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  1. koifarm

    How to stop hens from laying

    Sadly you will need to cull her. If she keeps on with the way she's laying it could lead to a painful death or at least too many problems for her to live without your constant care. Some hens just work out that way, nothing really you can do it's all internal and won't likely change much if at...
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    Hens habits

    Quote: Actually those are tattoos, the ladies are current with all trends and love tats....the roo has "Superman" tattoo'd on his chest....I can hardly wait till they catch up to the "Piercing" trend....omg....hens with studs in their beaks....and the roo wants a piercing....well...don't think...
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    Hens habits

    Took this one this afternoon, we had let the girls out for a stroll and in the process one of them found treats in a styrofoam bowl and decided to wear a new costume for the New Year. We haven't decided if it will bother egg production or not but will remove it when they coop up for the evening.
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    What could this predator be?

    Lectric fence......
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    Who Has Used or Uses "Nite Guard"??

    It sure seems to work for me, had one for the last year or so, just one, placed facing the coop front and door, low enough it covers the back through the wire. Never had a coon or possum bother the coop. Won't stop snakes though, six or seven this year so far, one had five eggs in it before I...
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    Something is stealing our eggs.

    Most likely a snake as others have posted. Please don't do the salt in the egg thing...snakes are beneficial and will take care of mice and rats just fine! Snakes will eat whole eggs and as many as they can gulp down in a sitting, we have yellow rat snakes here in Florida...last one I got...
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    Update on MacDaddy Coop

    Two ideas that may help you. 1. Round off the edges of the 2x4's on the roost. 2. Put a small 1x2 on the front of each nest box to keep the eggs from rolling out.... Great design...nice work~
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    rooster joke

    John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets,' and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced. This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and...
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    Nite-Guard?

    We've had one for the last year with no problems, we are rural with coons, possum, bobcats, dogs and foxes and before we got the nightguard we lost a lot of hens. Since installing it zero losses. Well worth the money, several work better than one but you can cover a coop with two on diagonal...
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    Chicken coops

    What do you call a chicken coop with four doors? It's not a coop silly, it's a sedan......
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    does free-ranging = bigger eggs?

    IMHO free ranging results in more flavorful eggs, bright orange yolks and a good 'fresh egg" taste in the frying pan.... Larger? Don't think so, size is related to breed usually, like my Golden Orbs lay smaller eggs than the White Barred Rocs do.
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    Dogs Eating Chicken Poop..Any deterent?

    On the other hand, you can now feed your doggy less food, and even eliminate the 'treats' from his diet....I would watch him/her carefully though, if the doggy starts making clucking noises and flapping his front legs while walking on his back two....you may have a problem, especially if he lays...
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    Need Help interpreting my Roo's body language!

    The best and most fun way to figure out what's going on is to take a nice comfy chair, find a warm place in the sun(or shade) and just watch the herd.....eventually you will put together the reasons why they do stuff.....also a good time to have a can of scratch feed handy and throw little bits...
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    VERY weird egg!!!!*updated* BIG REVEAL OF "HONEYCOMB" in "WINDOW"

    I'm kind of leaning toward Alien abduction and impregnation on that egg.....perhaps the aliens have finished studying humans and are now working on the mysteries of hens and roos.....after all, the feathered flappers are much more complex than humans in the first place....ever see a human lay an...
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    PAINTBALL GUN OWNERS!!! Is this a good deal???

    Freezing is a good way to let the dogs know they shouldn't be around your yard. I'm of the other thinking on this though, paintballs will mark a dog. When that dog returns home it should be quite evident to the owner that someone busted them with a paintball and the dog is doing something it...
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    How long for chickens to know me and allow me to pick them up and hold

    Don't worry, just give them some time to get used to you. One good way is to buy some "scratch feed" at the feed store. Whenever you go out to take care of them, sprinkle a cup or so of scratch feed around while calling the chickens over, they will soon get used to the idea that you represent...
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    The production of an egg.

    This may help: http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/poultry_parts_embryo.html And this: http://www.howstuffworks.com/question231.htm (use some of the links to find out more) And this: http://www.thechickentractor.com.au/eggfacts.htm That should get you started....
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    Natural lice, mite, and worm control?

    Diatomaceous Earth works wonders on all pets, livestock, chickens and even humans.... Read about it here: http://www.earthworkshealth.com/products.php
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    Tricks to curtail crowing?

    If you confine the roo in a small cat carrier they won't crow...they have to literally raise up their head and body to crow. If they don't have room to do that, they can't crow....IE/ low headroom...prevents them from raising up. Worked for us until I gave them away...one of them would crow...
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    Chicken acting like a rooster

    You can blunt the spur by cutting the end off with a set of dog nail clippers being careful not to trim too much and damage the soft spur underneath. File the stub smooth with a nail board. Another method is to massage oil into the spur to soften it, then gently twist with a back and forth...
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