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    Does chicken feed brand affect egg production?

    Does changing from TSC Producer's Pride feed to name brand like Dumor really effect egg production. I'm skeptical of youtubers who post & claim of doubling egg production after switching. I'l like to hear testimony from others since molting & weather/temps also have effect on egg laying. My...
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    Growth on side of head

    My son just noticed a growth on the side of our ISA brown’s head. She is > 6 mos old, is laying and acting normal.
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    Skirts around chicken tractors

    Does anyone have experience using dog fence (2x4 holes) skirts around their chicken tractor? I’ve just made 4 chicken tractors and need to add predictor guards. I live in Georgia. I am considering making foldable dog fence skirts that I saw on Aart’s post. I could imagine a raccoon digging and...
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    Minimum width for skirt?

    I would like to know the minimum width that would work for a hardware cloth skirt to put around a chicken tractor. Most recommend 2 feet but I have some leftover hardware cloth that’s a little over a foot wide and I’m trying to keep the cost down as well as keeping it portable since it’s for a...
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    New member from Georgia

    This is my 2nd year raising chickens. We lost most of our first flock to predators, a hard lesson on free range. We now have 19 new chicks, mostly ISA browns and sapphires, plus a surviving Wyandotte and Khaki duck from last year. I am building chicken tractors this year hoping to be spared from...
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