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    Cheapest source for mealworms?

    Hi all- Our local feedstore only sells mealworms in what I affectionately refer to as "foofy packaging"....waaaaay overpriced. I'm seeing Chinese raised 'bulk' mealworms 5lbs for $30 on Amazon. Wondering where people are buying mealworms and what they are paying for them? Or, I suppose, I...
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    Total halt of egg laying, normal?

    Hi All, I've got 2 Barred rocks and 1 RIR, all about 1.5 years old, and I haven't found an egg in probably 2 weeks! I know they're supposed to slow down in the winter....but total cessation!? We've had "the talk" (they didn't seem to listen), and I'm 99% sure they aren't stashing them...
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    Dirty vent, excessive noise, monocolored feces

    1) What type of bird , age and weight: Rhode Island Red hen, approximately 1.5 years old, unknown weight (appears "normal") 2) What is the behavior, exactly: THe feathers around her vent are caked with large clumps of feces, some feathers are missing. She also vocalizes much more than...
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    How much salt is too much?

    I get food donations all the time at my school--most recently a giant bag of stale pretzels. I'd really like to give this to my 4 hens, but I'm worried about all the salt. Can I give them a handful a day? Maybe I should leach them in water first to flush out the salt? Thanks. Ryan...
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    Helping "tractored" lawn recover

    Hi all, I had to leave my 4' x 8' tractor in one place for 2 weeks while on vacation. My 4 hens managed to completely denude the area of any vegetation! I'd like to help the grass come back. Even in areas that aren't so heavily hit, I'm not sure that the grass is really appreciating the...
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    Eliminating drafts in a tractor

    Hi everyone. With an arctic blast coming our way this weekend, I'm nervous about my young hens in their coop. My tractor has an elevated nesting box that is about 4 feet wide x 2' x 2'. Because the tractor itself has a door that I lock, I don't have to lock the chickens into their nesting box...
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    When exactly is "fully feathered"

    Hi all, I've got two Barred Rock hens that are about 9-10 weeks old. I've got them outside now, and we're expecting temperatures into the teens this weekend. I think they are "fully feathered", but I'm not real sure what that exactly means. They dont have any more downy featherse on their...
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    Lil' Purple Throws a Party

    (how the heck do you post pictures on this forum??) YAY. Its been more than a few obsessive nights in the making, but its finally done! Tonight was hilarious. I got the ladies out of their temporary-turned-short-term housing (my shed) at about 7. The weather's been lousy lately and...
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    Advantages of the A-frame design

    Hi all-- I'm having "some frustrations" building an A-frame ("ark") type chicken tractor. Those dang angles are tricky, especially when you: A.) suck at detailed work, B.) have only a jig saw C.) are in a hurry and D.) on a tight budget. So as dusk fell, I threw my crappy angled cuts into the...
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    Homebodies?

    Hi everyone-- First post, but BYC is my new favorite online forum. About 5 days ago I brought home three lovely chickens (my first!)--two silkies and a Rhode Island Red. I converted half of my storage shed into a coop, and I fenced off about a 20 x 15' patch of my "lawn" for a run. But--they...
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