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  1. U_Stormcrow

    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Those rubber grippie things are awesome. I have no idea why they work - but they certainly do.
  2. U_Stormcrow

    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    I picked up a bunch of CMUs (concrete blocks) by pinching my middle two fingers and my thumb together to grab the block by its central webbing. This part: It worked great until there was a sort of snapping/popping sound from my hand. PLEASE do not repeat my mistake. This was two weeks ago...
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    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Yes. Tonight's low will be in the low 20s. We'll stay sub freezing for 12+ hours, making it a hard freeze. I found the hidden duck nest, and no one seems to be sitting it - so this dozen eggs becomes no good after tonight's freeze. I found the missing chicken nest - a bunch of eggs on top of...
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    Looking to change layer feeds - Opinions needs

    I don't play favorites. The best feed for you is one that is consistently fresh, readily available, with an acceptable nutritional profile, at a price you are willing to pay. If you should happen to have two at similar price point which meet the fresh & available tests, we are happy to help...
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Honestly, I nearly reported this for excessive cuteness. Surely that's criminal???
  6. U_Stormcrow

    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    REALLY complicated math, much more complicated than anything I've ever done at work - even when I was doing "rocket science". OTOH, I have a well pump, and 50' of pipe buried already. I can measure temp at the well, and temp at the output at a given flow rate, use that to do my calculations...
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    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Probably using a pond pump and a series of 50' ground loops of 1/2 ' PEX buried as deep as the plow on the tractor will allow. Having trouble finding the mach on how many loops I need, or what my friction loss will be pushing water thru that much PEX, which will affect pump sizing.
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    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    I've tried several ginger dressings, have yet to experience a really good one.
  9. U_Stormcrow

    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Working on plans for geothermal temperature buffering before I start work on the aquaponics. The fish will benefit from regulated temperatures as well - will help take the edge off the highs and lows.
  10. U_Stormcrow

    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Ginger, turmeric, lemongrass, pineapple so far.
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    Best feed for old non egg laying chickens?

    I try not to recommend specific brands generally, however, Nutrena's All Flock has a good AA profile, doesn't include excess Calcium, has adequate to good nutritional numbers generally, and is one of the lowest minimum fat (2.5%) of all the readily available national brands. Kalmbach is also...
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    Water belly

    Those w/ keen eyes and better memories will note that some of my prior posts in this thread have been APPROPRIATELY edited for tone. I apologize, I was out of sorts for reasons wholly unrelated to this website, and it showed in my responses. I'll try to do better - mostly by avoiding posting...
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    Water belly

    All reasons (together with the high incidence rate you reported) to suspect an infectious agent is the cause, as neither layer breeds, nor hens specifically are known to be particularly susceptible to the typical environmental stressors.
  14. U_Stormcrow

    Water belly

    Correlation is Not Causation. Neither elevation nor sudden/extreme cold temps (particularly when very young) CAUSE water belly (ascites). Both are, however, aggravating factors that promotes a condition generally believed to result primarily from excess blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary...
  15. U_Stormcrow

    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Roughly 24'x15'. Should be able to put "a couple plants" in there. Extending the back side to provide place to park my tractor next.
  16. U_Stormcrow

    Water belly

    CP = Crude Protein AA = Amino Acid {getting the AA profile right is, in my view, far more important than the raw CP number, for reasons I've explained elsewhere} OP = Original Poster { the person whose comment started the thread}
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    Water belly

    and to the extent we give a [care] about anecdote, all of my birds are raised on 24% CP with a good AA profile (high Met, Lys) for the first 8-12 weeks of life. They remain on 20% CP for the rest of their lives. I have never experienced water belly in one of my birds. I'm also at less than...
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    Water belly

    I have things to do around the hobby farm at lunch in advance of the next cold snap, so it will be this evening before I comment at length. Ascites is NOT associated with "high protein" feed in rearing chickens, except incidentally in that it happens to be most associated with male, high...
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    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

  20. U_Stormcrow

    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Walls are up on the greenhouse (door isn't framed yet). Roof panels going on. Accidentally placed screws every second rib, instead of every 3rd, and also got out of rhythm in the front edge, so that's every rib. Needless to say, will need more screws. Picture after I am done using the...
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