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    Ordering Spring Chicks…Have Questions!

    The problem with that plan is that you'll never be able to get exactly the birds you want ordering late! Mary
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    Ordering Spring Chicks…Have Questions!

    Last time i looked, our MSU veterinary lab had no 'live bird' test for Marek's disease, so only necropsy results were available. Not useful without a sick/ dying bird! We do our best with biosecurity, buy vaccinated chicks, and our home bred unvaccinated birds haven't had Marek's type issues, so...
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    Official BYC Poll: Who’s Your Worst Chicken Predator of All Time?

    Probably not mice, something larger. Rats? Mary
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    Ordering Spring Chicks…Have Questions!

    Chicks need two to three weeks isolated from your birds and their environment so that they develop the protection from the Mareks' vaccine. If you want them right out with your flock, don't bother vaccinating them. Unless you are POSITIVE that you don't have Mareks disease out there. Mary
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    Official BYC Poll: Who’s Your Worst Chicken Predator of All Time?

    Our rescue pit bull terrier, from a very bad fighting dog situation, got out of our fence (Invisible Fence failed, and she dug under our 'real' fence), and killed 21 of our free ranging chickens, in about an hour! Horrible, she was incredibly 'efficient' and totally not her fault. Two weeks...
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    Ordering Spring Chicks…Have Questions!

    You are planning to order 55 chicks, including the straight run breeds? That's a lot of chicks! Getting straight run chicks works very well here, and having all of these birds together, same age, will be easier. Extra cockerels can go into the freezer, or to a local auction, or craigslist, and...
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    I lost my sweet 12 year old bantam silkie.

    Welcome, and I'm so sorry for your loss. She lived a very long life, and had the best care, including getting to be a chicken outdoors. Mary Is this a sure thing diagnosis? If yes, you should contact your own doctor, and your health department.
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    Hasn't happened here, at least not yet... Mary
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    Find another bank? Mary
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    Extension cord out to coop, pros and cons

    I agree, no heat needed, and definitely more ventilation! Having the waterer unfrozen is wonderful, although having it outside is the only way you can do it, because of that tiny closed in coop. A 12g outdoor rated extension cord, raised off the ground, and in a up-to-code outdoor outlet, will...
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    It was required reading long ago, and a good thing. Also 'Animal Farm' another miserable story. 'Crime and Punishment', done page by page in HS English class. Awful! Mary
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    Bobcat has made it personal

    LGD's are by far the most expensive option, and only useful in some situations. A good choice sometimes, but definitely not for everyone! Mary
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    Rooster Attacked my wife for the first time.

    This has been a learning experience for all of you, now you've seen the behaviors that led up to this first actual attack. And it should be his last attack!!! Trying to 'reform' human aggressive cock birds is futile, IMO, and based on our experiences over many years. He needs to be dinner...
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    Rigid Foam Insulation Board being devoured by my chickens

    Because they are chickens! All insulation needs to be covered by wood or something to keep it away from the birds, and then it can become a safe haven for rodents or wasps. The only insulation we still have in our coop is in part of the roof, covered with plywood, which helps keep that area...
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    Bobcat has made it personal

    I'd be very unhappy having a bobcat come right up to me too! @azygous has a great way to bait the fence, but this particular kitty is just too unafraid of humans IMO, and maybe does need to be eliminated instead. Then baiting your electric fence, and having it on all the time, not only at...
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    Shed to coop conversion

    Nice! But much more ventilation necessary! Mary
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    Has anyone tried this?

    Another fallacy: scratch does NOT keep the birds warm in winter! It's a treat, low protein, meant to be fed in small quantities occasionally. Helps to train them to come when called, that's it. Adding it to layer feed is not helpful! An all flock feed, like Purina's 20% protein Flock Raiser...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Thursday night coming home, two opossums near the house. Last night, one dead in the back yard, thanks to our dogs. Tonight, one in the coop when i went to lock the chickens inside. Fortunately he didn't do any harm (yet) and now he's in the coop annex with a baited live trap. In the...
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    ANYONE KNOW OF CHEAP COOP?

    Hoop coops aren't hard to build, and will be inexpensive, and can be done well. Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Or 10x12! Mary
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