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    Starting a mealworm farm

    Started my first 3 months ago. Wheat Brand, potatoes, Carrots are all that go in mine. My 1000 worms have all turned to beetles for the most part. Hope they are producing eggs now.
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    Electric Netting

    Thinking of putting electric netting around 4 raised beds to keep hens out. Any comments or experience?
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    What kind of dog would be good to get?

    Nat J said Traditionally, any hunting or retrieving breed was supposed to hunt the RIGHT things (birds not rabbits, these birds not those birds.) Any of the retrievers was supposed to retrieve when told, but not supposed to run madly around scaring birds before the hunter could shoot them. They...
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    What kind of dog would be good to get?

    Has a Golden Doodle years ago that I could now break from chasing and killing several of my chickens. Have a pure bred Lab (13) and a Brittney Spaniel (5) that I trained to hunt. Also trained to not chase chickens. Brittney at times acts like he might be tempted. Use a Pet Safe Collar with...
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    Poop in Coop!

    Added a bale of straw scattered about the run…. 3 roosting bars… an old wooden chair…. Dang if 7 of 11 eggs weren’t laid in the coop yesterday Vs nesting boxes. Rarely had an egg in coop until now. Almost full shade. Gonna try blocking off coop entrance tomorrow AM. I think
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    Poop in Coop!

    So I have an 8x8 coop and a 10 x 24 fenced run (1/2 covered with metal roofing and other half with chicken wire roof. have nesting boxes outside of coop under metal roof section of run. Hens lay consistently in the nesting boxes. Run is just dirt with some straw added occasionally. Coop bedding...
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    Personal hygiene when owning chickens and other animals

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    Personal hygiene when owning chickens and other animals

    I hope it is (overkill) because I do nothing really other than wash my hands after handling
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

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    Broody Hen's

    Don't mind hatching a few more chicks but OK to have her sit another 21 days? ...OK
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    Broody Hen's

    Try to be short... >Two hens went broody at same time Silkey and Bantam . >No roosters but added a few fertile eggs from a friend. >Had some mix up with other hens laying nonfertile eggs in the mix... Hatched one chick. >Bantam has taken over mothering the chick.... >Silky continues to sit...
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    How do you keep chickens from flying over the fence ?

    Nope. I have 8' and my 2yr olds fly out every day. I just let em range. .... Open the gate in the am and they go back in at night and to lay. Gotta have a top fence run to keep em in
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    New Chicks -

    I started last year this time with 8 hens...mixed breeds.... Have 3 left that are all doing great. Lost the 5 to a neighbors dog, which this problem is now under control.. The neighbor just brought me 12 ISA brown sex links as replacements .... 6 days old now and in a brooder pen...
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    Neck Feathers

    Do have a Guinea rooster.... All chickens are hens.
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    Neck Feathers

    Well they free range all day; in the coop at night. Have free access to layer pellets all day; Only feed a scoop of scratch feed daily.
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    Neck Feathers

    I have 8 hens, a mix of 4 breeds. Also 4 Guinneas . All allowed to free range all day. Have a single Rhode Island red hen. She is loosing feathers on her neck, just below her head. Seeing pricks but no "foliage". Large patchs of missing feathers just under front and back of neck. None of...
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    Egg Production OFF

    In Georgia and having lots of variation in temps recently. My 8 Hens, who are 9 months old, had been producing 6-7 eggs per day back in the early fall; fell to 3-4 in November; now down to 1-2 /day in January/February. Anything other than cold weather and short days?
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    Feeding Chickens -

    Relatively cold days and nights in GA. 8 hens don't appear to be eating what I would expect (My first winter) I am leaving a feeder full of layer pellets... available 24-7. They free range all day; come in coop at night to roost. I generally feeD the 8 hens and 4 Guinness a solo cup of...
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    Deep litter method

    Well, having the poop board under my roost, I literally scoop 99% of droppings with 3-4 swiped of a dust pan. They can go out into a compost pile and do their thing there. Had the same pine shavings in the floor of my coop for over 8 months now, turn weekly,... Now composting, but stays...
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