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    eggshells as diatamaceous earth?

    read some articles that is is a suitable substitute for DE. Was wondering if anyone used is in feed or as pesticide?
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    golden eagle tries to grab baby...

    http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhWFVPdT3MQAi65T0g
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    bad night for the predators

    had a raccoon and a fox in the same night. two sss's in the same night. what a feeling.
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    loners

    hello, one of my fowl is now a loner. he does not socialize with the rest of the clan. he goes up high on the top of the coop and just sits there. he does come down at night. if I chase him down, the rest of the flock attacks him. about two weeks ago, he had an eye problem but it since has...
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    game camera question

    does anyone make a camera that uses infrared led's instead of flash? Looking for a wavelength that is not visible to the human eye. have a secluded property that has had gamecam's stolen and has had a trailer burned up. thinking that the cameras are identified during the night with the...
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    candling eggs

    I can see a large air sack at the top of my eggs. Is this normal? A few have larger red blobs than others. guessing this is normal. how long before I turn the auto turner off? Thanks.
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    12 guinea hen eggs PEARL

    Dozen guinea fowl eggs. Parents are pearl. will individually package then put in popcorn and ship usps priority. My birds lay three eggs a day so this is four days worth. Paypal only. 5 Male and two females in the run. have cracked one egg this spring and it was fertile.
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    8 eggs in the incubator

    wish me luck. of the 30 or so I put in last year, none were fertilized. I took one and cracked it and looks like it was fertile. so here we go. pointy side down, will add some water to the bottom of the incubator later in the day. incubator was preheated overnight. three thermometers, all at...
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    bed time

    does any other flock have the habit of squawking like crazy when they all go back in the coop at dusk? mine go nuts then silence for the night.
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    priceless birds

    So my local energy company decided to replace my meter. they sent out a subcontractor to change out the meter. little did he know that he would be cornered by my killer guineas. the birds had him cornered for 10 minutes. I saw the surveillance video. classic. it gets better....my neighbor hears...
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    Bee Hives

    Anyone have experience with bees? Thinking of getting a queen. Have a buddy with a hive and he loves the hobby. Wondering if just the queen is OK to get in the spring (I think they come with 1/2 pound of workers). Any recommendations appreciated.
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    mouse trap trick

    Hello, I figured out something the past few days about mouse traps....if you smear peanut butter under the place for the bait as well as on top, you will have a way better success rate. I was having traps get robbed every night, 5-6 traps a night. Then I started smearing it under the bait...
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    electric fence

    Can you put an electric fence on a steel building? I have a steel building that is infested with squirrels. Looking for an easy solution that will not poison them because my coop is near the building. Building is 30x40 with 18' ceilling. Cement floor. There are holes all over the building. No...
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    Pellet stove fuel alternative

    A buddy of mine is using horse bedding pellets made from pine. He buys them for $1.50 a bag and says they burn hotter and last a little less than the hardwoods. just throwing this out there.
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    found a treasure a little late

    cleaned out the coop/run this AM with a leaf blower. found a pile of eggs (probably 50) that were abandoned. poor birds. if they were not smelling too bad, I would try to open one or two to see if they were fertilized.
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    Guinea Hen

    I have a small flock of guineas. 13 total. One has a splayed leg. He wabbles around fine. Auction is for one, but will sell more. The noise is getting to me. Auction is for choice of birds. Pickup only. Any questions ask away.
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    cold weather....eat less or more???

    Do guineas need more or less food during cold weather. Mine seem to be eating way more.
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    not so dumb after all

    I have had my heat lamp off since the end of spring, when my birds were 12 weeks. It was in the 60's at night and it was time. Since then my birds have never entered the coop. My run is fenced in. the birds free range all day then go back in the run at night. The run has a roof over it and the...
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    0- for...

    Hello, My guineas started laying eggs on the 15th of last month. I had no luck candling. I had LED's and spotlights shining through roughly 30 eggs. I could see nothing of use. I had my incubator on 99 degrees and had the water compartments full. I would add room temp water as needed. Now...
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    Niteguard

    Does anyone think it will stress my birds if they could see the flashing light? I have been moving the niteguard every week or so, and one of the locations may be in the line of sight for my birds. Thanks for any input.
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