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  1. jathall

    Any waste free feeder ideas??

    @ Doodle doo ,yours is similar to mine but I like the idea of hanging it and your planter bottom isn't that much bigger than the paint pale which I bet helps.. Thanks for the picture !!
  2. jathall

    Any waste free feeder ideas??

    Thanks for all the help!!! I like the PVC pipe Idea. I might try that out.. The other idea's are very similar to what I have now but I really appreciate the help!! And the idea of rationing the food I have thought of too! I just worried that the shy ones wouldn't ever get a chance to eat after...
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    Any waste free feeder ideas??

    I just cleaned the run for the first time and Holy Cow what a mess!! The smell is unreal!! I shoveled it out and laid lime down then I poured some play sand over the top of the lime.. I feed my chickens with the 5 gallon homeade feeder and it seemed like SO much food was being wasted so I made a...
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    Needing advice! Thinking about letting our girls free range...

    I let mine free range at about 5:00 in the evening. I found it's easier this way.. They never go far from the comfort of their coop..I leave the door open so they can go back into the coop anytime they want. As soon as the sun starts to go down they go in their coop on their own. So about 7:00...
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    When do Buff Orpingtons start laying?

    I have 8,,19 week old hens.. I just got my first egg yesterday!!! Wasn't sure who laid it but today I had another one and there was an orange feather on it.. So it had to be my Buff Orpington.. My buff Orpington's have always had barely a comb and wattle light in color and I'd say just in a...
  6. jathall

    Is this a roo or hen? pic attached 6weeks

    Looks like a Australorp to me too!! I have two of them at the same age as yours. They are ugly! They act like roos too.( They walk real tall, have thick legs, and won't warm up to me no matter how hard I try.) But I'm sure they are both hens. They are a big bird and I was told are pretty and...
  7. jathall

    Help!! Is there anything I can do!!

    Nevermind ,,Belle died Well we tried.. Hopefully her sister doesn't get it. It was just the two of them. Well ,,off to the feed store for another one so her sister can calm down.. Poor thing!! Thanks again for the help..
  8. jathall

    Help!! Is there anything I can do!!

    Yes, she has lost weight.. I read alot trying to figure out what could be wrong. I read up on sour crop.. I don't think that's it cause there is no lump or swelling in the neck. but when I rubbed her neck I did feel air bubbles?? So I gave her a few drops of Viniger Apple Cider and water just...
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    Help!! Is there anything I can do!!

    I have 3 week old brahmas and one is sick!! She won't walk around, she kind of leans to the one side, and she is breathing hard. I found her last night like that. I thought she was just cold and if I warmed her up she'd get better. I keep them outside on the covered porch in a cage. I have a...
  10. jathall

    What's wrong with hay??

    Wow,,Thanks for all the replys!! Well I went out today and bought pine shavings and a bag of lime. I mixed lime in the shavings in the house and nest boxes. In the run I made a 2X2 box for their dirt bath and I filled it with playsand, lime, and seven dust. The rest of the run is just dirt with...
  11. jathall

    My alleged Australorps, with pics, I hope....

    My australorps are 6 weeks old..They are solid black except for around thier face is yellow and they have white tips on their wings..Also their feet are blackish gray. Sorry, you didn't get what you paid for. If it helps, I also have a barred rock and she is a sweetheart!! She"s my favorite!!
  12. jathall

    What's wrong with hay??

    Great idea !!!! I'll do that! Thanks
  13. jathall

    What's wrong with hay??

    Oh,, thanks!! Do you think it's ok to use if I clean it out once a week till it's gone then I'll switch to wood chips..
  14. jathall

    What's wrong with hay??

    I finally finished my chicken coop and I bought hay for the house and run.. I noticed hardly anyone uses hay.. Why??
  15. jathall

    when can I put the babies in with the pullets

    Thanks for the advice Kathyinmo. I'll do just as you said!! Hopfully it works for me too!!! NapoleanGoose ,that is soo cute!!
  16. jathall

    when can I put the babies in with the pullets

    I have 6 pullets that are 6 1/2 weeks old. I couldn't resist buying 2 brahma chicks. They are 1 1/2 weeks old.. When is it safe to put them altogether? Right now their cages are beside eachother so they can watch eachother but we should have our coop done tomorrow and the big girls get to move...
  17. jathall

    deformed feet

    Thanks alot!! Those sites were very helpful!! I can take her back but I worry what would happen to her..
  18. jathall

    deformed feet

    I just bought a 4 day old Brahma. I picked her because she had the fuzziest feet!! Soo cute!! The next day she had poo stuck to her foot as I cleaned it I was upset to find her feet were deformed.. I don't know the right wording but her toes(?) were grown together.. The big toe has grown...
  19. jathall

    Wanted in North Georiga area

    I'm searching for a Brahma, Americana, Wyandotte, Holland or Silkie anyone of these would be awesome!!!! They need to be pullet less than 2 weeks old.
  20. jathall

    North Georgia peeps HELP!!

    Thanks!! I'm new.. I notice the wanted section after I already posted...
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