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    How I mix DE in my feed

    l have two open top metal feeders with open tray around the bottom. I use the white powder FGDE that I purchase online, 35lb. paper sacks w/free shipping. I keep a quart canning jar w/lid in coop, and sprinkle it in food tray below feeder, every few days. I’m feeding chickens crumbles, and take...
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    Respiratori questions

    I have 23-hens, 1-rooster, and one cockerel. Last week I had a chicken who was making baby kitten sounds, I thought I would wait and see, in the meantime, I discovered Vet-Rx here on BYC. When I warmed as directed, and opened coop, she had died during the night. This afternoon before dusk, I...
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    Rooster problem

    I have 1- 1-1/2 year old Buff Orpingtons rooster and three hens. Have another rooster that just getting to like the girls, and 2-more in the brooder pen. I will have 23 hens when the seven hens come out of the brooder, they will be 3-months old Nov. 1. The younger rooster is chasing the...
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    Automatic chicken waterer

    I am using a 55-gal plastic barrel, that I have cut down to size. I am sitting the barrel on the ground to keep the water inlet lines from freezing using submersible heater, an adjustable water pressure valve, that will be connected to community water system. The underground PVC line riser...
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    Horizontal Nipple Drinkers Waterers?

    What is the height from ground to install, Horizontal Nipple Drinkers Waterers on a barrel for buff Orpington roosters, hens, and 12-week old pullets?
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    Underground water supply into chicken runs. Not into coop

    I am in the process of digging new water lines with 3/4-inch schedule 40 PVC into both the brooder pen, and into hen pen. The buried lines will be 18-inches deep, which is our frost line from not freezing in North East Texas. Then, the lines will run up support pole post, to go horizontal with...
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    Soy free chicken feed?

    Who are suppliers that sell "soy free" all natural chicken feed. My daughter in law is highly allergic to soy?
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    Roost Boards over the top of Nestboxes

    My roost consist of boards laid flat that extend out over the nest boxes, with a 2-inch attached lip on outside edge, with angled top. The boards are sloped to the front and cover and extend over the nest boxes. I run my boards through a 10-inch wide planer so they will be smooth, and lay even...
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    Broody Hen Problem

    I have a broody orpington, I moved her to the brood pen, !/3 size of coop, 6-feet deep by 8-foot wide. She hatched 9 out of 10. Thank You! She would have hatched ten out of eleven, my fault for not recognizing the other hen was scratching the first one's eggs out of nest, and I discarded that...
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    Chicken identification

    I have a large breed, Buff Arpintons, I can't tell one hen from the other, same with roosters. I would like to keep a record of each birds age, and any notes taken. I have looked on Amazon at bands, but most reviews say that the offers are to small. Please help, or is it even necessary?
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    Broody hen nest box question

    Now that I have two broody hens, and one is where I kept my bought eggs after incubation. Can I add another nest box along side of the other one, or will they I have to keep all the laying hens separated? My coop total size is 8-foot wide, and 16-foot long, and seven foot high. I have the brood...
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    Now two broody hens in same nest? Buff Orpintons

    I had a hen sitting on the nest for 10-days without any eggs under her. I marked 11-eggs with script pen with date on it. one eggs was older, so after a 2-weeks, she kicked ti out of nest. I always petted my hen everyday when I went into the coup. Now another broody hen has joined her, and peck...
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    First Broody Hen, 1-1/2 YEAR OLD BUFF ORPINGTON'S

    I have 12-hen pullets, plus rooster that I purchased from brooder. They had hatched the day I picked them up at local feed store, they are now 4-months old and have been separated from adults, by chicken wire, in the same coop with adults, and have a separated run, with own entrance. The adults...
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    So much for Free Range

    I came back from church yesterday, but didn't notice anything amiss, until I started counting hens on the roost. I was 3-short out of six, still have rooster. I got on 4-wheel mule and in the front yard, 30-feet from front porch, I found where the first had been attacked with only scattered...
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    Stating new construction on existing coop

    I was reading about perches, and saw pictures of what others were doing. I'm going to build a ladder type roost. Have a question? 1. All the South wall of my coop, is all covered in 1/2-inch hardware cloth, no siding . The roost boards will be running along the length of back East wall...
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    Thanks BYC!!

    I don't have to ask anymore beginner questions, I have learned to just do a search for my questions. One question I was going to answer this morning was about my shelless chicken egg, but found the answer. Now I'm going to get off this lazy front porch before I get sleepy, and take care of the...
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    Wonderfull spring day, no Hawks!!

    After reading the post's, I didn't put up my old CD's, I haven't seen any red tail hawks in this early spring weather. Just love it, I found two bluebird eggs in a nest box on February 7. If this is global warming, keep it coming, we usually don't plant until after frost which is Easter. All...
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    Just never know

    Yesterday I got four, then day before I got five, and day before I got zero. Four young hens, one pullet buff orpington
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    Just sitting

    I'm on the front porch at our farm, in rocker, feeding chickens treats. What r u doing?
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    eggs

    I got 5-eggs from one hen, nothing you poop from the other 3, and one pullet
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