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    Texas Rat Snake a.k.a. chicken snake

    Pound a pipe a foot or so in the ground and tie a small boom box to it.. Put on your favorite 24 hour music station and set it at at least half volume.. Cover it with a bucket and let it play, the vibrations transferred into the ground will keep snakes and rodents away.. Talk radio or sports...
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    Any Ideas on WHAT'S killing my chickens?

    There is a small pack that wanders our corner of the world but they like to yelp and howl at sunset.. The birds are trained to go into the hen house at night and I close their door to keep them safe from the night time predators.. Had a hawk attack a hen and my 2 roosters attacked the hawk when...
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    Eggs taken whole, no broken shell, no guts. What could it be?

    We had a Dalmatian who loved eggs and would swipe them from the basket when you weren't looking.. What got her caught was the dog slobber smell she left behind.. That dog could get 3 eggs in he mouth without breaking them.. My vote would be someone had a hand in the bucket if you can't find...
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    Hawk Attack... how to treat this wound?

    New-Skin First Aid Antiseptic Liquid Bandage Spray This stuff works on a dog that got cut up bad by a hawk.. I think it is safe for chickens because there is no pain killer in it..
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    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    Keeping the peeps out of the fan is no problem.. Even if they got near it the fan is very small and stops at the slightest touch.. It provides just enough air flow to move the air and is not strong enough like an 80mm fan to suck them up.. The sponge tray moisture tank is in the center of the...
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    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    Take a look at the way I mounted mine in the picture in my post a page or two back.. I used a very small fan and mounted it in a triangle of aluminum sheet flashing.. You never want the air to blow directly on the eggs and my rig draws the air up and gently forces it along the top and across the...
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    Setting eggs today 5-3-12...anyone with me?

    If you are incubating expensive or mission critical eggs you are wise to invest in a good sized computer UPS power protector for several reasons.. Power outages and varying voltage can happen at any time so the purchase is wise.. When the hatch is done hook it to your brooder or just use it for...
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    Setting eggs today 5-3-12...anyone with me?

    Alyssa13, have you tried Craig's List ?? Maybe you could put out a request for a peep.. I am in Ohio and I see people giving away chickens all the time.. The single surviving chick from the hen that has been broody for a few months now is 3 weeks old now and my wife noticed it has green legs...
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    Setting eggs today 5-3-12...anyone with me?

    Well we set 40 eggs this evening 5/7 at 5:30 pm eastern so we are a few days behind but we will join in.. The incubator is not up to temp yet but it is creeping up slowly and should get there in another hour or so.. I will wait at least a week to check for embryos.. Started a status log and plan...
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    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    .xz-z- Got an old one from the neighbor who said he had poor results wit it and it had been sitting in the basement for years.. It came with an egg turner that was bound up and not working but after some straightning and a bit of vasoline to lubricate the pivots it works well.. Had a bit of...
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    To wash or not to wash...eggs

    I would be leary of raw eggs that are 9 months old, better to just take the chicken along.. Unless kept below 42 deg. the protein will start to degrade within several weeks.. The ancients would hard boil the eggs and put them in olive oil or wine/vinegar for long journeys.. I guess maintaining...
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    how much feed do you use a month?

    I get the Amish feed mill 16% ground layer mash mix.. It has some powdery content so I have found that mixing warm water into it makes it a soft pasty mush.. Because it is wet they get a lot of their daily water needs and it keeps them from rooting through it and tossing the feed everywhere.. We...
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    Chickens Eating Black Widow Spiders

    Mother nature and evolution have achieved many safeguards for things like this.. Chickens seem to have a cast iron stomach as they eat rocks and dirt and have a sixth sense when it comes to what is good to eat.. Once I get all my vegetable seed sprouted in the greenhouse for the garden I think I...
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    how much feed do you use a month?

    We were lucky last time, we bought 33 chicks and had only 1 die [ they got to stay warm and dry ] although we were unhappy about their bloodline.. Paid for pure bread and you can see some are not so we won't buy from that hatchery again.. They were insistent on getting themselves wet and I had...
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