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oyster shell
Not sure of their age, cast offs from a high school FFA group. They get Purina or Dumours Layer pellets, yogurt occasionally, some scraps, free range on weekends. The oyster shell does look kinda big. I'll crush it up smaller and mix with yogurt.- goldrush
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oyster shell
I recently started getting quite a few thin shelled eggs from my 3 white leghorns. I have introduced oyster shell free choice but they don't seem to be taking much at all. How long should it take for the extra calcium to harden the shells?. I read conflicting opinions on mixing the shell into...- goldrush
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Sick leghorn
Not sure of age. Got them 4 months ago as adults. They get Purina or Dumours laying crumbles. I am scrupulous about clean water. Only one is sick, just started 2 days ago. Comb way flopped over . She was on her side, gasping for air, but she rallied today. Got her quarantined for now. I lost a...- goldrush
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Sick leghorn
Need some medical advice. Have 5 white Leghorns that have been thriving and laying well. Found one girl lethargic yesterday. Comb dull, Explosive diarrhea. Don't want it to spread. They get apple cider vinegar in their water & yogurt weekly. What's going on and how do I treat? Already lost one...- goldrush
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Down to our last hen
No, wasn't aware of the need. I keep goats and worm them monthly. What wormer do I use?- goldrush
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Down to our last hen
Started last summer with 4 Black Stars. Took them 6 months to start laying. Lost 1 when she strangled herself in a tight spot between the coop and the wall. Then 1 got a respiratory disease. Found her gasping for breath one day, she was dead the next, The 2 remaining hens thrived for a few...- goldrush
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Yipee !!!
Rookie question. After a very long wait (6-7 months), my Black Star hens finally laid their first eggs today. However, instead of using the spiffy nesting boxes, lined with pine shavings, they laid them in the sand out in their run. Is there any way to get them to lay in the boxes, which have...- goldrush
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After the Goldrush Farm
After 24 years on 5 acres in central Florida, we finally have time for a hobby farm. After the Goldrush is the title of an old Neil Young tune ( " we got Mother Nature on the run" ). Started with goats to help with the mowing. Now, we have acquired 4 Black Star hens, Oprah, Whoopi, Whitney &...- goldrush
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Wagon wheel roost.
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2 of the girls on the 'grand' staircase
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Automatic waterer with 2 Farmtek nipples
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Automatic feeder from plans on this website
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Front wall came from a stagecoach bunkbed my grandsons outgrew
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Used half of an old boat shed for the coop and run
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Nesting boxes with outside access
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After the Goldrush Farm
Coop and run, Automatic Feeder & waterer, Wagon Wheel roost.- goldrush
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