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  1. Bio cryo guy

    Location of coop and run better in the shade or sun?

    Welcome to the Backyard! I looked up your winter weather, and found your cold season lasts about 3 months. Your coldest winter day is January 30, with average temps of 42/26°F on that day. Hope that's close to accurate where you are in the state! They're definitely going to want plenty of space...
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    Cheap old cell phone coop cam

    My wifi router is in the front left of my house about 7 ft in the air. (Elevating your router can greatly improve it's range and performance.) My chicken coop is in the back right corner of my property. The signal travels through about 5 walls in the house over about 40 ft. Then it's about 80 ft...
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    Chickens in winter

    Yesterday we had about 3" of snow fall overnight. This was the first experience with snow for my 4 girls. I knew I wanted to introduce them to the strange new world as nicely as possible. I quickly and quietly shoveled some paths for them before I opened their door. Even with doing that, I...
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    Homemade Worming Treatment! (Maybe?)

    Please don't tell me your takeaway from those studies is: taking pumpkin seeds and including them in your flock's diet might be effective... I'll be honest, I haven't read any of the linked articles yet. I will say I've seen the word extract used more than once though... @Morrigan , I agree...
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    Homemade Worming Treatment! (Maybe?)

    I'm just curious... Let's say you do notice some worms in the feces while doing your inspections. What exactly are you planning to proclaim on here? Are you going to try and say something along the lines of, "Hey, this might be working!"... Because that is where the biggest problem currently...
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    Hello from Wisconsin

    Welcome to the site, Samantha! The people here are awesome! Have fun!
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    Injury - Limping Chicken

    I just had this happen with my black sex-link, Pearl. Fortunately her symptoms resolved in about 3 days. I checked for cuts and bruises and gently palpated her injured leg as well. Everything checked out okay. I just limited certain interaction with her, because she would force herself to run...
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    Red mite issue again....

    Can you get some neem oil? Unrefined pure neem oil and it's extract are known miticides. You mix it with water and some soap. Depending on what material the interior of your coop is will determine if it will have any residual miticide effects. Wood and other porous surfaces would probably need...
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    I’m confused about egg color

    This is Emily's first egg. I think it's green, my mom and niece see blue. Since color interpretation is subjective, we agreed she lays blue-green eggs. You could always get another and hope for the best?:fl
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    I’m confused about egg color

    It's definitely not as simple as breed "x" lays a certain color of egg. Egg shell color is a polygenetic trait, which means there are more than 2 genes responsible for influencing color. While that doesn't mean they can lay "any" color, there usually is a "range of color(s)" a specific breed...
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    Cheap old cell phone coop cam

    You're very welcome!
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    Cheap old cell phone coop cam

    I attached a picture of what the "night mode" does using a Samsung Galaxy S6. It's still a black box. It's about 30 minutes past sunset and there is still a tiny amount of light in the sky. Not sure I'm willing to add any type of light in the coop to fix that issue, but a different phone might...
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    Cheap old cell phone coop cam

    Yes, that's it! I had to go look at the actual Google store pic.
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    Cheap old cell phone coop cam

    Try Alfred camera.
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    Cheap old cell phone coop cam

    I am such a goof! I always proofread, but Albert didn't catch me... The app is called Alfred. I apologize sincerely! I hope you were able to figure out my mistake! I hope editing works the way I think it does, and I corrected my mistake.
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    Cheap old cell phone coop cam

    I was watching them on video with my cell phone at work, and took that picture (screenshot) to show my niece. You can also use motion activation to take video recordings, and record about 30 second short videos to save as well with the free app. I believe you can do more with the paid app...
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    Cheap old cell phone coop cam

    I was looking into buying a camera for my chicken coop, and was quickly discouraged by the price. I looked into cellphone apps that turn an unused phone into a WiFi camera, and thought to give it a try. Currently I'm trying out the Alfred app, and am satisfied I can now check in any time I want...
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    Celery in water to keep from freezing

    So my understanding is any "solute" (non-water molecule/ion) that was added to the water from the celery does have the potential to depress the freezing point of the water. However, this could be a totally negligible amount. I doubt it would be worth the effort since celery freezes readily in my...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    Hello everyone! I recently completed reading all 369 pages! You have already provided a lot of great advice to help with my current coop rebuild. I feel like I know you all so well! I have a question that needs guidance. We are soon replacing the roof on the coop. The building is 8L x 4W x 6.5H...
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