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    Egg eater or sick bird?

    For the last three days I've found the remains of an egg in the nesting box. One thought is that I have an egg eater but there are several other factors. 1. Over the last couple of months I have found the occasional egg with a soft shell, maybe once every other week. Up until this week, the egg...
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    What does chicken poop/ urine supposed to look like for healthy

    Found this the other morning on the poop board. All of my chickens seem to be in good health although only two (of four) hens are currently laying (one is molting). Has anyone seen this before or have any idea what it might be? I thought it might possibly be a misshapen egg with a soft shell but...
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    Buttered Eggs

    A friend of mine wrote an article in Saveur magazine about buttered eggs: http://www.saveur.com/article/travels/irish-buttered-eggs?src=SOC&dom=fb I guess the idea is to use softened butter to seal the pours of the egg to help maintain freshness. I asked my friend if the bloom was washed off...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Nice design, very similar to the one I built. The dimension aren't included so it's hard to tell but the angle of the ramp from out of the coop into the run looks a bit on the steep side. You can search the forums on the maximum angle of a ramp. I had a similar issue that I solved by running the...
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    Brand new to chickens (any advice with my Coop?)

    Hi Noobie, as others mentioned, your first coop looked big enough for maybe 4 chickens. You can search the threads for recommended sq footage per bird. Looks like you have a large space for the chickens to roam in the daytime if you decide to let them range so you could probably go a little...
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    mealworms: mold in bran

    So heating the bran in the oven won't kill the mold?
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    mealworms: mold in bran

    A while back I bought a big bag of wheat bran with the intention of adding it to my mealworm container. I finally got around to it today and just as I was about to pour it in I noticed green mold on the bran. Can I sterilize the bran in the oven (20 minutes at 150 degrees) or should I just chuck...
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    hen pecked at but has not problem: molting?

    Thanks. I do give them a handful of seeds/grains every afternoon. The mix includes BOSS, milo, one other grain that I forget (maybe millet?) and cracked corn, although it is mostly BOSS. I'm guessing/hoping it's just that she is molting and the other hens are doing her a favor by pulling out...
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    hen pecked at but has not problem: molting?

    They get Layer pellets. I believe the brand is Scratch & Peck. I just gave them some meal worms to try to boost their protein. It was just odd that the pecked hen was laying there apparently unphased as she was being pecked by the other three. I just noticed a large bald patch on her leg. No...
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    hen pecked at but has not problem: molting?

    Today I noticed three of my hens standing around pecking at something. Upon closer inspection I discovered that they were pecking the fourth hen. The "victim", a Wellsummer, was buried halfway in the litter apparently dust bathing and seemed to have no problem with the other three pulling out...
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    Replace PDZ on the poop board?

    Yeah, that's what I was thinking but the guy at the store said I should take out all the old stuff. Thanks.
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    Replace PDZ on the poop board?

    Hi Everyone, I use Sweet PDZ in the poop board in my coop. Over time the PDZ has gotten low so I picked up a new bag. Do people take all the old PDZ or just add more to the existing? Thanks in advance,
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    Are you happy with your poop board?

    Here's a pic of mine. Iirc, it's about 16" wide and about 8 inches below the roost.
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    Are you happy with your poop board?

    I've only done a poop board with sweet PDZ but I've found it to be very easy. Every morning it takes less than 5 minutes to scoop up all the poop with a kitty litter scoop and deposit in a little bucket next to the coop. About once a week I empty the bin into my compost. No scraping required. My...
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    Deep litter method

    DE = diatomaceous earth. It is the fossilized remains of diatoms, small sea creatures. If you search the forums you can get a lot of information on usage. DE is supposed to help with controlling pests and parasites.
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    Fermented Feeds

    Not a bad idea but not practical for my coop. The coop is raised up off the ground and not one I walk into. The floor is only about 4x4 so the use would take up space and get pooped upon. I know DLM is supposed to raise the temp inside the coop but even then I doubt it would be the ideal temp...
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    Fermented Feeds

    I know this seems an odd time to be asking this but what do people do in the winter? Right now I ferment my feed outside since the daytime/nighttime temps are in the ideal range for LABs. Once the temps drop down below 60 and approach freezing at night I'm wondering what I should do. Due to the...
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    Fermented Feeds

    Well the churning and bubbling sounds fine, it's just the smell that doesn't. I looked up the Layena and the website says no animal protein and no fats so there goes my theory about the fish meal. I guess try again. If you get that same smell again maybe it's just the feed and you could try and...
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    Fermented Feeds

    I use a metal spoon and haven't had any problems. I found it at a thrift store and would guess it's stainless steel. Unless you a leaving the spoon I the feed all the time I don't see how this would cause your FF to go bad. Did you check to see if your crumbles contain any animal protein such as...
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    Coop exit in bottom or side?

    Chickens will do either. My one concern with the exit in the floor is bedding falling out. My friend has a small coop where the entire floor of the coop is hinged and in the day she lowers it like a ramp for the girls to come out and at night she pulls the floor up. If you look at the coops in...
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