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    Dried mealworms come alive?

    Hear me out, I know this sounds crazy. I have NEVER seen mealworms on my farm. A few years ago I bout a small bag of dried mealworms from Blue Seal (commercial, not home made). I fed some to the ladies, put them on a shelf, then forgot about them. Last year, or maybe this spring, I...
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    Incubated eggs given to mama?

    It's time to start adding to our flock and our hens aren't very good brooders. We have one that sits on eggs, but last year she only hatched one rooster. If we incubate and hatch eggs, is it feasible to give them to the broody mama after they hatch or is that a recipe for disaster?
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    Blue Seal Extra Egg?

    I just got home from Blue Seal and realized they loaded up Extra Egg instead of the Multi-Flock I normally feed my Cornish X broilers. They're 5 weeks, is this going to be an issue if I feed them this, or should I load it all back up and trade it in?
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    Battery Powered Light Timer

    I know they make battery powered LED lights with motion sensors. I know they make battery powered timer lights. However, do they make any battery powered LED programmable lights? I don't have electricity in my coop and I'd like to add a laying light. I would like a battery powered LED light...
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    Laying from the roost

    I'm not sure which chickens are doing it, but at least 2 are laying from the roost. Half the time they break, which obviously drives me nuts. Is there any way to get them to start using the box like the others? I have Wyandottes, NH Reds, Barred Rocks, and an Easter Egger. It's...
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    Culling a rooster

    My 17-18 week old easter egger cockerel has decided he's the boss of my young boys and has scratched them up a few times. I don't need a rooster, but I was just keeping him around as a watchdog. After this weekend I think he'd be better off in the freezer. I'd like to make sure I'm doing...
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    Moved Cornish Giants outside

    My flock has been in a brooder in the garage with a heat plate and they're now 2 1/2 weeks old. I didn't anticipate the speed they'd grow OR how messy they were. I have to move them out of that brooder because they essentially sit in their own crap unless I change it twice a day. I built an 8...
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    To eat, or not to eat, that is the question....

    My replacement flock has a rooster or two in it, apparently. I've raised them all together and they're now about 13 weeks and I'm deciding what to do with them. What's a good age to cull a young Easter Egger cockerel?
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    Americauna

    I was always wondering about this pullet. She was attempting to crow yesterday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    How much space for broilers?

    I'm looking to build a chicken tractor for broilers. Obviously the needs are different than my two laying flocks. I've been looking online for some time and I'm a little overwhelmed. Here is what I'm having trouble with: 1. What size should it be to hold 25 broilers until harvesting? 2...
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    Supplements for cooped chickens?

    I have a new flock that isn't laying yet, and have been keeping the old flock in it's run more as I get ready to move them along. They're down to an egg or 2 a day over the last month (from 3-4 with 5 hens). I'm not sure if it's because they don't get to free range as much, if it's the heat...
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    Merging Flocks

    This spring I built a larger coop to increase my flock from six hens to 12+. My six hens are probably just over two years old (I got them from a local CSA) and may even be three years old. They are still in the old coop. Last week I picked up a dozen new chicks and they are obviously still in...
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    Brinsea Safety

    We're getting our first batch of chicks next week but unfortunately I'll be away for three weeks. My wife is getting started by herself, and knows less about these things than I do. My current brooder set up is a wire dog kennel lined with cardboard on the sides. I'm using the brinsea...
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    EcoSmart Organic Insect Killer

    Has anyone used this? I've used it in the past for ticks with good success, but that was before I had chickens. My hens are frequently foraging in the wood line, so I'm concerned they may eat the granules? If so, is it harmful for them? They seem to eat everything so even though it says...
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    Vacuum Sealer

    I'm looking for a solid vacuum sealer for chicken and general farm processing. Reviews seem mixed on most. I've never used one before, so I'm not sure what features I should be looking for. I think an 11 inch sealer may be to small? Input and suggestions appreciated. Sent from my...
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