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    Iodine in drinking water

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    Hen laying double yolk eggs on a regular basis... should I worry?

    Do you, by chance, live near a nuclear power facility?
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    Hen laying double yolk eggs on a regular basis... should I worry?

    Given that you have over 3,000 posts on this site, I would assume you're not new with chickens. On the other hand, your comment above makes me wonder. Chickens do not "run dry". Chickens come into the world with all the ova they will ever possess, which numbers in the hundreds of thousands...
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    Who else doesn't name their chickens? Anyone?

    At my place, the chickens are all just collectively referred to as chickens and I haven't seen a need to name them. Quite the opposite. In fact, naming them makes it tougher (for some, not necessarily for myself) to harvest the birds for food, so I have forbidden anyone from naming them...
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    A short, but cautionary tale...

    I should add that the rooster is at that age (5 months) when the hormones really start to kick in, so it probably wasn't a great idea to bring strangers in. I'd try to catch him, but since none of my flock are handled (unless they truly require it) it would be quite a job to catch him. He...
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    A short, but cautionary tale...

    A friend of mine was over recently and wanted to be in with the chickens. No big deal. The aviary is about 5,000 square feet and 14' high, so there's plenty of room to feel as "one" with the birds without crowding or scaring them. In fact, they love when people come in because we usually have...
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    Iodine in drinking water

    You are right about those other birds actually requiring Iodine supplementation when in captivity, but I don't find it a good practice to assume that it is automatically applicable to all birds. See the study I linked in my previous comment for (scientific) information about Iodine toxicity in...
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    Iodine in drinking water

    I didn't dismiss the idea of using iodine for keeping the water fresher. I don't think it should be added to the water directly, though. I think the container should simply be cleaned out regularly with a solution. If you're worried about birds pooping in the water, use inverted waterers --...
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    A passive solar air heater for the coop!

    That may not work in winter as some days never get above freezing. As far as lighting goes, I am extending the day before dawn and after dusk -- this will allow me to have the most "waking hours" while the chickens are up and about. I have designed a coop automation system that controls 6...
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    A passive solar air heater for the coop!

    Please start your own threads to discuss items off topic to the discussion, which is "A passive solar air heater for the coop". Thanks.
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    Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest #5 - Write and Win!

    It's been about 2 months since this contest was announced and I think I counted 6 entries so far. At this rate, it will take 14 more months for the contest to end. :|
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    Chickens Not Allowed, Going to Anyway.

    Thanks for the lengthy reply to explain the situation more; I think you are definitely on the right track. Let's put this into perspective: let's say I give you a dozen eggs and a nice welcome to the neighborhood. Are you then going to tolerate my dog howling outside 3 days a week because I...
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    Dust bath?

    Nice. Mine also received dirt very early ( 2-3 weeks) and did the same as yours. It was all I could do to get them out of it afterward.
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    Chickens Not Allowed, Going to Anyway.

    I couldn't agree more with what you just said. I have 2 homes -- one is in a tight subdivision (1700sqft on less than a 10th of an acre), and the other is outside of city limits (2100sqft on 20 acres) so I have a simultaneous perspective on property rights issues that many people won't have...
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    Chickens Not Allowed, Going to Anyway.

    So true. That chicken keeping lawbreaker should get a life and stop worrying about the people making complaints around them. Oh, that's not what you meant...but you see how easily the shoe slips on the other foot. If you don't like a homeowners association, don't move into one. Problem...
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    Chickens Not Allowed, Going to Anyway.

    That is a completely legitimate concern. Just look around these forums -- most people who get chickens have never kept chickens, have no knowledge of the health issues/risks, and essentially have no idea what they're doing other than a bunch of high-fivey comments on a forum where too many...
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    Chickens Not Allowed, Going to Anyway.

    The problem is simply this: you assumed too much and researched too little. But let me get this straight... you are calling your neighbor a pain in the arse because she is unwilling to tolerate your hound wailing all day and was frightened by a 20# spotted cat? Before calling the neighbor a...
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    Chickens Not Allowed, Going to Anyway.

    Just because you keep your flock clean, does not mean there is no basis for people to have problems with chickens. The biggest problem with chickens is that people get all caught up in the "oh how cute" and start to think of them as pets and "love" them. I'm not saying you shouldn't care for...
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    Chickens Not Allowed, Going to Anyway.

    Most of the above comment is bad advice, with the exception of the last sentence. If the location in question was Thailand, you'd have a point -- and the leg up you mentioned. But it's not. Most ordinances will specifically reference chickens and/or other fowl, and it doesn't matter if it's a...
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    Chickens Not Allowed, Going to Anyway.

    You mean you missed that big ol' sticky at the top of the forum you posted this comment in? If so, it might be better to let someone else lead the charge. ;)
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