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  1. EMS83

    Advice needed - water heater, light, electric coop door?

    Resurrecting this thread. I have the same issue with the impending freezing weather here in Georgia. I'm not finding solar-powered heaters (without a multi-part, expensive setup). Would wrapping the waterers in black poly help at all? Or not so much? Otherwise, I'm stuck lugging hot water from...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    8! and 9 yesterday! The market lights seem to be working.
  3. EMS83

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 today! It’s going in the right direction!
  4. EMS83

    First night of 13-14 hour "day" light...

    My solar market lights end up being on 2 hours after sunset because we're often out. So far, all hens are on their roosts when I go to count heads and turn off the light. I do wake up to turn it on; it has a remote that works from the back door, though. But you're right; it's hard for me to go...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    1 out of 32 yesterday and the day before. It's a start!
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    I'm looking for solar lights with a timer

    Well I bought solar-powered market lights that have a remote. And I'll just have to wake up in the middle of the night to turn them on. All the timer setups look too complicated for me. I know next to nothing about wiring things together. I'll put that on my list of useful skills to learn. 👍
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    I'm looking for solar lights with a timer

    I use a flashlight to close them up. I really need light on them in the early morning to see if they'll lay.
  8. EMS83

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I'm at my wit's end. Nothing I do seems to make a difference. Organic ACV in their water, nutridrench, jalapenos, 22% feed, 16% feed, more feed pans, 11 gallons of water, greens, grit. Always oyster shells. We got two new hens in July, and my daughter suggested separating them into our mini...
  9. EMS83

    Solar Coop Lighting

    I'm in your same position. Mine are costing me a lot in feed, so if $150+ gets them laying, it might be worth it.
  10. EMS83

    I'm looking for solar lights with a timer

    I'm in the same situation, and it's 100+ feet from house to coop, with a septic drain field in between. So I need a 100% solar option too.
  11. EMS83

    Artificial lighting

    The article is great! Do you have any ideas on how do a light/timer setup with solar power?
  12. EMS83

    Artificial lighting

    Mine didn't lay July-September nor November-December. July was a hard summer molt. I don't know why they laid in October and then quit. Change in season? They're costing me a lot in feed.
  13. EMS83

    Lighting for winter

    I'm in the same boat but with more chickens.
  14. EMS83

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    0 from 32 hens. They laid a bit in October, then stopped again.
  15. EMS83

    Weight loss and potential respiratory infection in hen?

    She sounds better and has gained a little weight, but isn't fully back up to where she needs to be. The thing is, she's in tight quarters. Is it worth putting her back in with the flock and letting her recover the rest of the way there so she can get some exercise?
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    Weight loss and potential respiratory infection in hen?

    That's just all I'd dug up in a quick Google search. I've since found a 6-page table of poultry respiratory illnesses, which isn't as helpful as it sounds, lol. I agree she doesn't look sick and seems pretty alert. It's just the weight and the weird congestion sounds. So basically a chicken...
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    Weight loss and potential respiratory infection in hen?

    Well we have another issue. What might she have (I see mycoplasmosis and Avian flu) and how do I tell which is more likely? How to do I treat at home, and do I need to worry about the rest of the flock? 1) Black Australorp, maybe 2 lbs; feels very thin and light. Not sure if from 2020 flock or...
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    distended belly & poop blockage

    Thanks for the replies! I talked with the poultry lab, and they said that they can receive her up to 4 days after she was put down as long as she's chilled. However, I have no way to get her there within that timeframe without spending $100 on overnight fees. So I'm going to bury her behind our...
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    distended belly & poop blockage

    Thank you! I took her to the vet anyway, and they’re going to put her down soon and put her on ice for me. Then I’ll need to overnight her for necropsy. It’s expensive, though. It cost $67 to put our Boxer down. $180 to put this hen down.
  20. EMS83

    distended belly & poop blockage

    Update: I think we might lose her. She's more distended and standing upright like a penguin. that's new this week. I brought her in to monitor, and she's not eating or drinking, empty crop, and not much poop. I have her an epsom salt bath, but she's just standing here with her head buried in her...
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