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    does hard boiling kill bacteria?

    If i hard boil an egg, will it kill any bacteria present and make egg 100% safe to eat? Thanks, cnp
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    need more info about eggs, cleaning, bloom etc

    My gal dropped an egg in the mud last nite, rainy all day, egg resting in muddy area, tho not a puddle. So theres a bloom to protect the insides from outside contamination, right? So a muddy egg is np, right? I need to better understand this bloom. Will it be compromised if i rinse the egg off...
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    bloody eggs, and im not even British!

    My 1st three eggs, ever! Cleaned em up, had bacon in the pan, and low and behold, blood spots in my eggs. Wth? So, is this because the egg makers are new at it, machinery needs to come up to speed, or typical? Sorta grossed me out, thot id ask about it. Started them as chicks early may. This is...
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    where to put the nest boxes?

    Been a long time coming, but maybe brighter days ahead, ya? Got my 8ftx12ft screened in run done a month ago, still working on 4x4x8ft coop. Some painting and sealing, add chicken door, add screens to big cleanout doors, etc. Coop will be off ground 16in, outside the run, 4ftx4ft end up against...
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    chicks vs parakeet poop

    I have a pile of debris under my parakeet flite cage made up of parakeet poop, feathers, and a lot of birdseed, both shells and uneaten. Much of the time i feed them yard bird seed, much cheaper, but contains a lot of sunflower seeds plus other birdseed too big for the keets, all of which ends...
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    what would chickchick do?

    My coop is progressing, albeit slowly. And, it seems to have developed a mind of its own. While I've layed it out in excruciating detail, what ends up ain't exactly like whats on paper! Whats done so far is this: i've built a big box out of plywood, 4ft d x 4ft h x 8ft l. The roof is one pc 4x8...
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    me, us, my critters and i say hihi!

    75 wht male, living alone in west palm beach, fl, but out west, in the boonies. As if 4 dogs, 5 cats, 12 keets, 15 chicks, constitutes living alone. Just started chicks in march, bt 20 day olds thru tractor supply, from hoovers. Lost 5 first cpla days, rest still doing fine, enjoying life of...
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    How to ventillate rigid coop without rain coming in?

    Especially for smaller structure- like coops, how do you create good ventilation without having wind blown rain soaking inside? What are the typical methods currently in use? Thanks, Cnp
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    what about florida hurricanes,?

    Great article about hot weather coops. Open concept works for me, but what to do with 15 chickens when a hurricane is close? We can have real bad weather for days or a week or more. Even tho it doesnt happen often, im concerned about having that many clucks living in the guest bath for so long...
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    progress report, baby chicks.

    Picked up 20 chicks from post office april 8th. One barely moving. Set her aside. Within next 2 days 4 more so lost total of 5 the first 2 days. All were the yellow ones. No issues with dark ones. Now, 12 days after arrival, no further losses, everyone doing fine. They are temporarily living...
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    planning stage, wanna contribute an idea?

    Guess my dogs will be getting neighbors.. They have fenced in 30ft x 50ft in back yard. 5ft chainlink sides, back wall is 30 ft of 6ft hi wood fence. Heres my first idea. Please toss some input into it, ya? Across the 30ft long back wood fence ill put a 3/4" plywood box, 4ft x 4ft x 4ft x 4ft...
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