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    Processing in southwest Ohio

    There is also Tewes, which is in Erlanger (N. Kentucky). 859-341-8844 Last time I was there it was $2/bird Super nice people!
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    Best feed for the money?

    I feed Kalmbach layer crumbles and have for years now. Mine do great on it. It's quite a bit cheaper than Purina and when I was feeding Purina, I kept getting bags that were more dust than crumble and the chickens didn't eat it as well. I can't compare it to the Dumor, because I never have...
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    Condensation from increased ventilation?

    This is actually fairly normal for any building that has a metal roof without insulation. I have a pole barn that does not have the roof insulated and mine does the same thing. Usually in the morning when the sun first starts hitting the roof and making the roof warmer than the air on the...
  4. Our Chicken Coop

    Our Chicken Coop

    This is our almost finished chicken coop. It is a converted stall in my horse barn. It will house 16 chicks. 6 Barred Rocks, 5 White Rocks and 5 Black Australorps. The coop itself is 10 x 10 with an attached run of 10 x 16. The floor os the coop is concrete. The run footing is a base layer...
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    Homemade flock block recipes

    Quote: I followed this recipe. I didn't want to be baking anything and this just sits in the fridge until it gets hard. I then let it sit on the counter for a day or 2 until it dries out a little bit. I used some old horse supplement buckets instead of the bundt pan, and it turned out...
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    Blu Kote Stains Everywhere.

    Well, I know that when I get it on myself, I use eye makeup remover to get it off. I have no idea how safe that would be for chickens tho. Good luck. It does seem to get everywhere no matter how careful you are.
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    can someone explain this waterer?

    I bought the first one and like someone else said, I could never figure out how tight/loose the lid had to be to let the water come out. If you have it too tight, no water comes out at all. If it's too loose, the water doesn't stop coming out until it is completely empty and you have a flood...
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    Here's a weird looking egg!

    Nope, the yolk didn't come out when I tipped it. The membrane across the top was pretty thick. So far today I've only gotten regular eggs. I'm just glad I got it before someone stepped on and broke it. Must have been interrupted mid-production:)
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    The great enduring mystery.... WHY CANT I GET EGGS???

    They will eat the scratch before they eat the layer food, even if it's underneath. It would be like putting broccoli on top of cupcakes in front of a 6 year old. They will push aside the good stuff to get to the junk. Scratch should only be fed as a treat, a little at a time. Put out a...
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    Here's a weird looking egg!

    I got this egg on Saturday. It does have a very thin outer shell with just the membrane covering the top. I didn't break it open, but it does seem like it had a yolk. Looked perfectly normal except it was missing a top. I have 16 chickens who just started to lay about 2 weeks ago...
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    coop within a large barn??

    Yep, mine is a converted stall in the horse barn. View of the whole barn from the outside. The inside of the barn before the coop was built. The stall at the end on the left is what eventually becomes the coop. The outside before the run was built. The inside door to the coop. Inside...
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    Will chickens eat safflower, black oil sunflower and thistle seeds?

    No, not even for just a few weeks. In just a few weeks, you could have some dead birds. Figure out a way to make your food inaccessable to the sparrows. Don't kill your chickens just to try and get rid of birds. Or, maybe feed the birds birdseed somewhere far away from the chicken food...
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    corn causing feather loss?

    Ya know, I was going to make the same comments about the corn making them hot. I have heard the same thing over and over. However, I tried to do a search about it and could find nothing that says where this myth came from or why it is not true. Can anyone point me somewhere that would explain...
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    Will chickens eat safflower, black oil sunflower and thistle seeds?

    Well, I know mine love black oil sunflowers, not sure about the others. However, it is not suitable as the only source of feed. I just give it as a treat.
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    Switching from grower to layer before first egg?

    I switched over to layer feed at 19 weeks, for the same reason you are wanting to. They are now 21 weeks and have just started laying this week. It does seem like forever for that first one. I was so excited when I found the first one. I emailed a picture to everyone I know:)
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    corn causing feather loss?

    I think they are too young to be molting, but there will always be some feathers laying around. I have 16 chicks and I swear I could have made a large feather pillow by now with all the feathers laying around. I throw a few cups of cracked corn out to them a couple times a day. They love it...
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    Can you overfeed chicks?

    I wouldn't worry about overfeeding chicks. I do wonder how much they might be wasting. Can you see any that has spilled into the bedding that they won't eat? I honestly can't remember how much food my 16 chicks went through. I feel that young chicks should have all the food they want to eat...
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    Why are my birds starving, while surrounded with FOOD!! Help!

    Quote: Oh, yes, they have an oyster shell dispenser in each coop, I forgot about that, and I get really strong egg shells. Free range birds dont tend to need too much supplemental grit do they? But like someone else said, oyster shell is not grit. Oyster shell should be given as a...
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    Heat Lamp Bulb Out Already?

    I had a 150 watt red bulb burn out after 2 weeks. It was a reptile bulb, so having it pointing down shouldn't have been a problem. I was fairly warm here at the time so it wasn't even turned on all the time. I bought is at PetsMart and I never save receipts, so I just chucked it and bought a...
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    Dog-proof option for your run: cattle or combo panel

    Here is a link. http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10551_10001_36153_-1______14345%7C14359%7C14368%7C36153?listingPage=true&Special=false This is what I used to make my run. I did line it with hardware cloth as well. I can't remember what they cost, but it...
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