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    Coop lights using smart plugs?

    I was looking at putting some lights in my coop and considering using indoor/outdoor smart plugs in conjunction with our Amazon Alexa device to set-up the start/end times for the lights. I'm just curious if anyone else out there is doing this and to what degree would you say it's working well or...
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    Hen with injured foot

    So I've had chickens for going on 3 yrs and never had a case of bumblefoot. But now I've got a GLW hen who can't seem to put weight on her left foot hardly at all. She can limp around a little but very little, I did my best to examine the foot(fun trying to hold and examine said chook:he) and...
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    Hawk proofing an outdoor run

    So my father in law lost one of his hens to a hawk last Thursday, I was with him when we went up to the coop/run and the hawk was actually still in the run enjoying lunch when we got up there but flew away on our arrival. We rigged a temporary covering over a smaller section of his run to...
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    Building the perfect bucket waterer

    So I built a 5 gallon bucket waterer with horizontal nipples and I really like it. However now it's moving into winter and I have to keep it from freezing up, I've seen folks on here talking about using an aquarium heater to do that. Anyone out there who has found one that does a great job of...
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    Partridge Welsummer?

    My father in law bought these chickens from a lady off CL and was told that they are Partridge Welsummers. They are lovely birds but he doesn't believe that they are actually that breed, I was hoping someone here could add a bit of clarity in regards to what type of chooks he really has...TIA
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    They suddenly stopped laying in the nest boxes???

    So about 3-4 wks ago I cleaned out the nest boxes and put fresh shavings in(an egg had broken in the "fav" box). After that I have gotten one egg out of the nest boxes, they pretty much refuse to use them since I cleaned them out:barnie. Now they are laying consistently in the corners of the...
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    Age for visual gender check

    So I have 4 Buff Orpington chicks that were sexed as pullets, they are right at 3 wks old now. Are they too young for me to post pics and get some experienced eyes on them to verify their sex? I'm concerned because one of the 4 is feathering quite a bit different than the others, making me...
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    Fermented food portions?

    Is there a common standard for approximately how much fermented food an adult hen would require per day(I know that's a hugely general question but just trying to get a basic idea of where to start). TIA
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    Where are the eggs???

    So, the days are getting longer and the weather has warmed up here in the south(at least for the moment). And oddly enough my five hens have all but stopped laying. They all seem to be doing really well physically nothing out of the ordinary that I can see wrong. The only major change is that I...
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    First Aid Kit Thoughts....

    I need to put together an emergency first aid kit for my girls as I currently do not have one in place. I would love to hear from folks with a good bit of experience what the absolute essentials of a good chicken first aid kit are and maybe some items that aren't "essential" but are definitely...
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    Baby it's COLD outside....

    Okay this is my 1st winter with chickens, it's not usually this cold here in TN for an extended amount of time. It's 12 degrees F here as I compose this, and it's only supposed to get colder over the next few days(going to be 4 degrees Tuesday morning) and remain really cold for the next 10 days...
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