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    Comment by 'Dr.Doorlock' in article 'Dr.Doorlock's Chicken Coop'

    You now have to go to YouTube.com and type into the search, "Googly Eye Chickens" to get the video.
  2. Dr.Doorlock's Chicken Coop

    Dr.Doorlock's Chicken Coop

    Welcome to my BYC Blog and Coop Contest Entry Much of my earlier experience is documented at my YouTube page. I drove a 7 hour round trip to Ideal Poultry two days before Christmas so I could get 8 chicks. They can only ship a minimum of 25 so they can keep each other warm in shipping, so I had...
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    Need Advice on Coop Floor Design

    I can't imagine an easier coup to clean than mine. I made a wire bottom so the girls could have ventilation for our hot Texas summers. Then I made the coup over it allowing a groove on each side so I could slide a full sheet of Masonite or Tile-board OVER the wire for a closed winter coup. I can...
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    My puppy is eating my pullets, help!!!

    One of my three Boston Terriers snapped the head off a chick while I was holding it. He thought it was a new toy, but he tasted the blood. Strangly, he is now the only one of the three dogs not intimidated by the chickens, BUT he also disproves the old theary about "once a chicken eater, always...
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    Do Production Reds act differently or is something wrong?

    Since I have 9 PRs and have never had other breeds, I have nothing to compare to, but I have to say all my PRs seem to be as normal as I can imagine. The only thing unusual is they are all Good Americans who support our President. At least I think that's why they walk around saying, "Back...
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    Would a pullet do this????

    Just today, one of my full grown laying HENS (and I KNOW all my girls have layed eggs) mounted one of the other hens with such Roo-like behavior it made me wonder if I had a Roo who could lay. Agression is, unfortunately, part of the picture.
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    Fences dont always make good neighbors... Pics at 11

    The last line of Camalot's original post was about his wish to live on a mountain 100 miles from anywhere. I was just trying to move back to that happier subject. I spent 15 wonderful months living in Pueblo before the bottom fell out. We were at least glad we rented our Texas house since we had...
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    How do you clean out a raised coop

    For me it was the size of the coup and the fact it is raised. The length is 7' and width is a little over 4'. I keep hay inside whether they are enjoying the ventilation of the wire bottom or if I have the slide-in solid bottom. You see, I made it where a sheet of Masonite would slide in and out...
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    Equal play time for all chicks?

    The closest I get to my hens is when I share the backyard with them while they have their playtime. I don't want to get so close 'cause when mine quit making eggs, they'll have to make soup.
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    Fences dont always make good neighbors... Pics at 11

    I'm writing about your last line. I actually have a 5 to 10 year plan which ends with me living on two acres outside of Pueblo, Colorado. My dream also includes some vegetable and fruit farming and a nanny goat. Goat cheese is almost as good as perfect eggs. It's a lot less expensive living...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Last Friday I got 9 eggs from my 9 hens! That's a first, but they have been averaging about 6 per day and my wife and I eat them all!
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    Does anyone use the nipple water drinkers?

    My waterer is a three gallon bucket with a lid and it keeps the water CLEAN! I have three nipples in around the outside and in the center I put a Korky toilet fill valve attached to a garden hose. When the water gets a little low, I just turn on the faucet long enough ti fiull. If I need to...
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    How long do they molt

    The bad thing about having several hens the same age is they are molting at the same time. I'm getting only two eggs a day from the two hens I added. The seven original layers who produced 3 to 7 eggs a day have shut down. How long will they be like this?
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    That's IT! Someone my be example stew if these girls don't lay!

    Had seven hens doing 3 to 5 eggs. Wanted to improve production by adding 2 hens. EVERY HEN QUIT LAYING! It's been 1 week with no eggs and 1 week of one-a-day. One-a-day happened when I added two fake eggs to the nest boxes. That fake egg provided a little fun when I stormed into the living...
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    a WEEK without eggs. Please help!

    Ever since I added two hens to the original 7 I had, there have been no eggs. I'm about ready to ring a neck infront of the others just to get them going under threat. For now, I put a couple of fake eggs in two of the nest boxes. I cleaned their coop even though it wasn't that dirty. I did find...
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    need advise hens stoped laying!!!

    I'm right there with you. I had 7 production hens who had dropped production to 3 to 5 eggs per day, so I added two Americaunas. The girls were upset and quit laying, so I traded the Americaunas for two more production hens thinking they might do better with theire own kind. It's been almost a...
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    no eggs today!

    I wonder if anyone has experienced what I have. I introduced two new hens, also Texas Star production hens, and ihey all just QUIT! We would seldom get less than 3 eggs from 7 hens, 5 would be average. Added 2 hens and then nothing for 3 days.
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    HELP! wHY NO EGGS FOR TWO DAYS??????

    I just added two Texas Star production hens to the 7 I had and now none are laying. This has never happened before. Will the girls get egg bound? Any ideas on what could be wrong?
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I just added two EEs to my 7 production reds. It's been a little over a week of getting just 3 eggs a day. This never happened before I added the EEs. I was used to getting 5 to 7 a day. I uped the protein and added vitamins to their water, but they are still slacking. Ike last two days I got...
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    How can I tell which hens are laying every day?

    I have 7 hens and egg production varies between 3 and 7 eggs per day. I would like to get two new hens, probably EEs and I want to keep the number of layers at 8 that are the best layers. So, I want to cull the hen who produces least. I thought of using my isolation cage, but I am concerned...
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