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    Does oyster shell also serve as grit?

    I was told by an employee of a feed store that I didn’t need grit if I offered oyster shell as it serves as both a calcium supplement and a source of grit. For those in the know, what is your opinion?
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    Help! Pullet is unwell

    I have a 14 week old Pullet that I found listless this afternoon. I thought she was dehydrated because she might not have been getting enough water from the nipple waterer that I just introduced a few days ago. I gave her a bowl of water and with some vitamin powder and she did spend time...
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    Dust bath questions

    Does the material in a dust bath need to ever be replaced or does it stay functional forever (as long as it stays dry)? Does it matter if your chickens poop in it? Yes, I will scoop poop out when I see it but it just doesn’t seem right that chickens are bathing in material that they have pooped in.
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    Feed grade DE vs Food grade

    Hi. I went to a local feed store to buy a bag of food grate diatomaceous earth to use in a dust bath mixture, to dust my coop for parasite prevention and to occasionally use in chicken feed also for parasite prevention. The store only carried feed grade DE. I bought it thinking it will be ok...
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    Limited nesting boxes and dealing with broody hens

    I have 7 pullets and plan on having only 2 nesting boxes. Seeing that I have 2 orpingtons im expecting that at some point I’ll have broody hens. I will attempt to break any broodiness but I’m reading it doesn’t always work. So …what happens if I lose both my nesting boxes to two broody hens...
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    Cockerel behaviour

    Hi. I have a 12 week old cuckoo orpington that I suspect is a male. Compared to my other same aged orpington, it has a developed red comb and wattle and that it the only reason why i have my suspicions as I have yet to see pointed saddle feathers. It has picked out one Pullet in my small flock...
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    Paint or Lime white-wash?

    Hi folks! My new coop is finished in untreated pine tongue and groove boards. It looks fabulous just as it is but I think the smart thing to do would be to treat/seal it for the purpose of mite deterrence. What offers the best mite deterrence; paint or hydrated lime wash? I think the paint...
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    11 week old Cuckoo orpington; hen or roo?

    Hello orpington owners! I’m hoping you’ll be able to definitively tell me if I should still keep hope that my 11 wk old Cuckoo Orp is a hen. I was told she was an auto sexed female black/cuckoo chick so I never second guessed the development of its comb and wattles. Then I realized how my...
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    Automatic Coop Door Opener Recommendations - Ontario

    From those who use them in extremely cold winter climates, please give me your recommended automatic coop door opener brand. There seems to be a few that i could order so let me know which one you are using and if you are happy with it. Thanks
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    Newbie hello from Ottawa, ON, CAN

    I’d love to have BYC. I’m addicted to learning all about it. I live on an almost 2 acre property in a suburban neighbourhood that is not zoned properly for BYC. My yard is beautiful meadow and tree and could so easily take chickens. Would love to talk people who are breaking their by-laws and...
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