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shoveling run?
i currently have a few feet of snow on my property and a huge run. i shovel a path to my gate around the gate to the coop. shovel outside the chicken and human doors then shovel that to a off shoot path. when my snow blowers running i usually just do some random paths around the run. but when...- FnWeirdo
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Rooster fight!
i would try putting one rooster in a wire kennel inside of the coop and giving him some yard time every day as you do your chicken duties. i feel this helps them get to know each other and prevents the fights but still allows them to feel the aggression and get over it without the fight...- FnWeirdo
- Post #74
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Starting a Fodder adventure
sorry been busy lately haven't had a chance to visit byc. ( preparing house for new baby coming soon)i have read some people say they use the jars to start them then they transfer to trays. from what ive read they weight till the roots start sprouting but before they form the mat ( day 3 or 4)...- FnWeirdo
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- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Starting my adventure into quail farming
welcome i too lurked and learned before i joined XD good luck with your birds i hope your new adventure goes smooth have fun :)- FnWeirdo
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Anyone have hydroponic experience?
i worry about materials used i know some plastic can leech off nasty stuff. are those plastic totes safe? wouldn't i want to use food safe plastic? i know pvc is suppose to be "food safe" as one of its main uses is to supply potable water? -
Anyone have hydroponic experience?
funny thing i actually have the book but they renamed it now. i picked it up along with some chicken books a while ago just started reading it. it is now called "Gardening Indoors with soil & Hydroponics by George F. Van Patten" Tell me more on the mesh table. can you scale it down? i only... -
Anyone have hydroponic experience?
i haven't done my research om aquaponics yet but it is something i am interested in down the road. my nephew works with an aquaponics system at his school. it is an special needs school and they grow a lot of there own food there and raise chickens and other farm animals there. some of the kids... -
anything else i can do? 5 mo pullet in bad shape
ty for the help byc.- FnWeirdo
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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anything else i can do? 5 mo pullet in bad shape
Tiny is gone, i tried to see if i could get some more drops of water in her couldn't reach by her beak so i attempted to move her but rigamortis had already set in tiny is dead. i can't seem to stop myself from crying this is my first lose and she was a very special girl. i just feel like i...- FnWeirdo
- Post #7
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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anything else i can do? 5 mo pullet in bad shape
i kind of am stuck right now. i dont want to handle her anymore till she is at least moving a bit. should i just leave her lay and try to give her some drops of save a chick every now and then? i love this little girl we have a big bond she has given me scares ever since a chickk always been a...- FnWeirdo
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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anything else i can do? 5 mo pullet in bad shape
i do not have access to a camera till later tonight. she won't stand right now i think she is dieing, all she'll do is lay on her side with her head curled i see the chest move a bit so she's breathing and when i try to drop some water on the beak she opens her eyes and some times gives her head...- FnWeirdo
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Anyone have hydroponic experience?
ill be sure to take a bunch of pics and do a thread on it when it comes time. ill post a link for the thread in here and my fodder adventure thread so those following along can see -
anything else i can do? 5 mo pullet in bad shape
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) 5 mo old white cochin standard.no difference in usual weight 2) What is the behavior, exactly. no energy seems injured can't find an injury, she will not walk barely will move her head. 3)...- FnWeirdo
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Anyone have hydroponic experience?
thanks exactly the type of information i was looking for. Pvc would make a great gutter and i have some laying around ty. i found some nozzles that work @ about 20 psi 360 degree micro sprayers. appreciate the info -
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Anyone have hydroponic experience?
does length of hose make a big difference? what about inner diameter? any suggestions on hoses, heads, and all that would be greatly appreciated. -
Anyone have hydroponic experience?
that looks like an amazing system for big scale, but a little too over kill for my needs (13 chickens and counting) lol -
Anyone have hydroponic experience?
thats interesting makes me think you could do something similar with pvc pipe -
Anyone have hydroponic experience?
currently i am doing fodder in jars without any mold/mildew problems i recently did a day by day fodder in byc to start me on fodder. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/starting-a-fodder-adventure.1287753/page-12#post-20914276 i was gonna use misters in the jars so the full jar would get... -
Anyone have hydroponic experience?
hello byc, so im currently looking into hydroponics and have 0 experience. i have a first project in mind and thats fodder on a small scale. what i was looking for is information on how powerful a pump ill need. im basically making a mason jar fodder system with mist nozzles in the jars. i want...