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    First casualty

    Just venting here. We made it almost 10 months with our new batch of hens without even a hint of trouble. Chored them in the morning yesterday and all eight were energetic, running around, foraging, etc. Stopped by the house at noon and one of our BO's was laying in the coop face down in an...
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    Frontline

    Anyone here using a reduced dosage of "Frontline" on their chickens for lice and mite control?
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    Kent man said no oyster shell

    My standard breed hens are on Kent Home fresh 16 layer feed. The owner of the Kent store here told me I don't need oyster shell. So I haven't given it. Should I still offer it to them free choice in a separate container? We have had 6 or 7 soft shells from 20 week old birds....BUT, I believe...
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    Beware midwest, coons are on the move

    Have been seeing numerous coons out moving at dusk and even earlier (Iowa), with good light the last few days. I know the rain gets them moving, but it is that time of year when they really start chowing down to build reserves for winter. You will start to notice many laying dead along the...
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    Sand ok for winter coop floor?

    I'm torn about this, not sure what to do. Climate is Iowa. I am using general purpose sand for the coop floor. With some very cold temps right around the corner, should a guy switch over to pine shavings or the like to keep the floor warmer? My coop is 6X8 for 8 large breeds built on a 5...
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    freezing grasshoppers

    We have a huge crop of grasshoppers and crickets in the tall grass areas of our acreage. Good or bad idea to harvest several hundred and freeze them for a winter snack? Pretty sure we could get 500 or so in a couple of hours.
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    Paddock rotation set up

    Pretty new to chickens and very new to BYC. Last May we picked up (sorry for spelling) 3 ameracaunas, 3 silver laced wynadottes, and 2 buff orpingtons. chics were a couple days old and a few are starting to lay right now. I built them a nice 6x8 coop with leftover construction materials as I...
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