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  1. Katt47

    How much is too much oyster shell

  2. Katt47

    How much is too much oyster shell

    No I meant a lb or two of oyster shell and grit.lol
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    How much is too much oyster shell

    Just tractor and supply Dumor pellets. And garden scraps. I’m starting to wonder if it’s our well water though. I started one of the electrolyte additives from tractor and supply and that seemed to help. But when I stopped it they started up again.
  4. Katt47

    How much is too much oyster shell

    No. I don’t think so. They just gobble it up.
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    How much is too much oyster shell

    Ok so my chickens are about 6 mos old and since I’ve been giving them oyster shells and grit, they devour it it with in a day or two. I have 22 hens and have had chickens over a decade. I’ve never seen this before. I put out a pound or two each and it’s gone the next day. Anyone have an idea?
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    Male quail major head injury

    So I have 14 quail with 2 males and 12 females. I know the ratio is off by one but took a chance because I saw conflicting info on this. Now one of my males is in solitary with an eye missing and a couple generous head wounds. Is it really the other male attacking him or could it be some another...
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    Deep litter..What am I doing wrong?

    That's the thing, it is starting to smell. Thats why I used the PDZ. I'm in Maryland and it's been a really humid few months.
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    Deep litter..What am I doing wrong?

    So I decided I would try the deep litter method this year since I got a new coop and flock. Well, It's not going that well. I have TSC pine shavings and they don't want to break down AT ALL! I've had them in there since April and I add Sweet PDZ to it for ammonia control. Well, that's not...
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    Try The Locker in Mount Airy. Not sure if they process chickens but they do beef and can probably give you a referral.
  10. Katt47

    MARYLAND THREAD!

    I'll try the treats tonight. I think the other birds may be part of the problem. The older ones won't get on the roost yet and sleep near the door. I put a box there last night hoping to get them on the roost but of course they just squeezed behind it. Have to find a bigger box. Haha.
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    Hey guys, can anyone help me please? I have 7 7 week old chicks and 5 5 week olds. I had them in separate brooders because i didn't have enough room. I put the older ones in the coop a couple weeks ago and kept them in there for a week and when I let them out they went back in at night like...
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    First Night of Flock Integration and They All Went to Roost Together - Even the Silkies!!!

    Hey guys, can anyone help me please? I have 7 7 week old chicks and 5 5 week olds. I had them in separate brooders because i didn't have enough room. I put the older ones in the coop a couple weeks ago and kept them in there for a week and when I let them out they went back in at night like...
  13. Katt47

    When to combine chicks with adult hens

    What if the chicks are 3 weeks and 5 weeks old? Think they can be put together faster in the coop?
  14. Katt47

    Too clean equals bad? fact or fiction?

    I have construction sand in my run and I've found it difficult to sift the poo out every day simply because it's hard to see. It gets stamped down pretty quick and dries out. I think once a week is enough.
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    Pullets not roosting?

    No big ones to worry about yet. I have some younger ones in the brooder still so I'll have to deal with that later.
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    Pullets not roosting?

    Ok, so sounds like I was right, I'm impatient. :) I do like the idea of a smaller practice roost. I had one in the brooder and they did take to it. Funny.
  17. Katt47

    Pullets not roosting?

    Hello, Can someone help me out here? My chicks are about 6 weeks now and they have been in the coop for about a week and a half. But they are still sleeping on the floor. I thought they would roost by now. My last new set of chicks did. Am I just being impatient? Or, should I be discouraging...
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    It's great you got over you fear. That's not always an easy thing. But baby chicks?? Yea, it's hard not to fall in love. That's what happened to my husband and daughter. They thought I was nuts when I got my first flock in PA. But as we went thorough the process. they were hooked. Since we moved...
  19. Katt47

    MARYLAND THREAD!

    Yup, I'm from Pittsburgh. Just North in Butler county. Mt Airy is very similar. Columbia isn't too bad. But I'm sure your glad to be out of an apartment. How do you like the chickens so far?
  20. Katt47

    MARYLAND THREAD!

    Does anyone know if I should be worried about snakes here in Mt Airy? I'm new here and just got my first flock started. I know there are fox and coons and soooo many hawks so I have chicken wire on the top of my coop and hardware cloth around the bottom about two feet up from the ground. Think...
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