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    tomatoes vs laying

    Any truth to the idea that feeding tomatoes will decrease/stop egg laying?
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    are nuts ok?

    Can chickens eat nuts- walnuts in particular?
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    1st egg, now traumatized?

    Our 18 1/2 week old Welsummer laid her first egg (1.8oz) sometime today. This evening she is mostly just standing around, no interest in anything. I was able to get her to take a few drops of 'Sav-A_Chick'. She will run a few feet to get away from the rooster she doesn't like then will just...
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    help w/ access 'door' in hardware cloth

    We have a hooped tractor for our rooster and need an access panel to change his water. The pen is made of hardware cloth. How do we make a frame and attach it and then attach the access door? We have an approx. 1 foot sq. area cut on 3 sides as access now which we are holding closed w/ tie...
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    Pipped eggs! Yea!

    We are so egg-cited! 3 of our eggs have pipped and we hear tiny chirps once in awhile! This is our first hatch and it is so exciting! We are using a Brinsea Mini Advance. I just hope the hatching goes well, I have no idea what the humidity is in there and have just been following the directions...
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    when / how lockdown?

    I have 5 eggs in a Brinsea Mini Advance incubator. I set them Saturday, March 24 @ 3:30 pm. I'm using the automatic turner and the 'daily cool down' feature. I know the machine will stop turning etc during lockdown, but when exactly is that? I want to remove the turner, place cut out paper...
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    How long before I have fertile eggs?

    I have a 31 week old Welsummer rooster and a 31 week old Easter Egger who I have put together for breeding. How long before I have fertilized eggs to incubate? I've not seen any mating but we're not out there that much. Before I separated the roosters from the girls (about 4 weeks ago) there...
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    worms in bird food

    Someone gave me a bag of wild bird feed. When I opened it, there were little white worms. Are these meal worms? Can I still use it as feed? As a treat? Can I raise the worms in a meal worm farm?
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    do partridge rock & welsummer dev. comb early?

    I have a 6 week old Welsummer hen & a 6 wk. old Partridge Rock hen. Which btw I can't tell who is who! Do those breeds develop combs and wattles early? Or do I have roosters? I also have 4 others all 6 wks old, but all different breeds so I can't compare, they are a Delaware, a White Rock, a...
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    welsummer & partridge rock dev. comb early?

    Do Welsummer hens and Partridge Rock hens develop combs and wattles early? Is this how the breed grows? Or do I have roosters? I can't send pics at this time. They are approx. 6 wks old from Meyers hatchery. I got 6 different kinds so I can't compare them to each other. Also I can't figure out...
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    CHEEP toy for chicks!!

    Well first I gave them (I have 6) Q-tips as they were trying to steal them from me while I worked on a pasty butt, but you guessed it, they started pulling the cotton off the tip and I didn't think that was in a 4 day olds diet. So I got a plastic DRINKING STRAW, cut it into 6 pieces and they...
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    our first chicks!

    We are soooo excited! Our first ever chicks arrived today! We have 1 each of a Welsummer, White Rock, Delaware, Partridge Rock, Barred Rock and an Easter Egger. They arrived looking great (I was worried about the heat) from Meyers Hatchery. They drank, ate, pooped and have quieted down for a...
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    what size trap

    What size live trap do we need? I know we have coons, 'possums, foxes (saw dead one on road 1/2 mile from us) and ground hogs don't know about weasels. Harbor Freight has them on sale 'till tomorrow. Medium (1 door) = 32 1/2L x 10W x13 H. Large (1 door) = 37 L x 12 W x 13 H. TSC has a large...
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    coop / farm names, chicken sayings / verses?

    We are about to finish our very first coop (chicks arrive 8/8)! Have any of you named your coop? If so, what? Also I'm looking for chicken (hen) sayings or verses. Thank you! This site is SO informative...and fun! When it rains you can look down in the mud puddles or up to God's rainbow.
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    coop / farm names, chicken sayings / verses?

    We are about to finish our very first coop (chicks arrive 8/8)! Have any of you named your coop? If so, what? Also I'm looking for chicken (hen) sayings or verses. Thank you! This site is SO informative...and fun! When it rains you can look down in the mud puddles or up to God's rainbow.
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