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  1. ejerud

    How to build a killing cone.

    Made a nice cone this way. There is a sheet of metal that is sold in the ductwork section of home depot. It was over 3x too big for this cone, but it was the only size available. The price was good at $9.30 and it was easy to work with. To avoid sharp edges, I would add that you can add a...
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    feeding cooked egg yolks to chickens

    Before I say anything else, I should clarify that I don't know the answer. We feed most of our yolks back to the chickens. Recently, I have asked the same question as you. The actual risk, from a medical perspective, is for a condition called "fatty liver". It happens to people who eat a...
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    Coop d'Shame- broody chicken, cracked eggs, hiding rooster

    Thanks for your reply. It seems like more than an occasional blood spot. Some of them actually look like early embryos. As for the broody hen- she has been sitting constantly in the laying box- as far as I can tell for 5 straight days.
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    Coop d'Shame- broody chicken, cracked eggs, hiding rooster

    Help!! We went away for 3 days left the chickens to their own devices. When it is a longer period of time, we ask the neighbors to watch them. But they're self sufficient, with a feeder and waterer so they've always been ok for brief periods alone. They have a big coop and enclosed run, with...
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    my 4 week old chick crowed when I turned on the light- is it a male?

    We live in Seattle where roosters are not allowed. So we bought our chicks from the local grange, that buys only sexed chicks. We've had them for 4 weeks, and turn off the lights for half an hour each day (as instructed in the Storey's Raising Chickens book). When I turned on the light...
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