless they are all...
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    lost my hen in neigbor's weed filled yard

    I thought that I lost my hen to a hawk but then I saw her in my neighbor's back yard. Once I entered the yard she ran and hid in the thick of weeds. I grabbed two other hens, put them in a cage and placed the cage in the neighbor's backyard hoping that she will come out of hiding. It's 6:46...
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    Nipple watering

    I had the same experience where the hens would seem to drink more water when I left out a bucket of water versus the nipples. Now, I don't put out a bucket of water. Their only choice is to get water from the nipples. All the hens are healthy and laying production is great.
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    Pros and cons of organic vs nonorganic?

    For what it's worth, I feed my hens organic feed which makes my wife happy and that's all that matters.
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    serious head injury!!! What can I do?

    I had a similar problem after two months of introducing new hens to my current group of hens. My Rhode Island was the most aggressive and I recall that she would pick on my Delaware (has a thing about white feathered hens) who is now dead. Anyhow, two weeks of keeping my Leghorn isolated from...
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    How much do six adult hens eat?

    From my post a while ago, one of my hens eat 6.667 labs of organic pellets/month. I free range them at least 8 full days out of the month, eating mostly grass and bugs. I feed them a handful of steel cut oats 8 time/month.
  11. nerd0geekboyz

    Oats for chickens

    I feed my hens organic steel cut oats. They love the oats more so than worms from my compost bin or BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) which they ignore.
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    Growing fodder for chickens

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    Have a question about organic food...

    I feed my hens with Modesto Milling Organic feed, a California based company. I pay about $40/50 lb bag
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    So much interesting information regarding fodder, myth and truth. In this post by UC Cooperative Extension, the author addresses the perceived of value hydroponically grown fodder. In summary, his research suggests that there is an actual decrease in nutritional value when sprouted and the...
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    vermicompost

    Jim's Worm Farm in Pennsylvania. http://unclejimswormfarm.com/?gclid=CKbRwazhu7wCFUiGfgod8XwAVw California Sonoma Valley Worm Farm (www.sonomavalleyworms.com), Jack and Lois Chambers have been doing this sincelate 80's; pricing normal; consistent quality. And to the south, there's theworm dude...
  16. nerd0geekboyz

    Composting with Chickens

    you must have a ton of chickens to create usable compost. For my coop, I use mulch which eventually ends (6 mos) at the roots of my fruit trees. Being a master composter, I tend to stay away from horse manure as they are often treated with medication (worms) that end up in their poop.
  17. nerd0geekboyz

    Crumbles or pellets?

    Layer PELLETS. I went the cold turkey method. Once I was out of crumble, I put in pellets. The chickens are dumb but not that dumb to not eat/starve.. :)
  18. nerd0geekboyz

    Nipple waters

    Most certainly they will work. There are many posts on how to use the nipples. Some folks have simply installed them on the bottom of a bucket and others connected a bucket to a pvc system where the nipples are installed.
  19. nerd0geekboyz

    18 month Delaware is dead

    I thought that my delaware was not producing as many eggs I would expect but she had seemed quite normal days before. The Delaware was certainly on the bottom of the pecking order (she was always timid) but I never seen her picked on by the others. Today, I opened my coop to find her on her...
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    Egg Bound.? Hen won't sit.

    So, after 19 days, my Delaware has finally laid an egg. With the hours of sun increasing I am looking forward to more eggs.
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