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    Hen trying to encourage another hen to go broody?

    I have a Brahma hen that has never went broody, but has helped with parenting previous batches of chicks. Today I saw that Brahma get into a nesting box occupied by my youngest silkie hen, and push eggs under the silkie. Is this something hens do to encourage other hens to brood? Should I try...
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    Thrifting

    Thrifting is a great way to not only find things you want or need for cheap, but it prevents functioning goods from going to landfill and for some it can be a profitable side business reselling finds. Where to go for thrifting options: Craigslist: 'Garage Sale' section Facebook Marketplace...
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    Lawn seeds I can plant that chickens won't eat?

    I moved my chickens from a large free-range area to a smaller but still decently sized pen. Over winter they scratched the ground and the dirt inside the pen while the grass is greener on the other side. I am not sure if the grass will recover in spring or if I have to plant something to...
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    My mistake regarding placing robin eggs under a brooding silkie

    I often have birds making nests on the lintel of the gate to my back yard. I like birds, they can nest wherever as long as its not part of a ventilation system. But in April 2024 I was looking out the window and saw a crow scare two robins away from this lintel, so I went out to check; I found...
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    Uranium Glass Collecting

    Not many people know about Uranium glass. Its 'depression-era' glassware that has uranium added as a colorant. Some people collect it for display, or they like the history of the glass, studying the manufacturers and patterns... I buy it for a utilitarian purpose. I'm a young adult, and am used...
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    Autonomous and Interactive Chicken Coop Livestream

    This project started sometime in October when an online friend in Italy casually suggested I stream my chicken coop. I'm not sure whether or not they were serious but at the time I thought "Yeah... I should totally do that...". Fast forward a couple months and way too much time spent designing...
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    PVC Pipe Chicken Feeder (enlarged modification to sugarmaplefarmhouse's design)

    Looking for cleaner and more long-term feeding options, I came across this design from sugarmaplefarmhouse It called for 3" PVC pipe to be used as a hopper, with a 3" 90° elbow and 3" 45° elbow. While at Lowes I liked the capacity of 4" PVC pipe but whether my small silkies could stick their...
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    Hawk Defense: Poultry Net Support System

    I like having my chickens freerange but ran into an issue with hawk attacks. I wanted my chickens protected from above whilst also allowing me to walk around their freerange area. A 50'x50' 2.4" square mesh poultry/garden net is cheap, only $30, but I needed a way to elevate it so I designed a...
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    Rooster courting another rooster

    I have a new rooster thats about 11 months old now. I already have an older well established rooster (the father) but I have not seen them fight yet. Instead I've seen the older rooster perform courtship dances for and even 'mount' my younger rooster. Make love and not war 🤣? How common is this?
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    Culling friendly hens for bullying and no longer producing eggs

    I have a speckled hen and a rhode island red hen that are the friendliest towards me, they run up to me to say "hello", but they are terrible with my other hens. Besides them I have a brahma hen I bought, a silkie pair I bought, and all of my other hens are either pure silkie or mixes that I did...
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    My solution to chickens sleeping in nesting boxes

    Raspberry Pi Pico W running MicroPython. Each nesting box is controlled by a separate servo so I can disable one (remotely) if a hen is brooding. They are set to open 4 hours before sunrise and close 2 hours before sunset. Sunrise/sunset calculated daily based off of time and math using latitude...
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    Greetings! I've had chickens for a few years and someone convinced me to livestream them

    Long story short I'm an IT guy who specializes in automation and an online friend from Italy casually suggested I set up a 'chicken coop livestream' and I've slowly been setting it up since November. Its still a work in progress but I hope to be finished by the end of January. - 2 stationary...
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