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    What am I doing wrong? Wheat Fodder

    Help! This pan is on day 6???? I thought it should have lots of growth by now... I've been keeping water in the trays in this heat so they don't dry out. It smells a bit sour. Do I need more water? Less water? More drainage? Less heat? I've been "rinsing" and putting new water in at least 3...
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    Nest Boxes Upcycle!

    I really wanted a new setup for my nest boxes, so I found a used cube storage cubby for $20 on Facebook Marketplace and added boards to the front of each row to keep shavings in. I spray painted a cardboard box and cut it up, stapled it to the holes in the back. Screwed an angled board up top to...
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    Only providing feed in the afternoon?

    So I've always left full feeders in my coop 24hrs/day. But I'm reading that some people only give their birds access to feed for a few hours in the afternoon/evening if they are free ranging during the day. How can I do that? Will they really get enough to eat that way? I have 4 laying hens, 7...
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    My Hen's Head is Upside-down

    My 12 week old Buff Orpington is exciting very strange behavior! I think she got stuck out in the run in the snow, it's her first day of snow. When I went to gather eggs and feed tonight I found her out there alone with her head upside-down and staggering. Won't let me upload video. She's moving...
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    When to move "cold hardy" chicks outdoors

    I have two Buff Orpingtons and two Jersey Giants, 6 weeks old and almost completely feathered out. Southern Michigan nights are getting down into the 40s and 50s now. TSC said they were caring specifically "cold hardy" breeds this late so they'd be able to handle moving out in the fall. They've...
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    Is this a roo?

    These are my two White Leghorn pullets. They are about 21 weeks old... And one just started laying last week. (I have these two and two ISA Browns that lay brown eggs, if I get white eggs I only get one. So I'm assuming only one is laying.) Since their combs and wattles are so different, I'm...
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    Flystrike Solutions?

    I have a small flock of three ISA Browns. One of my hens, Gertie, hasn't laid since early March, and has been having light diarrhea for about a month now. I've been keeping an eye on her and have separated her from my other two girls a few times (they are fine health-wise). I lost two hens...
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