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    Advice: building combo pvc tube feeder on bottom and waterer on top?

    Hoping someone (plumber?)with PVC fittings knowledge might help with this idea...I love the PVC feeders that fill the pipe with feed and end in a 90 or 45 degree angle for chickens to eat without spelling. I then realized that all the space above that bottom outlet is kind of wasted in my small...
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    Help! Mysterious, fluid filled mass, left chest in Roxie

    3 days ago my 3 year old barred rock started sounding hoarse when clucking and on closer examination has developed a 6cm x 6cm mass that seems to be cystic and fluid filled. It is NOT her crop. I can shine a flashlight on the mass and it looks fluid filled (not solid, not pus-filled). ANy...
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    Anyone recycling chicken feed off the ground?

    My 7 chickens are going through a 50 lb back of feed every 3 weeks. It is an organic mash (loose, dusty stuff) that I swear 25% ends up on the floor of the coop. I've asked about getting pellets--awaiting a reply. In the meantime, what do you think of scooping up the mash on the ground and...
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    Do chicken nipples freeze up in midwest winters (Chicago)

    I love the 4 chicken nipples I have in base of a plastic bucket. I figure I can heat the water through the winter with an aquarium heater or bird bath deicer. My question and concern is will the nipples still function or will they freeze up as the water goes through them or freezes in the...
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    Are first eggs ok to eat? And how to tell who lays?

    Just got a first egg yesterday--nice, small, green tinged little thing. Are first eggs safe to egg? Any difference from later eggs? And since we have 5 chickens out there, any tips on identifying chickens with their eggs? We have 2 aracuna, 2 wyandottes, speckled sussex. Thanks!
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    Does gravity work on chicken waterer nipples?

    Total newbie here...Have a new coop and liked the idea of using the waterer nipples from Tek, but worried that without a hose hooked up and no constant pressure from the hose (just me bringing water out), the nipples would leak? If I hook a 5gallon bucket and run pvc into the coop with 3-4...
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