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This space is filled with liquid, very curious, not the air sac - you can see it when the egg is cooked especially when hardboiled. It is as if part of the egg the size of a pencil eraser did not cook and is filled with fluid. Watery like fluid. THe eggs are excellent tasting, shape about...

I have 25 RIR's they are currently molting and have been laying since last December. THey are free range 10:00 AM until dark. Fed grain, blue seal or layena layer mix. Most of the eggs when hard boiled have a section/hole that looks like a small cavern filled with liquid. Water like liquid...

I have used 2x4 or 3" limbs from trees with equal success. I think the prefer the trees so I rounded the corners off the 2x4 and cut them in half. My roosts are 18" off the ground and level about 16" apart. They work perfectly, are simple to remove all at once when removing the litter from...

Jim is absolutely correct about winter and how animals keep themselves warm. SImple is better and my 25 birds made it through a very snowy (30Inchs) and a very cold "-" single digits with windows open, roof vents all open and they survived well. Never even a sneeze and chickens do sneeze. I...

Here is a great source for information on how and what is needed to trap coyotes. Printed by the state of Missouri. http://mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/trapping/guide-trapping-nuisance-coyotes

I would suggest not humanizing them too much, you seem to be ready to clean their ears with a Q-tip, but I would wipe their butts with a warm moist towel every time I picked them up. This will ensure no pasty butt! BACK TO YOUR QUESTION: Clipping wing feathers is like cutting your nails. Cut...

I have had my deep litter in the coop since December. Litter is still dry, the poop is drying out in about 1-2 days, and there is no smell of ammonia. I'm currently planting our fall garden crop and will soon remove all the litter from the coop and spread it on the garden. That will be about...

Zip ties, when you have more than the color of bands start banding on the opposite leg; when you have a left set and right set, use an identifyer like black & yellow - continue with this until you have left and right sets of black combined with your other colors; then change the base color...

Local park ranger at state park told me they trapped 50+ coons in havihart traps this season; then, send them to be euthanized so the public would not complain about animal cruelty. HAVIHART no, HAVIGUN or HAVICONEBEAR - Both kill swiftly and finally. I have trapped 4 coons with conibear trap...

Local park ranger at state park told me they trapped 50+ coons in havihart traps this season; then, send them to be euthanized so the public would not complain about animal cruelty. HAVIHART no, HAVIGUN, or HAVICONEBEAR - Both kill swiftly and finally. I have trapped 4 coons with conibear...

Critical period is over for the disease that most medicated feed treats. Keep feeding what you are as Tiramisu recommends. WHen I fed medicated I stopped at 10 weeks. Birds are fine. Luck

One of my RIR's acted that way for a few days.... Took her out of the nest she was laying in each night and gave her treats and some TLC daily for several days. Made sure she was eating by hand feeding her... Few days of this she was moving around and in a week she was fine. Key IMHO was...

information will be helpful.... Take a minute to add your kill birds. http://tinyurl.com/22jws2b

This week my RIR's produced 1 3.5 oz egg and another 3.8 oz egg, both were doubles.

Put the (I assume quart waterer) up off the base of your brooder floor. Move all shavings aside and raise it up with wood squares until the birds can get a drink and not fowl (sic) the water.

Totally agree.. Thanks Nifty!

Nine users have replied to predator killing survey they represent 85 animals that were killed. The more information the better for our user database. Thanks

Below is a link to shared google spread sheet (type of bird killed, how many killed, age, killed by, circumstances, username). Please take a moment to add your information to this survey page. Hopefully, it will help users to properly identify risks and correct predator problems. Thanks...

Forgot to mention the presence of a large murder of crows. They keep after the hawks and owls, but more important I believe is that the birds are full sized RIR's. Hope luck holds out as it has in the past. Smaller chicks need complete protection. Good Luck!

Quote: Ditto! Hang both above the height of the chickens back in the tractor. Keeps everything cleaner and out of the way of any rodents. Have water 16" off the floor in the coop(4" termite block on top of 12" block). Use the block to house 100 watt bulb in the winter to keep water from...