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    Will cat repeller - ultrasonic cat scarer device harm my chickens?

    Hi The next door neighbours cats are scarring my chickens and pooing in my garden so I'm thinking of getting cat a repeller with ultrasonic sound, will this scare my chickens and be harmful for them? My chickens also run around in the garden where I will put his device will such s device effect...
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    Are my eggs safe to eat after being in the hutch for 7 days? I've been on holiday

    Hi, I was on holiday for 7 days and my chickens have laid 12 eggs inside the hutch which I normally collect each day. Whilst I was on holiday the temperature in UK was 15 - 22 degrees. When I came back I saw the hens where sitting on some of the eggs which they were probably were doing in...
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    How do I stop chickens are breaking n eating their own egg?

    Hi My light Sussex n bluebell chicken are smashing their own eggs and then eating them. Why are they doing this and how do I stop them doing it? Thanks S
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    Egg shell covered in blood whilst chicken laid egg & odd brown speckles on the yolk, what is this?

    Hi 1. In the last 2 days my one of my chickens egg shell is covered in blood, look at the image attached of the egg in the shell, seems like it was bleeding whilst laying the egg, the red blood is dry (which is what I think it is) what is the remedy for this? what has happened to it? 2...
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    UK weather not withstanding sand on the bottom of coop, HELP! need advice

    Hi 4 the birds, Thanks for your response. When I look at the sand in the coop the poo has become part of the sand, the rain hasn't totally washed the poo away. When it is semi-dried up and I use a rack to spread it evenly I can smell the poo in the air. What should I do? Is it safe for...
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    UK weather not withstanding sand on the bottom of coop, HELP! need advice

    Hi I I have read all the post and this long URL (https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/444759/got-sand-you-should) about putting sand at the bottom of my coop. Living in Britain the weather is not consistent, it rains a lot, sometimes 3/ 4 times in a week, when it does the chicken poo gets mixed...
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    UK weather not withstanding sand on the bottom of coop, HELP! need advice

    Hi I I have read all the post and this long URL (https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/444759/got-sand-you-should) about putting sand at the bottom of my coop. Living in Britain the weather is not consistent, it rains a lot, sometimes 3/ 4 times in a week, when it does the chicken poo gets mixed...
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    How do I clean sand in wet weather and how many grams of food to give chicken?

    Hi, I got some excellent advice to put sand at the bottom of my chicken coop, it has helped to reduce the smell and made it easy to pick up chicken poo. What I didn't tell u was I lived in UK, where it rains. It has been raining heavily for the past week, and I clean the coop once a week...
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    Layers mash or chicken pellet? What is best?

    Hi Q1. My chickens are 24 weeks old I have been feeding them layers Mash, should I switch to chicken pellet? Q2. What do people in this forum feed chickens over 24 weeks, mash or pellet? Q3. If I switch from mash to pellet should I mixed the mash with pellet for a few weeks so they get used...
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    Newbie Questions: chickens making concrete garden a mess, how do I stop this?

    foreverlearning, Thanks for your feedback, how many centimetres of sand should be inside the coop? The farmer told me to spray poultry shield and diatom once a week inside/outside the coop to remove red termite. Does this mean the sand can stay as is for 6 months and all I have to do is...
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    Newbie Questions: chickens making concrete garden a mess, how do I stop this?

    Thank you for all your replies, I had some further questions which I read in previous posts about adding sand https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/444759/got-sand-you-should/50: Q1, The post suggests to add sand. Can this be replaced with the bedding which I use currently, see bedding link...
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    Newbie Questions: chickens making concrete garden a mess, how do I stop this?

    Hi I Recently I brought 2 chickens and have let them out on my concrete garden, half the garden has been partition with a gate so the chickens don't eat the vegetables. I let them out recently in the large concrete area for two days, within two days the whole area has been covered with...
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    Does apple cider vinger contain alcohol?

    Thanks for all the welcomes :)
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    Newbie needs Nine questions answered by a professional chicken expert :)

    Q1. I'am creating some fencing round my garden, the chicken wire is 900mm high and my chickens wings have been clipped, is the fence high enough? Q2. I have a concrete garden so there is no soil or grass for them to peck or play with, is that ok or can I use anything else as a substitute...
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    Does apple cider vinger contain alcohol?

    Hello, Thanks for your reply. I'm non alcohol and don't drink alcohol. What I don't want is my chickens drinking acv which goes into there blood stream then into the eggs I am then eating eggs which were made by them drinking acv (which I think contains alcohol like beer, wine etc). I just...
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    Does apple cider vinger contain alcohol?

    Hi I'm new to keeping chickens and wanted to know if apple cider vinger contains alcohol, I brought this from ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251432018895 Here are some sites that suggest it might contain alcohol...
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